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Originally Posted by gracielove  It does sound like the people you met were brokers. They get pups from puppy mill breeders and sell them because obviously no one is going to be allowed into an actual puppy mill to see the conditions. They can get a puppy from a mill for around $100.00 and sell it for $1,000 or more.
A reputable breeder would be able to show you pedigrees and pictures of their dogs at shows, etc. They would not have multiple litters at the same time. A good well bred pet quality Yorkie should not cost you much more than $1200.00 and would have a very good health guarantee. The owners would be checking you out to make sure you were not going to breed the dog or sell it to someone else to breed. A reputable breeder spends a lot of money developing a line of purebreds and they want to protect their investment from getting into the hands of people that you just visited. |
This is not necessarily accurate.....pricing differs in all parts of the country, different breeders set their own pricing structures, usually directly related to the amount of time/labor/"extras" like vaccinations given, microchipping, health checks every 3-4 weeks to keep on top of any developing issues that could be occuring, etc....dont think of this $1200.00 price as a benchmark price for what you "should" be paying......