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Originally Posted by Torguy  WOW, this really is an Amazing community! I want to first thank all of you for putting the time and effort into answering my question!
I was planning on buying from a place called Minipups.ca, has anyone heard of them?...They come up when I search for breeders in my area (Toronto), but they charge like $2500 for "Teacups" as you guys mentioned to be careful of.
However they are selling lots, I mean every time they are sold out and they sell the next set of puppies the next month, and they offer Warranties and only sell to be people in person they feel are fit to look after the dog etc...
So I guess from my understanding from these posts, my initial costs will be expensive, but thereafter will be much cheaper generally speaking? So on average around $600 a year give or take.
Lastly, can anyone recommend a reputable Breeder in Toronto that's sells the smaller size Yorkies?
Thanks again!! |
Anyone who advertises teacups is not reputable. It also seems strange they would have new pups every month. If you get a pup from a bad breeder your costs can go up due to genetic issues that can be a result in poor breeding. My pup came from a bad breeder and ended up needing two different knee surgerys at $2,000 and $3,000 each, then she has pretty decent allergies and is on a very expensive allergy medicine. She also has hypothyroid which is another medicine. We are also looking at her possibly having another issue that the rechecking of medicine for can cost $400 each time. When getting from a bad breeder the risks of issues increase a lot but there are some genetic issues that are common to yorkies that they can still get even from amazing breeding. There are also lots of accidents that can happen. My girl has gotten her dew claw stuck on something and it ripped off and her nerve and vein was hanging out, she jumped off the couch once and her shoulder over extending but in order to figure that out we had an er vet visit, a regular vet visit and then a trip to a specialist with X-rays. The only way to really know the size a dog will be when fully grown is to get an adult.