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Originally Posted by crete456  I understand...but why pass the expense on to the purchaser...I never have and will never...did you hear what you stated...my breeder and that experience...I was nieve...about charging for knowledge!!!...bless you people...you live in a different world that I do...make below the median income yet will be willing to pay thousands of dollars for a pup..I rest my case...struggling to make ends meet yet would pay thousands of dollars for a pup...you just reinforce my posts...do you realise that yorkshire terrier have only been inexsistence for about 150 years ,about 1861 or so...the product of the Paisley, Clydesdale terriers...the genes of these dogs are in all of the yorkies produced today...you have been lead to believing that only certain people can produce quality puppy... |
Why pass on the expense to the purchaser? I don't even know where you are going with that. How do you decide on a price? Do you just give them all away? I want a good price on any puppies I sell. I wan tthe person buying to KNOW they have value. They are not disposable if they are hard to train. I want the buyer to have a sidable investment in the puppy to show they are serious, to say they are invested in the raising of this puppy. I did give some to family but I made sure they knew the value of them. Not to make them feel indebtedly to me but to make them aware they were taking on a big responsibility.
Actually the Yorkshire Terrier History written on YTCA's pages says facts concerning the breed are well recorded starting in
1846. They were not given their current name until 1874. Not sure what that has to do with anything though. So, you have read a little history. Read more of it on the YTCA.org pages.
I don't know who you think have been led to believe what -- but I do believe there are GOOOD breeders and POOR breeders. There are also up and coming breeders who are doing things right to the best ability but are also learning on the job -- the last and most important teacher -- experience.
The Yorkshire Terrier's gene pool is being seriously diluted by puppymills and BYB who will breed any two breathing animals. Just because they are able to does not mean they should. Too many are not taking the Breed Standard into account at all! You yourself said you looked at LOTS of litters of puppies before you found one to buy? Why do you think that is? It is because all breeders are not doing it right. Of course we feel only certain breeders can breed quality pups!!! Only the ones who care enough to do it right!