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Originally Posted by yorkiediva716  So before I begin my rant I'll give you guys background; My friend's mom is searching for a second puppy (one of her dogs jada died last year she was 13) she wanted another puppy to play with jewels ( who's 9 and plays like a puppy). She began her search and asked me to message one of the "breeders" who was asking for $800 for a pup (no problem there) with ver reference but no paperwork  . She kept calling the puppy pet quality only. I asked if the parents were registered she replied yes ( so why want the pup?) She became very defensive and began throwing insults about how with anyone with two eyes can see the pup is pure and so is the parents. She also went on to say yorkies are like prada and gucci not everyone can afford one... uh EXCUSE ME!!!! I paid $1100 for my baby but she is registered with the akc and she's still a pet I'm not breeding or showing her. I guess my questions are (1) would you pay $800 for a pup with no paperwork (2) was I wrong for not taking her word and should I.have had my friends mom consider the pup anyway? (3) what would you pay for a pet quality dog |
If she was being rude I would not buy a dog from her BUT $800 is very low for a pet quality. I know it may sound crazy to you but it sounds like a very good breeder, she wants to make sure her dog is not bred because she wants to keep her lines and maybe the dog is not breeding quality just pet quality (likely having small faults) so she wants to make sure that she is working towards bettering the breed. My first male was $1800 and he did not come with AKC paperwork, I did see the parents paperwork but not his and I am extremely happy with him! He was worth every penny. My second male was $3500 before the nanny delivered him and he had limited AKC papers meaning he is registered but cant produce litters.
Papers don't really "mean" anything unless you are planning to breed. If she can show you the parents AKC that's more than enough and $800 is a very reasonable price. These dogs are expensive and worth every penny, I would of denied her for being RUDE but not for the paperwork. Hope I made sense.
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