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Originally Posted by lildivadesi  I am starting to look at puppys and breeders. I am looking for ones online, and I am hoping they can be someone close to louisville kentucky if not do they ship them and how does that work? If you know of any that have websites can you please tell me the website, if you have gotten your yorkies from them, how much you paid for your yorkies, and why you like them please and thanks!(: |
hi,
i do love that puppy search; its always soo exciting!
even though there isnt really much point in me talking breeders (what with the slight distance issue) but just incase you didnt realise something i just wanted to stress something to you...
Generally, as a rule, you get what you pay for. i dont know what local prices are like there; but here it is £500-£600 for a show bred yorkie (although exhibitors are hard to find!), £250 for a puppy-mill pup delivered right to your door (usually in the back of a transit van), £400-450 for a well bred healthy, quality puppy or anywhere in between for a bybs 6wk old, non registered (or dog lovers club etc) poorly bred, (probably 'teacup') and non socailised puppy.
someone may have had a good experience with a mill because they didnt know what they were looking for, or someone may have a grudge against a good breeder so not be truthful- i've seen it all! so what is most important is that you go to the facilities (ideally it will be in the home- probably with a puppy room where the pups are raised). and you will have to pay for quality- just make sure that it is Quality you are buying and not just qualities that have became fashionable (ie teacups, micros, hello kitty/ doll faced)
oh and another point (sorry for going on soo much) if you have children, please don't take them with you when visiting the breeder for the 1st time; a lady around the corner from me was getting her daughter (13) a puppy, and they drove 2hrs to go and pick a pup. as soon as they walked into the barns (
) the 'breeder' handed the girl a fragile, sick, flea, lice and tick infested, malnourished puppy who she very obviously fell straight in love with and could not set down. now that puppy is healthy, but even though She is, doesnt mean the rest of the litter was
.
keep us updated on your search, and maybe search the YTCA for local(ish) breeders?