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Originally Posted by eboughey  I agree with everything you say. Most I've seen on yorkie rescue are older with debilitating diseases or are best in a one pet home. breaks my heart to see them.
Now talking about breeders; if only the reputable and savvy breeders wouldn't charge $2000 or more for their puppies people wouldn't be looking at less reputable places. They need to have a place that is reputable and has affordable prices. That is not easy to find and we all know that.
What I do know is that my dog is extremely healthy, I like the breeders, and I love his looks, demeanor so that is my reason for going back to where I purchased him. |
Well if you have researched it here, I will have told what the health costs are and other major requirements to a show breeder, to breed healthy pups.
The roughly break even cost for a puppy with all the health tests behind them, with CH sired dogs, is at a minimum $1700 and let us now add the whelping and rearing of pups in you get very close to $2000.
Aghast are you. Please trust me that is a very accurate cost. In my previous life I was a CGA,
Most of my dear friends who are breeders and do all the right things have no bloody idea of an average puppy cost. They just don't think that way. You see they don't breed to make money but for the love of their breed.
We are crazy in some ways. We will travel a 1000 miles to get our dogs evaluated by a reputed temperament specialist. Or judged by a well respected breed expert judge. CH earned from those judges are sought.
We will go another 1000 miles to find the very best ortho surgeon to operate on one of our puppies or dogs.
There is no substitute for what is done right and that costs.
I do not believe every one should be able to afford a well bred pup. Sorry but the actual costs involved even I just cover my own costs, says I price for a Yorkie at $1800. This is from a GCH champion and any female CH, they will have had all the health tests done prox $500 per dog. The cost to champion a dog at least for 2 3000. The cost to buy the dogs? At least $5000
So what do you think I should sell a dog for?