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Question about puppy pricing We've already had some inquiries as to how much we will be asking for our new puppies. We have homes lined up for 3 of them already, to friends or family members, and we are just giving those away. We certainly didn't expect to have 10 babies to try to adopt out. And we sure aren't doing this for any profit...however, I don't want to simply give all of these pups away, since we will be spending money on them for food, supplies, vet care, etc. And I believe that it is much more likely that the pups will have a better chance of being taken care of if they are purchased, rather than just gotten for free. So my question is this: What is a fair price to ask for the pups? Lilah (mommy) is without papers, but daddy has papers, so the pups are definitely just family pet quality. Thanks for the help! Steph |
I don't really know what you should charge. We have small ones(under 7 lbs) that we can buy here for $400 for males and $500 for females. |
I would estimate all the total vet care and supplies for all of the pups and divide it by how many puppies you have. |
Do you think $200 is a fair price for puppies with no papers? |
I think that is a fair price. When selling them make sure to have them sign a spay/neuter contract. 10 pups, WOW :eek: You must have about fell over when the pups kept coming. :D |
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are they yorkie pups? 10 oh my! |
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What a surprise! lol |
I think $200 is priced too low even without papers. I would be concerned with what kind of people you would get adopting at that low price. I would price them at $500 |
I agree $200 seems too low. I bought my morkie, which is a mixed breed for $400 and obviously there was no papers with her. I would say since they are purebread even w/out papers you should be able to get $300-$350 out of them easily. The main thing is to make sure they are going to good homes! |
Price is also dependent on supply and demand. Since you are located in Missouri, you may have to charge less than other states. Most rescues charge about $300. |
You all have to remember..for one thing, we're in a recession, people don't have a lot of money. Another thing is the parents are both way over standard, and with no papers. Here you can buy (with papers) a full yorkie under 7 lbs for $400-$500. When people are looking for yorkies, they're (for the most part) looking for a smaller one, so, I think $200 would be a fair price |
Yes, things are really tight right now. Here in Missouri prices are running low. I plan to selling my boys (this time) with papers for 550.00 and they will be in the 3-5 lb range. So, I think 200 - 250 without papers for your bigger yorkies is a good price. |
I think the price is very low, but I agree that it is suiting being that there are no papers and they are quite a bit over standard size. That being said though, be very careful. If you advertise yorkies at that price, you will have people knocking down your door, and many of them will want to buy them just to resell. Our first yorkie that didn't work out for our family was a "bargain" yorkie. Way over standard size and $250. Well, we were going to go back and get another one for my grandma, and she said that someone came and bought the rest, one person did. That happens so often because they will just turn around and resell them, so make sure that you really really get to know people. Once you put a price like that on them and advertise, don't be surprised if you get litterally hundreds of people inquiring. You will have no problem being able to be picky about where they go. Some people can be very deceptive, so be careful! |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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!! |
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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..:( |
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