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Originally Posted by orinskye (this may seem mean to some people and i am sorry if it offends, just be assured that i am a BIG DOG LOVER.... but there are limits...)......from one college student to another...... i would say return her and continue looking. I looked for about a month and got my yorkie toby for $500. I know what it is like to want something so badly and have to scimp and save for EVERYTHING. Im sorry, but anyone that expects people to pay that much for a dog is insane. . . Kennel cough and all the above mentioned problems are not a big deal, HOWEVER, the money sitution is. The truth is: you could get a yorkie for A LOT less.... even less than the $1000 one you are thinking about. Buying a dog is not something that you do on a whim, you really need to think about what owning a dog means, but first and foremost you need to think about the kind of dog you want to own... For $2500 you should have had an AKC registered yorkie WITH breeding rights (which im assuming youre baby is not) . . . what use are all these titles to someone who just wants a pet????? If you are not looking for a show dog, then i suggest you look for a pet quality yorkie in the price range of around $800 (at most). . . there are plenty in youre area that can be found in classifieds. . . Please take her back before you get TOO attached, money talks when you dont have any, and $2500 is way to expensive especiially for a couple college students trying to make it in life |
I totally agree with Orinskye on this. I am, too, a college student and there is no way I could ever be able to afford $2,500, financed or not. The pet stores buy all their puppies for,.. I'm guessing A LOT cheaper than what they sell them for because most pet stores buy from puppy mills. $2,500 is a lot of money and if they cannot give you a discount of atleast $500.00 or even more, than I would return him. And just like Orinskye said, there are some dogs out there that are so much less money. I got my Fred 3 weeks ago for $400.00. You just have to be patient with a puppy and you really cannot jump into owning a pet. Speaking from prior experience, it's not as easy as it seems. Plus, it's $2,500 now and not including pet expenses. It can get pretty costly. We've had Fred for 3 weeks and have spent well over $500.00 on him and that's not including the Pet visits.
Just be patient and ask yourself if you really want a puppy RIGHT NOW? You can't really "impulse" buy a puppy because you saw him in a window and thought she was cute so you want to take him home now, disregarding all the problems that can arise or without doing research on everyting beforehand. That's just my opinion!
