 Is this common practice??
I brought a yorkie pup, 9 wks old, for $1,200.00. I have no regrets on paying this amount of money. I bought the yorkie under the AKC Limited Breeding clause--as I did not intend to breed the pup. She is now 17 months old and is currently going through her 2nd heating cycle. She is a beautiful animal and we are now having second thoughts on getting her bred. However, in order to breed her, outside of her blood lines, we must pay an additional $500.00 to the initial breeder in order to release her from the Limited Breeding clause. I can see why the Limited Breeding clause is a useful tool--that is--to apparently protect the history of the blood lines. However, I think the additional $500.00 to cancel the clause is a little too much. Not to mention, the $600.00 to pay another breeder for the stud service. Initial breeder's studs are either too close in the blood lines or a little too large for my dog. Has anyone had any experience of obtaining a release of the Limited Breeding clause? Is the $500.00 a little out-of-line? Tks. |