We paid $400 for Lacey. Don't jump all over me because my parents purchased her from a pet store. They did not know anything about puppy mills. Don't worry, we won't be purchasing from a pet store this time. From a breeder only. We bought Lacey in 1992. But, we were lucky. She was a very healthy dog with no problems. Until she got kidney failure at age 13. That was due to old age. It wouldn't of matter where we would of got her from. Organs start to give out at certain age.
We have been searching everywhere for a yorkie puppy for the last few months. We were a little surprized on how high the prices went up since 1992. My mom was set on a price of $650. We did find a man nearby that was selling his puppies for $500. His litter was due on November 22nd. But, we were on the bottom of the list. We called the man and left a message on the 22nd, but he never returned our calls. So, I guess the dogs were already sold to someone else. We found a breeder nearby that is selling her females for $900. So, after a LOT of begging, my mom just may end up getting one of her puppies. I told her I can go in half with her. She really did not want to pay that much at ALL. But, we just can't seem to find anything in our area under $800 especially for a female. We also found 1 other breeder nearby whose dogs are also due the second week of December. Her prices start at $800. We will go with her if the other lady does not work out because it is no guarantee she will produce a female. The other lady has 4 litters due all in December! So we are almost guaranteed a female if we go with her. |