Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  When you have a breeder that does absolutely all the nurturing, the initial training of the puppy, vaccinations, micro chipping, plus MOST IMPORTANTLY, guaranteeing you a HEALTHY puppy, a puppy that she stands solidly behind, holds that baby until after 14 weeks of age, because THAT is what is in the best interest of that baby, to ensure all vaccinations have been given and tolerated, and the breeder is reputable and delivers a quality, healthy baby that will survive and make a wonderful, well adjusted pet for you.....this does NOT come cheap. If you can not afford to pay for that breeder's care and concern and time and attention she has smothered on her puppies and mothers and fathers as well, do not deal with her.
I am always rather amused as well as annoyed at people that have nothing to do with breeding or showing quality puppies, throwing out what THEY think a solid, healthy, well bred Yorkie puppy "should be priced at". Do any of you that DO NOT BREED, have ANY idea even within a couple hundred dollars, what it costs a reputable breeder, that manages a well run breeding program, that stands behind every puppy she produces, what that costs her? Include in that "wild guess" the cost of her healthy breeding stock, which ensures she produces happy, healthy babies! It amazes me how people "justify prices" of anything sold by anyone else....especially when it involves something people have NO reasonable, accurate idea about any costs involved.....all pure speculation and guesses and most of the guesses and suppositions are not even based on solid knowledge of what it costs to manage a reputable breeding program with healthy dogs that throw healthy puppies!!!
If you do not breed dogs, and breed them correctly, following all the "rules" of an ethical breeding program, with age old proven lines developed by well known breeders down over many years of winning show dogs as foundation stock, producing consistantly HEALTHY pups, you have NO qualifications to even suggest what a specific breeder "should be, in YOUR opinion" charging for their babies!
If you find a breeder with babies you think are great, and you have done YOUR homework and know this is a reliable, reputable breeder that can be trusted, the first thing you do is ask what the puppies cost. If you can not afford to go there, dont go there! You would not go shopping for a Corvette if all you could afford was a VW Bug.
People charge for their services, regardless of what those services are. If you do not think, after doing a complete assessment of the person you are about to "hire" for any specific job, is worth the price they are asking for their product, do not deal with them. But I can promise you one thing....when you have bought a cheap puppy from a questionable "breeder", neighbor, newspaper ad, or pet store, and that cheap puppy gets ill and dies on you because you were dealing with non reputable people, you get what you pay for.
Breeders that produce quality, healthy babies, from quality, healthy stock, that stand behind their babies, select with utmost care who gets their babies....this cost money and I can promise you, such breeders do NOT make a living doing this....we do it simply because we want to provide loving, healthy yorkies to people that will treasure them and care for them PROPERLY and adequately....not on "the cheap"....we are thrilled to break even with our babies, possibly make a couple hundred dollars on a baby. And if you throw showing into the mix, most are doing this strictly for the love of the breed, because you are doing well to break even with time and expenses, just to produce the next generation of sound, quality, healthy yorkies.
Yorkies are high maintainance dogs....If you have done YOUR due diligence and found a reputable breeder that is selling her babies for a price SHE thinks her pups are worth, if you can not afford the price, move on down the road and keep looking! Don't fault the breeder for trying to COVER the expense SHE has put into the puppy, time and money and effort and knowledge that assures YOU have a healthy baby that is going to live a long happy life and NOT cost you your retirement funds in vet bills and misery. You have to decide just how important that is to you! If you think it is too much to assure you have a healthy dog and a breeder that will stand behind the quality of her pups and breeding program, do not buy her pup! Certainly, dont fault her for her prices! Cheap yorkies usually come with expensive health issues that you will pay for down the road. An honest, good, reputable breeder will charge more for her pups because it costs money to produce healthy dogs that are not riddled with genetic health issues or illnesses that could have been avoided if care would have been taken by the breeder!
As Mr.Good Wrench always said, "You can pay now or you can pay later, but you WILL pay!". |