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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  I ran across some old ads for Yorkies from the 1800's. The puppies were priced from $15 - $25. Dogs were $150 - $300. Seems like nowadays things have flipped as most pet buyers value a young puppy more and a mature, yet still young dog is less desirable to many.
With Yorkie pups being so subject to change, you would think that people might value an older pup more as there would be less mystery on how it would turn out. Looks like it used to be that way, but somewhere that thinking changed. |
All I can say is that is a lot of money for a dog in the $1800's! According to the inflation calculator
The Inflation Calculator, what cost $300 in 1890 would cost $7,072.22 in 2009. So, I'm assuming these older dogs were considered for potential breeders, not for pets. The cost of breeding dogs is another thing altogether, but I imagine some of the same things are true. I do know that some great breeders will place a breeding dog in some homes for little or no cost, but this is part of a serious mentoring program.