You are still better off to buy from a reputable breeder who does not sell on the INternet shipping puppies to people and parts unknown.
If you cannot afford a puppy, I don't know the prices in Arizona, maybe start saving for a good quality pet from a show breeder. Trust me, they will be cheaper than many that are sold on the Internet and the pup will look like a good quality Yorkie. A reputable breeder will give you the health guarantees required and will be there 24/7 to give you any help or information you may need for the puppy.
You also have to be sure to have funds for Vet care, emergency Vet care, or pet insurance if you go that route, and the people that have bought my puppies found the other stuff they got for the puppy wasn't very cheap either -- food, beds, toys that were destroyed in the first hour, etc
Buying from any of these puppies for sale message boards don't often work out, sometimes they do, but can you afford to lose the money if it doesn't or spend a lot of money on Vet care for a pup that has a lot of health problems and you can't bear to let it die, which could still happen.
You want to deal with a breeder that cares enough about their puppies they may be selling for pet, to be sure it is going to a good home by interviewing and meeting you, and by standing behind their guarantees and have the best in mind for their puppy. I would never sell a puppy through the Internet. |