Originally Posted by caw  Just because someone doesn't "want" to pay tons of money for a dog or doesn't see the reasoning in it, doesn't mean they can't afford to take GREAT care of one or that they are substandard owners.....or, don't deserve a yorkie. My next door neighbor paid $2,000.00 "ridiculous" dollars for her "pet quality" yorkie and doesn't bother to brush his teeth daily, brush him daily or even take him to the groomers but MAYBE once a year. She always comes back complaing about how much they charge her..........heck, he's not even neutered. I bet you ANYTHING he's not on heartworm preventative or flea preventative either. I had to rush her and her dog to the emergency vet recently because he was choking and the vet tech couldn't insert a thermometer into his rectum. His hair was matted and he had fecal matter blocking "the way". It sounded like the thermometer had "hit" against cement. Get this!! She's a vice-principal of a high school.....a highly educated person. Who would think!!! On the other hand, I paid $300.00 for my Yorkie. I brush her teeth daily, brush her hair daily, walk her twice daily, bathe her weekly, she's spayed and is on heartworm and flea preventative. I'm very interested in everything and anything that has to do with her particular needs. I KNEW she was gonna be a high maintenance kinda little girl BEFORE I even bought her.....and I was ready for it. She is a beautiful dog with a long, fine silky coat....just like she's supposed to have. There's an awful lot of people out there that can't say the same.....though they've paid out the WAZOO with the hopes and expectation that that would be what they would get. And no, she's NOT a tiny. I read up on that too before I bought. Also, some of these rescues charge quite a lot for yorkies, especially if they are nice-looking ones (I've noticed) that have come from horrible backgrounds.....rotted out teeth, liver shunts, LP, super bad behavioral/psychological problems, etc. BAD, expensive problems that have real potential for being "chronic". Bless those little dogs hearts but, you know, some people just want a dog to love....and a yorkie kind of dog to love......simple as that. They don't want it to be "complicated" and a major source of stress. This is what I have to say to the OP. Don't pay anymore than what you are comfortable paying for a puppy. I might pay a couple of hundred dollars more if I found a situation with a decent breeder, but no more. Good luck too!! Hope you don't get.....you know.....screwdrivered!! |