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Originally Posted by magicgenie  It's very difficult to get a nice quality Yorkshire Terrier with breeding rights. I'm in the northeast and $2000 is pretty much what you can expect to pay for a pet puppy with agreement to have him/her spayed/neutered.
Responsible breeders are very concerned about the homes their puppies go to and will not allow them to be used for breeding. Most will also cringe at the thought of deliberate mutt breeding. There's already more than enough of that happening by accident, it seems. |
The years and years and years and the amount of work and education and trial and error and blood and sweat and tears and heartbreak and money and showing that goes into breeding Yorkshire Terriers that look like Yorkies are
supposed to look, maintaining that look down through many years, as determined by the breed standard, will keep a reputable breeder from allowing her pups to go into a novice breeding home. (This quality of a dog, plus the breeding rights, can easily run you $2500.00 on the way lo end, up to as much as they can get for an excellent well placed show dog...$7000.00+.)
They MAY consider parting with a retired winning show dog, with breeding rights, to a home with an
experienced Yorkie breeder, who is knowledgable of pedigrees and lines and everything that goes with all that experience. They will not often let their dogs go out to be bred with any dog that does not stand with the quality and lineage of the breeder's lineage and quality. There are way toooo many genetic issues that can occur when dogs are bred without extensive knowledge of what is behind the breeding pair. Likewise, breeding for designer/hybrid dogs are not something a reputable breeder would allow with their quality pup. Way too much effort has been made by way too many dedicated, long time, experienced breeders to allow mixing dogs. Pounds and rescues are full of these adorable mixes! Why not save one of those adorable little sweethearts?