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Originally Posted by mumof2  Maybe that's anothr reason I'm having a hard time with the yorkie puppy thing...I have NEVER had a problem taking care of any of my animals, never lost an animal due to any other reason then old age. I have never had to face not being able to bring my animal to a vet. Maybe I'm just frusterated because every other animal I have owned was NEVER this hard to acquire...I can afford to take care of an animal once I have it home. The problem is actually getting one for under $1000.00. I know yorkies are expensive as i stated earlier but honestly I can't justify spending $1000.00 on a puppy for ME when I have 2 children...Sorry that's alot of money to spend all at once on an animal that you have to take care of for the rest of it's life, with food, vet bills etc. That's my opinion. My kids come first ALWAYS. |
How far under $1000 are you hoping for? Bargain Yorkie puppies almost always end costing so much more in vet bills for liver shunts, giardia, coccidia, and many more health problems. A bargain Yorkie is no bargain.
The best you could do is to look for a really good breeder, an exhibitor, who has held back puppies as potential show dogs. They decide to release them between 6 months to 2 years and charge less than a puppy. It takes work to find them, but they are out there.
I know the process of searching is frustrating, but it is much less painful than having a poorly bred pup with costly health problems. Read through the many pages of the Sick & Injured forum to see what can go wrong.