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Originally Posted by shodanusmc  The initial cost is the cheap part, regardless what you pay. Broken leg surgery? 2500-3000, Kneww surgery? 2200, Pancreatitis? 700+ depending, Liver shunt? Surgery etc? A lot. Buy from a reputable breeder. Sometimes you pay more for quality. |
My first two came from a reputable show breeder with champion moms, dads, grandparents and so on, but one has CT and LP surgeries on both knees, and the other has LP grade 3. The third Yorkie girl came from a lady here on YT AKCYorkies4U, and does not show. She doesn't even have a breeding program, but my little girl has no health issues at all and is five years old.
My 13 week old girl came from a friend in the bay area that use to breed Yorkies and Biewers but this was her last littler and she has never had a puppy with any health issues at all, ever. You just can't rely on having a puppy without issues simply by going to someone who shows. It's all a toss up anyway. One friend adopted a puppy from a breeder who doesn't show, and she's perfectly normal and healthy in every way, then she adopted the sister but a different littler (same mom and dad) and that one had leg Perthes disease and had to be operated on. It's not always the breeders fault either.