I honestly believe he does know it. Perhaps that is why he is still here, still fighting, and still enjoying his time with us. You guys are the best. just like our beighbors who all know and love the big goof.

Deb,

Clean out your in box!!!!!!

Yep! We all love that big guy.......

Outstanding, I am still here, still posting, but guess I will retire to the Family Room and enjoy the evening. You all have a great evening.

Neighbors, not beighbors . I make ip new words daily! Surprising that most of you are quite good at interpreting what I try to say.

It's because we know you and have learned how to intepret your typing.

She's got my vote! :D If only McCain had only chosen Mary instead of Palin . . . :p

Well, we can still run mary in 2012. I will work to get out the Vote!

Tell me about it! Bruce always said when I was about to talk to my mother on the phone that the closer I got to the phone the stronger my accent got (and it used to be a strong northern English accent) - or if I was talking to cousins in Wales, my Welsh accent came out. Spent a lot of time in Wales with my Welsh grandparents (My mother was Welsh and my father was from the north of England) and slid into the Welsh accent a lot.

Shhh - wasn't that info supposed to be a closely guarded secret?;)

Wow I missed alot today! But of course I had other things on my mind. I'd vote for Mary for president! She stands behind what I believe!
I think the offending party that got suspended per it staying by her name, probably a good thing :) sour grapes is all I can say from what I read in this thread and I read everything!
Donna

I don't know about Vice President, but I know I'd give my eye teeth for one of Mary's pups...sight unseen, even if I don't always agree with everything she says her passion for her dogs clearly comes through and that's why I believe she produces quality Yorkies (& would give my eye teeth for one!), which I'm sure is reflected in the price as it should be. Mary clearly goes above and beyond for the good of her dogs and that costs money, she should definitely be able to make back & more what she puts into her dogs. We should all be so lucky to have one of her pups.

I do think a person's locale dictates the price of Yorkies. Generally, speaking in my area Yorkie prices are from 900 - 1500. I just happen to look in the paper this morning and saw one offered for $500 -- my first thought was 'I wonder what's wrong with it?' Probably not fair of me, but that's what I thought.
My dam and the sire are about 5 5. pounds each. I know both the owner of my dam's parents, grand & greatgrandparents, the sire owner has all the info on her line (multi-generational champions) and has followed her pups after sale, none have been over 5 1/2 pounds (as adults) with the exception of one that ended up being about 8 pounds. Expressing my concern my dog threw one big pup, it was explained that sometimes one off standard pup just pops up and to sell him cheaper if he continues to stay big. They all got their checkups, tests, shots this weekend so I know even if he goes to 8 - 9 pounds he's going to make someone a great lovable and healthy Yorkie (just a little bigger than average)...so if I do offer him "cheap" I wonder if someone will think there's something "wrong" with him. I can't help but wonder if he will even stay big, as Mama dog always 'favored' him a bit, he's a chow hound and was always nursing...mama was his pacifier! He's the first one at the feeding bowl too. He might just be a "porky-yorkie" His weight has stablized though I don't know what all that means.
hmmm, I think my post went "off - post" sorry. Just thinking about the pricing structure of Yorkies and if offering one cheaper because they won't be to "standard" the way it's done.
Kendra

Ha ha! :D

My my did this thread ever take an interesting turn! :confuse2: I step away from the PC for one weekend and miss everything! :p (Although it doesn't seem like I really missed anything of value. :rolleyes:)

I am just glad that things got settled and handled before the almighty "triple double dog dare" reared it's ugly head!

Where were you....needed the bus.

I can't answer your question, but I agree the locale does make a difference, and I've noticed some of the breeders at Yorkietalk say that they can't get more than $300.00 for a dog where they live, but they sell them on YT for much much more, not including shipping. They try to price themselves comparable to responsible breeders who've been breeding for years and have paid their dues, meaning they've gone about it the right way. So when you buy online, price can be very deceiving of the type of breeder you are supporting.

:thumbup:I agree

LOL, it's that time of year! :D

i prob. make under 20,000 salary and I can afford a $1000 investment into the 12-15 year long HEALTHY life of my pet. and if you can't go rescue. you get a spay/neutered, all shots, healthy enough dog for less....don't support a puppy mill and by GOD for the love of pete DO NOT CLAIM that a good breeder is the reason we have mills.

Guess I missed the final fireworks, sick yesterday and did not get on although it seems I left my computer on and missed a lot of FB messaging and had a full inbox here at YT! SORRY! I will get better at keeping it deleted down. I like to keep a lot of old msgs as I never remember member names especially when so many are similar, and a few messages can remind me of who is who.

I was about to advise our critic to read the Earned Respect thread when I saw that it was already suggested. Seems the person did not take the hint and got the boot. Just as well as that seems to have been their goal with coming here in the first place. Strange deal that!

Glad the thread took another turn and became amicable again! Surprising how much it can lighten a mood when one bad apple is removed.

BTW I agree we need to get Mary on the ballot! MA-RY! MA-RY! MA-RY! You can run on the Yorkshire Party ticket! Now for a VP candidate......hmmmmmmm.... I will think about that for awhile. ;)

Feeling some better today -- hope it stays for more than a day this time. Bad week for my pancreatitis to flare up -- 4 out of last 6 days have been BAD. I need to do my floors this morning and grocery shop this afternoon. Then my son will be home from college! Yea! I love that kid! I think I am willing good health to come just so I can enjoy his visit!

Hope you soon feel better, and stay that way, and have a great Thanksgiving with your family. Always nice when the kids come home for a Holiday, and having them around.

Mary will need a strong VP candidate for her ticket. The Gov. of Louisiana or the Gov of NY would make a good choice. We can all say we knew Mary when.....

I have a problem with names too. But, suggestion, I'm sure you already know YT has the capability of building files/folders....you can do that and transfer what you want into one

Earned Respect is one of the most enlightening, wonderful piece anyone has ever written.

Not sure about the Yorkshire Party ticket in can be confused with something else:D But, named something else, I'd have no qualms having you as a running mate....

Hope you're feeling better. I came back from Vegas with something I can't seem to shake. Getting to feeling ok and them wham! I'm down again.

Maybe it would be good to have both sexes represented. A veteran would be a nice touch too, for the patriotic flavor, leadership experience and who doesn't love a Marine? ;) Your vast difference in dog choices also shows how willing you are to see both sides of a subject and would be willing to cross the aisle to promote unity, so to speak. Good sense of humor, willing to add a little spice occasionally..... Yes, I think you might be a potential running mate for Mary. :)

I forgot about the files/folders! I will work on that after Thanksgiving.

Thanks for the compliment on the Earned Respect post. It is no secret it was you I was referring most to in that thread, when I spoke of experienced and knowledgable breeders. I thought it very apt for reading when in this thread, it was suggested that you read about Yorkie (sic)"confirmation," (aka conformation) attend a few shows, etc. Whew! How you managed to stay calm after that!

Not sure which party you mean might be confused with Yorkshire -- I even went and read the list on Wikipedia. Thta was informative! I never knew most of those parties existed. The Pirate Party, The Marijuana Party??? But I don't think I would be a good running mate. I tend to forget tact and diplomacy at times.

I hope I can stay well for the rest of the week too! I am going to try not to eat today so I can get some things done. Need to have the house company ready as I am hosting the Thanksgiving feast for the Florida side of the family. Hope you kick that Vegas bug too! That happens so often when traveling, especially when getting together with people from all over. Everyone brings their bugs along. You usually build an immunity to your own local bugs, but when a variety is thrown in the mix, it can hit harder and longer than usual.

Amazing I was the only one that picked the bug up. But, you're right about picking up bugs when away from your general local area. There were 56 of us that came home from NY National with Legionaires Disease

Ah I see some posts have been deleted, damn.
All I can say is that nobody is forcing you to pay a lot of money for a dog.
If you want a yorkie but can't afford $1,000 - $2,000 for one then you can always get one from a rescue.
If you want a show dog with champion lines then i'm sorry but you will have to pay more money.
In order to have a champion, breeders have spent a lot of their own money in the first place improving their lines and showing their dogs.
They will also stand behind their dogs forever, unlike BYB's and pet shop/puppy mills.

It also depends on the breed.
It seems the Yorkshire Terrier is an expensive breed to purchase in the USA, here in England they are not so expensive. You would probably pay anywhere from 200GBP - 400GBP for a pet and maybe 1000GBP for a show dog. But it all depends on the breeder and whatever price they see fit for their pups.
I dont think it's anyone's business but their own as to how they price their pups, if you dont like it then don't buy from them. It's simple.
My boyfriend breeds bulldogs and he sells his males for around 1,500GBP and his females for 2,000GBP. Of course not everyone can afford that amount of money but if that is what you want then you will have to pay the price, or look into rescues.
But just like yorkies, bulldogs are not an easy breed when it comes to breeding them.
They need help when giving birth and most of the time will need a C-section, this alone can cost the breeder a lot of money.

I find you very disrespectful and I almost laughed out loud when you challenged Mary's dogs. Her dogs are beautiful and I would bet my house that they would kick your butt. ;)
And the fact that you would disrespect someone who has served for your country just sickens me.

I also find it hard to take anyone seriously who has never heard of a paragraph.
Typing....like....this...is....very....annoying.

You hit a lot of good points but this is my fave! As a history major, I wrote A LOT of papers and notes. I hate seeing people butchering the English language when really it only takes 2 more seconds to create an easy to read, easy to understand piece. I'm so hating the texting lingo. Oh and I'm 25, so you can't say I'm angry because I'm too old to get into new technology. :p