lady offered to buy a puppy

[Jennxling]

Originally Posted by bonbon

You could probably find one pretty inexpensive in the shelters or on www.petfinder.com.

Thanks! Do they spay/neuter them before you get the puppy? I want them fix so I'm just wondering if they do it for you. I can't believe how many there are! I wish I can adopt all of them...*Sigh*

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Jennxling

Thanks! Do they spay/neuter them before you get the puppy? I want them fix so I'm just wondering if they do it for you. I can't believe how many there are! I wish I can adopt all of them...*Sigh*

Most shelters do spay/nueter prior to releasing a dog

[17rosebuds]

Almost all dogs you get from a rescue are spayed/neutered and all around vetted. When you buy from an individual,it's on a case by case basis. On the subject of the price of yorkie mixed dogs,I paid $250 for Gypsy,and she is a mix between a yorkie and a pekingese,otherwise known as a yorkinese. I'm lucky that she's a very healthy dog with a great temperment. I've seen 'morkies' advertised around here for anything from $250-$400.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Flower003

A Lady that works with my sister offered to buy one of my Fiona's babies for $400. Is that too little???

I counted with $600 to see what she would say. She told me she was not willing to buy a mixed dog or a dog without papers for more than $400. the only reason why she was willing to buy my puppy was because she knew my sister and her dog (the father) and she has meet the mother (my sister takes them to work with her sometimes) she was looking for a pure breed when my sister told her I had puppies.

I kind of felt like she just dissed my babies. Do you think my asking price was too much?

The lady was very nice, had a gaint three karat ring on her finger. I figured the Hubby must have money. I started thinking "maybe they'll spoil the little one rotten," which is a good thing.

After thinking about it for a bit, I don't think I want to sell my dog to someone who wants a pure breed and papers. Simply put mines are none of that. If you know what you want, go and get it, leave mines be.

Your first concern should be with finding these puppies loving homes. Being they are mixed bred puppies, they should be "placed" with good families.

Being your dogs are mixed there is no way you could place them with someone that wants a purebred with papers.......

$400.00 is asking too much for a mixed bred dog, when one can obtain a dog from a shelter for about $150.00

[joeyandtanksmom]

I'm sorry, I have to agree with those that think $600 is way too much for a mixed breed. I paid $750 for my AKC papered Yorkie. For a mixed breed, I would pay the $50 to $100 that the pound charges - regardless of whether or not it was a "designer" breed. Still a mixed.

[SweetKiaraJ]

Oh the picture of the tan baby reminds me so much of my Nino when he was a puppy. He is also a chi/yorkie mix. I paid $75 for him plus gas money as I had to drive to Dallas to pick him up. Depending on what the mix of the dog is, I would, (and have), pay up to $400. I think that is a fair price. Instead of the price consider first if the lady will be a suitable home for your baby. Also, if what she truly wants is a purebred with papers, then she is probably 'settling' for your pup and that may not be the ideal long term situation.

Your babies are adorable. Lots of luck in placing them in great forever homes.

[elliebear]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

I paid for health, temperment, a dog within the breed standard, and a dog that was brought up from knowledgeable and informed breeder. So why did I want papers??? Its not about a piece of paper, its about knowing exactly what I wanted and what I was getting before my animals became a member of my family. There was more love poured into the planned breeding of my dog than BYB and purchasers realize. Its sad to say that there are a lot of "papered" dogs that are not bred by responsible breeders, but thats why you should take your time in choosing the next member of your fur family.

Take a stroll down the sick and injured section.....I paid so I'd never have to sign onto YT and post "my dog is sick and I found out the hard way that my breeder knew nothing about breeding dogs".....

If you happened to have a good tempered and healthy pet, thats great, but not everyone has that happy ending.

Thats exactly what I'm saying i paid and looked for So.....
The price I paid reflects all you stated above so why should i have paid any less for those peace of mind benefits ?
I wasn't getting a less than expected service than a papered dog.
knowing what i knew when i went looking for Lola i wouldn't have expected anything better than what i received and wouldn't have sacrificed my heart for anything less.
However i do agree it's not always the case and I'm just hopefully one of the lucky one's but that's what i paid for xxx

[Kharise]

Originally Posted by elliebear

Okay so I'm not too sure as to why you would ONLY pay more for papers ? What about the love that went into your baby ?
I paid £300 for my shorkie and £250 for my Yorkie.
I bought my Yorkie first, sadly in an uneducated mind it was from a byb.
Yet six weeks later i bought my shorkie for more, why did i agree to pay more you may ask ?
Well after reading posts on here of course !!!
I read......
what effort goes into breeding.
the financial costs of the pregnancy and whelping.
the time and effort from the breeder.
and the pure love that goes into making these wonderful babies !!!!
Plus so much more as you all know yourselves.
The breeder vetted ME, fell in love with ME not my £££ and she knew i was the ONE for HER princess and that's what she was, she was the breeders princess before being mine !!!
I'm obsessed with my pure bred Yorkie but don't get me wrong i wouldn't have bought her if I'd found this site first !
I don't know what went into the making and nurturing of her or her parents.
I traveled 246mile round trip to get my Yorkie from which she was produced from a shed in the garden i didn't see the mother (my fault I was distracted with my crying skin baby and shock of the situation !)


Is it silly to pay what you feel is worth for a "mutt" as you call them, if you know just how loved and healthy the majority of their family tree is ???

Or is it better to pay (WHAT I FEEL IS) over priced for papers from god knows who with god knows what has gone into anything ???

I felt it was worth it and and would pay that a thousand times over for my Lola !
In my opinion it's each to their own and a life is a life after all.
sorry for the long long long post


ALSO this is just my personal opinion i don't for one minute think your babies were dragged up the wrong way or that all you were interested in was the papers. just i selected my baby carefully this time around and from a wonderful person too AND did NOT pay over the odds.
xxx

Firstly, love doesn't guarentee a healthy dog.

No its not silly to pay for a mixed breed if there is a proper breeding program, and the sires and dams have been health tested and are being bred for a purpose other than looking cute. Otherwise and breeding of a mutt is silly to me.

And when you get a purebred from a reputable breeder you aren't just paying for papers. You are paying for the breed standard, and a dog that potential is healthy because it has been tested. Not every purebred breeder is a BYB.

[Yorkieville200]

Originally Posted by Flower003

I told her "I apprechiate your offer, but if you are willing to adopt a mutt there are lots of places where you can find one for bearly a 100..." I named a few places and told her to let know if she is going to adopt one and from where.

She wanted the puppy that looked the most like a yorkie. The only girl. the girl has the worst attitude. she wouldn't let the lady hold her. she cried, ran and tried to hid from the lady. I had to pick up the girl and place her in the ladies arms and the whole time the little girl was shaking. The Other three puppies were friendly and playful.

First, no offense, but I would not pay for a mixed breed at all, except through a reputable Rescue.

But you have your answer right there, in the way the puppy reacted to the lady. Puppies have a sense about people. I wouldn't have given her the puppy for any amount of money.

I'd be afraid the puppy would end up in Rescue later, when she didn't look like a Yorkie.

[elliebear]

Not every purebred breeder is a BYB.
I never said they were !


Nor is everyone who mixes breeds.

[elliebear]

Originally Posted by Kharise

Firstly, love doesn't guarentee a healthy dog.

No its not silly to pay for a mixed breed if there is a proper breeding program, and the sires and dams have been health tested and are being bred for a purpose other than looking cute. Otherwise and breeding of a mutt is silly to me.

And when you get a purebred from a reputable breeder you aren't just paying for papers. You are paying for the breed standard, and a dog that potential is healthy because it has been tested. Not every purebred breeder is a BYB.

I never said they were !!!

Neither are all breeders that mix.

[Yorkieville200]

Originally Posted by elliebear

I never said they were !!!

Neither are all breeders that mix.

In the United States, a dog is euthanized in shelters every 9 seconds. So, in my oh-so-humble opinion, only breeders that are breeding for Confirmation of their breed, should be breeding, period.

I'm sure many people won't like that answer, but I absolutely hate the fact that so very many dogs are being euthanized, simply because there are too many dogs, not enough homes.

[DerbyLayne]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

I paid for health, temperment, a dog within the breed standard, and a dog that was brought up from knowledgeable and informed breeder. So why did I want papers??? Its not about a piece of paper, its about knowing exactly what I wanted and what I was getting before my animals became a member of my family.

The papers I have for the $850/Canadian dog we have say Yorkshire Terrier.

He's not in standard in any way shape or form. I still think he could be mixed because of what everyone has said to me, but then I can't pinpoint what kind of mix he could be. He's probably just a poorly bred Yorkie.

Just because your pup comes with Papers, doesn't guarantee you anything. It should, and it's supposed to, but look at my Derby. Enough said.

[elliebear]

Originally Posted by DerbyLayne

The papers I have for the $850/Canadian dog we have say Yorkshire Terrier.

He's not in standard in any way shape or form. I still think he could be mixed because of what everyone has said to me, but then I can't pinpoint what kind of mix he could be. He's probably just a poorly bred Yorkie.

Just because your pup comes with Papers, doesn't guarantee you anything. It should, and it's supposed to, but look at my Derby. Enough said.

thank you, thought i was on my own here ! xxxx

he's gert lush by the way !!!

[Kharise]

Originally Posted by DerbyLayne

Just because your pup comes with Papers, doesn't guarantee you anything. It should, and it's supposed to, but look at my Derby. Enough said.

Any breeder can have papers. You have to do your research before jumping into something. I got my Cody from a women who was probably BYB (I know now that was wrong) and she said I could "register" him knowing he was Yorkie/Poodle mix. You just have to search out for good breeders, and yeah papers don't guarentee health but that is where research comes in.

Originally Posted by elliebear

I never said they were !!!

Neither are all breeders that mix.

Just sounded like you were saying that. Sorry. . .

And there are so many pups in shelters unless you are breeder for purpose and to actually form a breed ("labradoodles" are an example that is on the right track), then you are wasting you breath saying that all people who mix on purpose aren't in it for the money or some other irresponsible reason.