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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford  Yorkies can be expensive. I know I grew up with dogs that ate table scraps, slept in a dog house or the barn. The farm dogs only got a Rabbie shot and that was it. They were happy healthy and fairly long lived. Yorkies are well... different, more like humans. They are part of the family and our companions. They live in our house sleep in our beds and some even wear clothes.
How Much Money Does a Yorkie Really Cost ? I hesitated to comment because this is a really touchy subject. I have seen people make decisions to put down an dog, that could be saved with expensive medical treatments. I have also known people to keep pets alive when they were suffering because they can't emotionaly choose euthanasia. I have held the hand of a sobbing woman that surrendered her beloved Yorkie because she did not have the money for liver shunt surgery. She had tried to sell anything she could, she tried to get a loan and even held a sign up on a busy street begging for help (until the police made her leave). My heart broke for her. Newly divorced, with bad credit, working at Burger King and bearly able to keep gas in her car, she was stuck. No parents or wealthy grandmother to help out. Sad.
I hope I am understanding and kind. It is hard not to judge people. I want them to think like me, which is so arrogant ! Some times I jump to the wrong conclusions and don't know the whole story at all. What I am trying to say is don't add a dog if you can't afford it. Take care of the one you have the best you can. |
I don't really like when the "Well Yorkies are different... they're like humans" comes up. Because any person with a particular breed is going to say that. Lots of people treat their dogs like royalty and sleep in our beds or wear clothes and treated like kids, especially in today's world. Go check out any other breed specific forum... lots and lots of devoted owners always wanting the best for their dogs whether they be Mastiffs, Labs and Chihuahua's.
Not to mention, there are probably a lot more breeds that are known as heartache breeds for a reason... Mastiffs and other giant breeds come with a lot of health issues. And yes Yorkies nowdays tend to have more because of BYB's, etc, but usually tend to be long lived and cost a lot less in terms of vet care, upkeep, etc. Everything is soooo much more expensive when you have a giant breed (anesthesia, food, flea/tick meds, heartworm meds, collars are more expensive, crates, etc etc)... I'm just saying that a
healthy Yorkie, needing just regular vet care and checkups throughout their life, definitely won't cost more than an English Mastiff.
And I do think that should come up when deciding to get a dog. I certainly couldn't afford a dog like a Mastiff right now. But that doesn't mean if some huge emergency came up where Jackson needed something done ... that I couldn't afford it. Just that the general care of a large breed is going to be more than a small dog. And I wouldn't purposely put myself out there with a breed that I know off the bat is going to cost more. Even if in the long run my little dog may cost me more unexpectedly ... if that makes sense...