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Originally Posted by Buster Brown  Honestly the education can be worth thousands of dollars spent on Vet bills. YorkieMom1 is one of the last breeders we have on here willing to give advice. She has saved the lives of countless Yorkie puppies on here giving advice to novice as well as experienced breeders. I think she was responding to another poster who was determining what they felt was a reasonable price for a well bred Yorkie. I do not think she was implying anything by your questioning whether the expense would be right for you after having to spend so much on Vet expenses with your last dog. My sympathies to you on the loss. I learned the hard way and didn't go to a good breeder. I ended up spending over $7000.00 on medical expenses for Buster within the first year and a half. I believe that is the point Yorkiemom1 is making. It is wiser to spend more money on a well bred dog than to think you are getting a bargain and end up paying hefty medical bills and the suffering that the dog and us owners have to go through when they are sick, and that breeding dogs quality health dogs is an expensive business so will pay more for a well bred dog. I wish you the best on finding your new puppy and I hope it all works out. Best wishes. |
Thank you so very much for articulating my passion and fervor for this precious breed (that we are loosing right before our eyes, to poor breeding, fly by night "breeders" that throw anything together and sell resulting often times sick little time bomb babies to unsuspecting, ill informed buyers,....cheap puppies certainly do not reflect the enormous amount of time and care and money that a devoted breeder invests in her dogs.) There certainly are people out there that charge outlandish prices for poorly bred dogs, so you MUST do your "vetting" of any breeder you select! But you are short changing yourself if you automatically say that a breeder is overpriced selling her puppies for $2500.00.....you just have no idea the time and quality and care and money invested in your baby by an excellent breeder, and $2500.00 is not a ridiculous amount to charge for a healthy baby that is at least 14 weeks old and has had all its vaccinations........and comes from a reputable breeder with reputable lines. It is this reason that most fly by night greeders dump babies at 6-10 weeks of age....no expenses to cut into their profit margin!
Thank you BusterBrown, for more clearly defining my intentions and motives.... If just ONE person realizes "where I am coming from", I am a happy camper!