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Originally Posted by crete456  Well get ready to sell a kidney to purchase a puppy...I was at a dog show recently in Pennsylvania and ask a show breeder what a PET quality pup would go for...remind you PET quality...$1600...but for people that responded to this post thats a drop in the bucket...where I live people are just getting by and struggling to put food on the table...unless you sell show pups that is...and I wonder if all that income is claimed on their 1040's...I know a boxer breeder who has produced many champions and asks tens of thousands of dollars for a show quality pup...if I'm spending that much the pup better do the laundry, drive me to work, cut the grass,etc.,etc,...do yourself a favor...see, put a label on a pup...(CHAMPION BLOOD LINES) and people will sell there 1st born...read my first response and you can produce your own Champion...showing is a LOT of POLITICS...breeders get together and stack the deck...any breeder knows what I mean...I've bred and shown boxers...theres no guarantee a pup from a show breeder will be healthy it's entire life...see if you can get a lifetime guarantee from a breeder... |
I don't breed, never have, never will. But even around here- a pet quality puppy mill dog easily runs nearly $1000.00 . So it doesn't surprise me at all that a breeder would sell a pet-quality dog for more. But I'll bet you dollars to donuts that their version of pet quality comes a lot closer to breed standard than anything I can buy off the internet or my local pet shop.
I hear a lot of show breeders get trashed by newbies and am always surprised by it. Yes, someone can champion a dog they bought on the cheap
IF that dog won the genetic lottery. Breed standards are breed standards for a reason. I'm sure there is some politicing involved, too- it's called life. Though it always seems to me that when someone starts complaining about crownieism or favoritism it's because they perceive themselves to be on the outside. And rather than admitting that perhaps they (and their breeding program) isn't up to snuff, it's just much easier to blame it on others. Showing isn't a cheap proposition by any means. Lots of time and money go in to it. One of the common misperceptions about showing that I had was that the whole purpose of showing was vanity. I didn't know that the real reason was to get approval for breeding stock.
Are Ch line dogs any healthier than others? Depends on the line. But then again, a really good breeder is working on their lines to breed not only the best physical representation of the breed, but the healthiest as well. They invest a lot of money in to pre-breeding health testing and certifications. A great breeder will stop breeding lines if health problems show up, because they know that the whole point of breeding is to IMPROVE the line- not just multiply it.
Bottom line, if the upfront cost of the dog is your main concern- then Yorkies probably aren't the dog you should be interested in. The breed is prone to a myriad of health problems because of BYB's who decided to try and bypass the system and do things on the cheap.