Originally Posted by pickles (Post 1713853)

MyFairLacy - I will broaden my horizons and adjust my size up to 5, maybe 6 pounds. Also, thanks for understanding my female preference. =)

Sweetr72 - I'm not talking about a carrier, I am referring to my actual purse. The bank I go to does not let pets in, but a few ladies sneak their small puppies in their purses. (hee hee) The Post Office is the same way. Can't bring them in on a leash, but sneakily in your purse is another story! =P

Mojo - I had originally set my budget at $500, but then decided to go up to $1,000. (which, oddly enough, didn't open many more doors) However, after calling around to vets today to see how much an office visit would be when we first get her, rabies shot, parasite check, etc. and the spay, I am looking at another $400 - $500! Vets in the city are expensive!

I really want to cover all of my bases - I don't want to spend every last available penny on the dog and then not be able to buy the necessary supplies or medical care! (and yes, I find spaying the dog necessary) I think there are a lot of people out there (not on YT of course) that only think of the cost of the puppy and not what it is going to cost once you get it home.

And that, of course, is assuming the puppy doesn't have any major health problems. And you know what happens when you assume things! LOL

Originally Posted by patty58 (Post 1713296)

Welcome to yt and good luck on your search. I don't know much since Murfee is my first yorkie but even when people say that a yorkie will be small it doesn't always mean that it will be. I was lucky with Murfee. My son and dil bought him for me at a flea market for $500. He is 5 lbs and so far VERY healthy and the love of my life.

Originally Posted by RONLYNN (Post 1713177)

I'm sure the right dog will come along...it took me a few years to get Teddi (and then she ends up having a liver shunt!). I wouldn't try to get the cheapest dog you can find. I think a lot of dogs are really you get what you pay for and there is a reason some are so cheap. It's great that you are on this site. I didn't even know about yorkietalk until I had Teddi for a few months. I'm sure you will be able to fine one through here. The other thing about the dogs that are cheap....it usually ends up being a scam. If it seems like a great deal and it's too good to be true - it is!

Originally Posted by gusremy (Post 1718085)

i agree you do get what you pay for. Maybe you should just save money and see if you can buy a yorkie that is worth over $1000 (from a reputable breeder), so you know that the dog is healthy. I do believe, the cheaper they are, there might be something wrong. Be patient. :aimeeyork

Originally Posted by daisy mae06 (Post 1718113)

I am sorry But I do not agree with this... stick around here and you will see that It is not how much you pay but how good the Breeder is.
I didn't pay over $800.00 for any of my Yorkies. They are all VERY healthy and with in the YT standards.
Thank you.:)

Originally Posted by pickles (Post 1718076)

Just posting an update...

I was in contact with another YT member who thought their breeder had a female available. She was so cute! But, it turns out that the breeder has a deposit on her, and if for any reason that didn't work out, the breeder was going to keep her.

Also, I haven't heard from Sara since yesterday early afternoon. I sent her an email but no reply yet. Hopefully she hasn't changed her mind too!

I don't even know if we would be going to her house, or meeting somewhere halfway. That was a question I asked in my last email to her.

If Emma (whose name would be changed as soon as I got her) doesn't work out, I'm going to stop looking for awhile. It's always the same cycle with me - I look and get some really good leads on puppies and then they don't work out. It's been going on for almost a year.

I think I probably was asking too much, and I either need to change what I am looking for or save up a lot more money.

I do thank everyone who has read and replied to this post. YorkieTalk is the best!

Originally Posted by daisy mae06 (Post 1718113)

I am sorry But I do not agree with this... stick around here and you will see that It is not how much you pay but how good the Breeder is.
I didn't pay over $800.00 for any of my Yorkies. They are all VERY healthy and with in the YT standards.
Thank you.:)

Originally Posted by pickles (Post 1718947)

Thanks again to everyone for your kind words and encouragement. After having the potential deal fall apart yesterday, and not hearing from Sara in that last day or so (she was emailing me back within a few hours) I'm pretty bummed. I know - patience, patience. But I have been trying to get a yorkie for almost a year and my patience is thin. Especially working from home now, it can get lonely during the day. I am considering Twinkie again. I know she's not a yorkie, but she's small and uber cute and ultra fluffy. Perhaps I was not meant to have a yorkie?

I have attached 2 pics of twinkie. =)

I really just want a small dog that I can spoil and love.

Originally Posted by hha (Post 1718995)

Have you tried calling Sara? Maybe there was an emergency in the family..I really think your heart is with the yorkie, please give it awhile yet..You won't be sorry you waited..besides, if you spend the money on the pom, and then are disappointed you didn't get the yorkie, you will only be miserable..

Originally Posted by hha (Post 1718995)

Have you tried calling Sara? Maybe there was an emergency in the family..I really think your heart is with the yorkie, please give it awhile yet..You won't be sorry you waited..besides, if you spend the money on the pom, and then are disappointed you didn't get the yorkie, you will only be miserable..

Originally Posted by pickles (Post 1719018)

Hi haa,

Yup I did call Sara, just got her VM and left a message.

Don't get me wrong, I think poms are cute too!

I tried to take my cat with me on an outing today, she was not having it LOL. I just ran to the Post Office and she was a good girl on the way there, but when we pulled into the driveway she started hissing. Perhaps she wanted to drive around a bit longer? LOL (just kidding, she was prolly po'd that I made her go out)

Originally Posted by pickles (Post 1719018)

Hi haa,

Yup I did call Sara, just got her VM and left a message.

Don't get me wrong, I think poms are cute too!

I tried to take my cat with me on an outing today, she was not having it LOL. I just ran to the Post Office and she was a good girl on the way there, but when we pulled into the driveway she started hissing. Perhaps she wanted to drive around a bit longer? LOL (just kidding, she was prolly po'd that I made her go out)

Originally Posted by chachi (Post 1719061)

I would wait for the yorkie. Poms are cute but it seems like everyone I know that has one it has agression problems

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy (Post 1719046)

LOL Yeah...most cats don't do so well on outings :p Don't settle on something just because you can have it now. I mean if you know you'd be happy with a pom instead of a yorkie, then go for it. But from reading your posts it sounds like you'd really only be happy with a yorkie and that you'd just be settleing for a pom. You'll be happier in the long run if you wait on a yorkie

Originally Posted by pickles (Post 1713005)

Please be honest since maybe what I need is a kick in the butt!

I have been looking for a yorkie off and on the last year. I say 'off' because sometimes I would get thisclose to getting a yorkie and then the deal would fall through. So I would be sad for the next few weeks before I started looking again.

I wonder if what I am looking for is next to impossible? I want a female yorkie that is small (but not sickenly small) preferably black and gold that is within driving distance to pick up from my home in Michigan. Guess the problem is I REALLY can't spend over $1,000 and that is still way more than I should spend. I wanted to use our tax refund and initially set the "puppy budget" at $500.

I just keep running into walls. Numerous puppy finding websites out there are scams. Even the ads in the local paper! "Yorkie pups, $375." Then you call and it's "Oh, that puppy sold, but we have a bunch for $1200!" ARGH!!!

I know shipping puppies is probably safe, but I would just rather pick it up. It breaks my heart when I think of that lil pup all alone with the luggage in the dark. =(

My want for a puppy has gotten so bad, and my patience so short that I have resorted to two things. One (not so bad) is looking at other kinds of dogs, namely poms. They stay pretty small and are cute, and are cheaper than yorkies. Two (super bad and I hate to admit it, but it is the truth) I have actually considered buying from a......PET STORE! I know, right! Puppy mills! But while my mind says no, those puppies are from puppy mills, my heart says, but you can have the 3 pound yorkie in the color of your choice RIGHT NOW for 5 or 6 hundred dollars!

I think it has gotten worse because I am working from home now, and although working from home is great (no commute, no dressing up, etc) it can get lonely since there is no interaction.

So, do I hold out for the yorkie of my dreams that may never come around?

Do I get this adorable small pom puppy that is being offered to me for cheap?

Or....do I get a puppy from a pet store? (I know this is not the answer)

Sad in Michigan,
pickles