[QUOTE=trejs;3765112]Hello Everyone,
I understand the pricing concept, Just don't have $1500-2000 for one. I got Tinque for a couple hundred from a family whom other dog didn't get along with her. She was the sweetest thing! No homework was needed searchig for a breeder.
TxVicki,
I consider $400 CHEAP as well... Maybe you misunderstood me, I've never seen pups go for that cheap and it raised my curiosity as to why. I'm still searching to see if this person is reputable or not.
BelleMarie, Because the price was so cheap, I wondered if it were a puppy mill thing going on? Thanks for the encouragment. My search will continue.
So, Hence why I YorkieTalk and perhaps check out some local breeders. I'll continue to play with this site to see if there is a listing. But from what I gather no one is allowed to solicit???[/QUOTE]
There is a Forum here called: Yorkie for Sale/Wanted. But I would hope that you will read many of the great articles in the library on how to find a reputable breeder, articles that describe the many and varied and often expensive illnesses Yorkies are prone to. The sick and emergency thread is a real eye opener. Like any pu blic forum, even if you find an ad on here, caveat empor. INvestigate and research this breeder as you would a "stranger" because after all that is what we all are to you
It sounds like your first Yorkies was a wonderful healthy example of the breed that wrapped you around her wee heart. I think that if I didn't have the $1500 to $2000 to spend on a Yorkie, first I'd determine what I could afford to spend, then I would immediately budget into my monthly expenditures the cost of a very comprehensive pet insurance plan that covers genetic issues, with no annual limitation or limitation per illness. Can I afford this monthly insurance. Then go down the list of the monthly food, heartworm/flea preventative, winter coats (if needed), annual shots etc. Do I have the money to cover? If so; then
Go to
www.ytca.org and do their breeder search. Contact a few in a reasonable travel distance to you. Maybe email them about a few of your details, your love for YOrkies, your family situation, your wanting to support a good breeder, etc, and say something like; I know show breeders are often times busy on wkends showing; so I will phone you early next week/Mon/Tues, to speak with you personally. On the phone, Be up front; ask them questions about their breeding program, share your concern with getting a healthy well bred puppy/dog, and ask what their pre breeding tests consist of? Are all their dogs CHIC'd?. Explain you are in no hurry, but are working with a low budget for purchase, but have already investigated Pet Insurance and know that financially on a month by month basis are quite comfortable in providing for this pup. You really want to know about their health guarantee.
As a breeder myself I save all emails that actually inquire of me any retired breeding bitches or sires that I may have and am willing to rehome to a dedicated owner? I would place in their home for a nominal fee, after I spay and/or neuter. They still have to fill out the questionnaire, commit to continuing training/obedience work etc. I may not have something this year, but perhaps next year. Also there are young dogs which are promising but at 2yrs old do not pass one or more of the health requirements, or show up with temperament flaws, or any combo thereof. Irrespective of the placement fee, I want to insure the future owner is both emotionally and financially capable of caring, treasuring, and loving any dog I bred.