Question about puppy pricing

[Ashley V]

Truthfully, I would raise the price a bit and once you chose the people to sell the pups too, surprise them with telling them that they'll get some money back once they get proof of spay/neuter. Also, put a time limit. Say that you want proof by ____ month. It's a win/win situation. You get people that are more sincere by NOT telling them that you refund some of the money once they spay/neuter and it's pretty much guarenteed they'll spay/neuter their pets so there won't be "unwanted" babies running around.

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by Ashley V

Truthfully, I would raise the price a bit and once you chose the people to sell the pups too, surprise them with telling them that they'll get some money back once they get proof of spay/neuter. Also, put a time limit. Say that you want proof by ____ month. It's a win/win situation. You get people that are more sincere by NOT telling them that you refund some of the money once they spay/neuter and it's pretty much guarenteed they'll spay/neuter their pets so there won't be "unwanted" babies running around.

This is prefect!

[phfgkl]

The only problem with the above suggestion, is people may not even be interested in them with having parents that big. To be honest, if I would have known my yorkie was going to be 13 1/2 lbs. I never would have bought her. I was told around 4 lbs, and she was pretty regular sized when I bought her and her parents were both under 7 lbs. I would never get rid of her now, but, I never would have bought her if she would have had parents that size. Most people that know about yorkies, want them because they are a small dog. You have to remember, not sure how the father looks, but, I do know he's over standard size, not sure if his ears are up or not, but, I have noticed besides the mother being 20 lbs. she also has her ears down and a tail(which sure you can dock the tail). But there are 2 faults right from the get go.

[browniesmom622]

Of course people will want them There are lot's of people with children That want a yorkie so bad but because of there small size, Can't. Plus i think the mother is adorable.

[Ashley V]

Originally Posted by phfgkl

The only problem with the above suggestion, is people may not even be interested in them with having parents that big. To be honest, if I would have known my yorkie was going to be 13 1/2 lbs. I never would have bought her. I was told around 4 lbs, and she was pretty regular sized when I bought her and her parents were both under 7 lbs. I would never get rid of her now, but, I never would have bought her if she would have had parents that size. Most people that know about yorkies, want them because they are a small dog. You have to remember, not sure how the father looks, but, I do know he's over standard size, not sure if his ears are up or not, but, I have noticed besides the mother being 20 lbs. she also has her ears down and a tail(which sure you can dock the tail). But there are 2 faults right from the get go.

Well I didn't mean raise the price to like $500... I meant maybe raise it to $350, then give the people a $100 discount once they prove they spayed and neutered their pet. Trust me, if there was a yorkie, standard or not for $350, I would get it! Especially a teapot! Not everyone wants a teeny tiny dog.

[bailey12]

I don't consider a tail a fault. It could have been docked, it just wasn't. Doesn't really impact the puppies. If the op decides to dock, fine, if not, well not everyone thinks that is a big deal.

[Txgurl06]

Originally Posted by phfgkl

The only problem with the above suggestion, is people may not even be interested in them with having parents that big. To be honest, if I would have known my yorkie was going to be 13 1/2 lbs. I never would have bought her. I was told around 4 lbs, and she was pretty regular sized when I bought her and her parents were both under 7 lbs. I would never get rid of her now, but, I never would have bought her if she would have had parents that size. Most people that know about yorkies, want them because they are a small dog. You have to remember, not sure how the father looks, but, I do know he's over standard size, not sure if his ears are up or not, but, I have noticed besides the mother being 20 lbs. she also has her ears down and a tail(which sure you can dock the tail). But there are 2 faults right from the get go.

yes but its better not to sell a dog based on weight. I honestly think she will be following a good thing by pricing them at about 400 and then maybe refunding 100 when spayed or neutered. Here in Tx where i live to find a yorkie with papers from a okay breeder is about 700 to 800 dollars!

[phfgkl]

Well, I guess you could start out higher than lower the price, but, you have to remember, they don't have papers either. A lot of yorkie breeders are lowering their prices because of the economy and they're just not selling like they used too because of that. I know location has a lot to do with the pricing. I know as I stated before, we can buy males for $400 and females for $500 with AKC papers that are standard. Guess she's just going to have to decide on pricing herself as to how they sell in her area
I think I put down the 2 faults were the ears and size before. The fault on the mother is the tail also, but, I know the pups can have tails docked. I'm almost sure(without going back to look) that I had already said that

[phfgkl]

I just went to puppyfind and did a search in Missouri. Even though there are some that are over $1000, for the most part, the yorkies on there are $400-$600 range

[steph77]

Originally Posted by phfgkl

The only problem with the above suggestion, is people may not even be interested in them with having parents that big. To be honest, if I would have known my yorkie was going to be 13 1/2 lbs. I never would have bought her. I was told around 4 lbs, and she was pretty regular sized when I bought her and her parents were both under 7 lbs. I would never get rid of her now, but, I never would have bought her if she would have had parents that size. Most people that know about yorkies, want them because they are a small dog. You have to remember, not sure how the father looks, but, I do know he's over standard size, not sure if his ears are up or not, but, I have noticed besides the mother being 20 lbs. she also has her ears down and a tail(which sure you can dock the tail). But there are 2 faults right from the get go.

Thank you for your input, however, I do not believe that my girl has any faults. Yes, she's large. Yes, she has a tail. Yes, her ears don't stand up. But in my eyes, she's perfect, and I'm sorry that you believe otherwise.

[phfgkl]

Originally Posted by steph77

Thank you for your input, however, I do not believe that my girl has any faults. Yes, she's large. Yes, she has a tail. Yes, her ears don't stand up. But in my eyes, she's perfect, and I'm sorry that you believe otherwise.

In your eyes, she's perfect, and that's great. I'm going by AKC.org and the faults are the weight and the ears, although the tail is a fault with akc, that was the breeder that didn't dock the tail. You're asking about pricing, and from looking in your area, you can find yorkies for $400 on up, that are registered and are in the standard

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by steph77

Thank you for your input, however, I do not believe that my girl has any faults. Yes, she's large. Yes, she has a tail. Yes, her ears don't stand up. But in my eyes, she's perfect, and I'm sorry that you believe otherwise.

Please don't take the word "fault" personally. That's the correct terminology for any quality that isn't to standard. Besides those mentioned, hair quality - texture and color, bite, and back line are few other qualities that are important. It doesn't mean that your dog isn't just as precious as another.

[LuvmyYorkies2]

I like the idea of charging around the $400 price range, then refunding a certain amount once they show proof of spay/neuter.... just as some parents who are both small end up with larger "out of standard" offspring, some of your puppies could end up on the smaller end so don't worry about or focus solely on that. Yes, a lot of people are looking for smaller yorkies but I'm seeing quite a few are preferring the ones on the larger end also. No matter what, they are going to pet homes and should go to homes who want to love them as such!
They should/will have the yorkie traits/personality regardless and even though there are preferences in terms of appearance, the most important thing is if the yorkie personality/characteristics is right for that buyer/families home.

Good Luck!!

[chachi]

Originally Posted by phfgkl

In your eyes, she's perfect, and that's great. I'm going by AKC.org and the faults are the weight and the ears, although the tail is a fault with akc, that was the breeder that didn't dock the tail. You're asking about pricing, and from looking in your area, you can find yorkies for $400 on up, that are registered and are in the standard

If that is true than the $200 price is probably right but I would be careful about screening the applicants. One time I heard about a puppy priced real low and some guy wanted to buy it to feed to his snake. You just never know so you have to carefully screen especially if the price is low. Alot of people also want them to turn around and sell them at a higher price. As far as low pricing because of size I dont agree with that because there are alot of families that like larger yorkies. I know we are glad we have a larger yorkie

[phfgkl]

Originally Posted by chachi

If that is true than the $200 price is probably right but I would be careful about screening the applicants. One time I heard about a puppy priced real low and some guy wanted to buy it to feed to his snake. You just never know so you have to carefully screen especially if the price is low. Alot of people also want them to turn around and sell them at a higher price. As far as low pricing because of size I dont agree with that because there are alot of families that like larger yorkies. I know we are glad we have a larger yorkie

How sad about the guy buying pups for his snake, some people are so arrogant
I paid $600 for my AKC yorkie that was supposed to be 4 lbs almost 6 years ago, other than her getting up to almost 14 lbs she is the right colors, ears up etc. I wouldn't give her up for the world, but, never would have bought her if the breeder would have said she would end up close to 14 lbs, she's too heavy for me to lift..