[YorkieRini]

As always, I have to agree with Pat. I breed on a small scale and I am very particular when selecting Yorkies for my program and I too have paid a pretty penny for some over $2000....I myself tried to buy a bargin Yorkie and was burned several times. One time I the puppy I received was NOT the puppy I wanted to purchase, she was HUGE.. At 4 months she was 5 pounds..AAAND..I never did get her papers. I placed her in a pet home whom I still keep in contact with because she was sweet but now she weighs almost 10 pounds..LOL The other experience I had was I bought a puppy with sever LP (luxating platellas) in both knees at 12 wks. I want to be fair but I can't compromise my prices to do so. One thing that I have to do that costs me mucho money is take my expecting moms to my clinic's mid-wife 1 day before whelp and leave her there for laber watch..that costs me $85 a day...not including the costs for a c-section or assisted whelp to bring the pups into this world. I work full time so I can't be home and up all hours of the night waiting for the pups..besides, I am too worried I'd do somthing wrong when assisting with the delivery of the pups.
I am very proud of my puppies they range anywhere from $1200-$3000..depending on the quality...you can see my latest litter of 5 girls at www.stellaryorkies.com

The best thing to do is visit as many breeders as you can and talk to them. Sounds like the breeder you bought your baby from is very caring and kind. Those are hard to find. I commend your breeder.

I always like to offer to anyone looking for a Yorkie to email me or call me with any questions. Even if I don't have something that suits you. I'd be happy to offer suggestions or referring friends of mine that I trust.

On my links page of my site, I have included some rescue organizations that have sweet babies needing loving homes too.

Thanks for this thread!! I think it's very informative to everyone who has bought or wants to buy a Yorkie puppy!!

Yorkie hugs,
Irene