I didn't read everyone else's posts....BUT I get asked that by nearly everyone too!!
It's amazing how no one seems to understand just how RUDE that is, isn't it?! My canned response is, "just as much as any other purebred dog!" Really, I thought Yorkies were alone in how much they were...only because we only had mutts when I was a kid...but most other breeds have about the same price range. (Of course, there's a wide range in price for Yorkies...just like all the other breeds too!) Sometimes I also say "Well, she wasn't free!" No one ever persists with that line of questioning after I say either of those 2 things.
(Note: I HATE to lie, so that's why I came up with those 2 responses. They're both true, but I also just side-stepped their question. AND I don't really care if it's obvious I side-stepped it....maybe a little light will "ding" on in their heads that they were being rude for asking. Probably not though
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