Can't help you with how breeders set prices but wanted to say THANK YOU for not supporting breeders who claim to love the breed and have nothing to back up their claims with!!
Breeders who do it for the dogs show their dogs, and do all the appropriate health testing. They aren't hobby breeders and they don't have a bunch of litters a year. They show their female to ensure she's quality, health test her to ensure she's quality, and then match her with a titled, health-tested male to produce healthy, well-tempered, awesome representatives of the breed. I posted an article in the breeding forum on finding a reputable breeder, so you might check that out, too. Good luck finding your perfect Yorkie, and again, kudos for being smarter than the money grubbing "greeders" who "love" the breed.
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