How much is a Yorkie puppy?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl4

Can you please tell me if there is any GOOD breeder or place that i can get a female yorki in MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA???

I always suggest people check out the Yorkshire Terrier Club of American (YTCA) breeder referrals if they live here. Yorkshire Terrier Club of America About The Club Canada has a similar club and here is their link. Find a Breeder

[Keno]

great job Nancy, this is the first time I read anything by you and I was totally impressed.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. We need more people like you. There are too many people who are simply front runners for some byb on YT.

[ckuz13]

Been there done that..If you do the footwork you can find an awesome breeder that does everything right!! EVERYHING! and I did not find her on the YTCA list. She knows her stuff and after 3 yrs of looking for a breeder I could not be happier. Thank the good Lord above that I do not have to talk to another byb ever again!!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by ckuz13

Been there done that..If you do the footwork you can find an awesome breeder that does everything right!! EVERYHING! and I did not find her on the YTCA list. She knows her stuff and after 3 yrs of looking for a breeder I could not be happier. Thank the good Lord above that I do not have to talk to another byb ever again!!

Lol, have you finally found a dog? Congratulations!

[manolos mom]

Thanks for posting this Nancy. Great Thread. Dont be afraid to contact a good Breeder for information and price. You will be shocked. Prices can be such a bargain. And you are getting a dog with Good Health, Structure and Temperament. I am shocked how much Petstores and BYB charge! Its insane and Robbery!

[yorkielady06]

Ok now I am reading this and wondering if I personally fit on your spectrum of 3 classes. I did read it 3 times to get what I think you are saying.
Regardless of your breeding practices... if you show you are in number 1? Is this correct?
If you do not show you are in 2 or 3?

So I do not show, yet. I own parti colored dogs. So I am in 2 or 3...
I do all health testing prior to breeding... spend a fortune at my vets and have spayed or neutered prior to breeding on more than one occasion.
I have placed pups for free in loving homes (2 blue borns, 2 open fonts, one to an abused little girl who would only talk around animals, etc) or sold at very discounted rates to loving homes knowing it was a perfect fit.
I stand behind every one of my pups.
I take each litter in to the vet prior to placing them and have them microchipped and health certificates.
Maybe I am reading this wrong but I do not feel I fit in those catagories. I do not like labels and am not a soup can. I think that maybe for the most part yours works, however there will be exceptions.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkielady06

Ok now I am reading this and wondering if I personally fit on your spectrum of 3 classes. I did read it 3 times to get what I think you are saying.
Regardless of your breeding practices... if you show you are in number 1? Is this correct?
If you do not show you are in 2 or 3?

So I do not show, yet. I own parti colored dogs. So I am in 2 or 3...
I do all health testing prior to breeding... spend a fortune at my vets and have spayed or neutered prior to breeding on more than one occasion. I have placed pups for free in loving homes (2 blue borns, 2 open fonts, one to an abused little girl who would only talk around animals, etc) or sold at very discounted rates to loving homes knowing it was a perfect fit.
I stand behind every one of my pups.
I take each litter in to the vet prior to placing them and have them microchipped and health certificates.
Maybe I am reading this wrong but I do not feel I fit in those catagories. I do not like labels and am not a soup can. I think that maybe for the most part yours works, however there will be exceptions.

This thread was to enable puppy buyers to make a little sense out of the cost of puppies. You can't tell by prices alone if you are supporting a good breeder. I don't want people to think the more they pay, the better the dog, neither do I want them to believe that buying a "cheap" or highly discounted puppy is a bargain.

I don't know what you mean by you "spayed or neutered prior to breeding on more than one occasion". Anyway, the thread is intended to be a guideline, not a rule!

[topknot]

Originally Posted by yorkielady06

Ok now I am reading this and wondering if I personally fit on your spectrum of 3 classes. I did read it 3 times to get what I think you are saying.
Regardless of your breeding practices... if you show you are in number 1? Is this correct?
If you do not show you are in 2 or 3?

So I do not show, yet. I own parti colored dogs. So I am in 2 or 3...
I do all health testing prior to breeding... spend a fortune at my vets and have spayed or neutered prior to breeding on more than one occasion.
I have placed pups for free in loving homes (2 blue borns, 2 open fonts, one to an abused little girl who would only talk around animals, etc) or sold at very discounted rates to loving homes knowing it was a perfect fit.
I stand behind every one of my pups.
I take each litter in to the vet prior to placing them and have them microchipped and health certificates.
Maybe I am reading this wrong but I do not feel I fit in those catagories. I do not like labels and am not a soup can. I think that maybe for the most part yours works, however there will be exceptions.

Are you health testing the pups before they go to their new home? I did not see that. Also a health cert. is not reallyl needed if the buyer is coming to your home to pick up the pup. Your vet can write on the paperwork - the receite that the pup is very healthy and what he did and what health tests were done when he examed on the pup.Then you also have the tests results.

As Nancy stated she is not saying that price determines the quality of the breeder. There have been a lot of people on here wanting the lowest price possible for a pup and anything above that they think is foolish, when in reality the lowest prices, as we know, for a pup (not a rescue) warrents a warning sign. Most often breeders that have the lowest prices have skipped important health practices and one is usually playing Russian Roulett when buying a pup this cheap. I have also seen some charge an arm and a leg for a pup that is not worth it and they still did not do the health tests. Anytime one is buying you need to be educated before making a purchase. My family is wanting to buy new cell phones - we are now researching the different phones and even the plans to make the best purchase. No one should just rush out and buy, especially with puppies. Puppy purchases are so emotional when you are there looking at this ball of fluff hopefully bouncing around. Yorkies are one breed too that changes so much from what they looked like as a puppy and one has to go further as to quality of the puppy and the breeder. Dogs will be an adult much longer than as a puppy. Why do you think there are so many cats at rescue? Just do your research when searching for that puppy. My a wise decision.

Nancy - I think she meant that she spayed a dog before she breed, due to reason it was not to quality for breeding?

[yorkielady06]

Yes I did mean spayed or neutered prior to ever making it in my breeding program. Many reasons for that and not just health. I will hold back or purchase a pup only to down the road have a coat that is not silk and straight, nose or ears that just are wrong, one I purchased was nice and square as a pup but ended up no so as a young adult or as stated I have had one end up with BAT that were questionable from one breeder and at 9 mons recheck be off the charts, and one that had fair hips on an OFA. Those are the ones over the 12 years so far. Not counting the 2 males and one female that were altered after breeding due to cleft palates, open fonts, and just real tiny pups. I freely admit all health issues and have on YT. I have nothing to hide on that. We all have problems from time to time, it is what we do when they rear their ugly heads that stands us apart, and not if we show or not.
I just think that reading your post does more than lightly educate people though. I take it that if I do not charge from 1500 to 2500 for a pup and show that I am breeding substandard pups or am in it for the profit and that simply is not true. The most I have charged for a pup is $1200. The least was free or even one that was a teapot for sure went for $200 to cover his neuter and vet exam only. It also greatly varies from state to state and region to region. Up here in Maine good luck getting 1500 for even a good quality show prospect from most. But scoot down to Boston and I could charge 2k for a teapot and none the wiser. I however choose not to do that.

Just because one shows does not put them in the #1 in my opinion. Maybe I am reading it wrong or taking it a little personal.

[yorkielady06]

The pups all have a health exam, stool testing (regular, coccidia, and giardia), shots, and microchipped. I do not do the full testing?? they are too young at 12 weeks for that. I could do BAT but my vet recommends they be at least 16 weeks and prefers 6 months. But if a pup is still here at that time then yes I have BAT 2 of them and rabies done.

[keokis mom]

Thank you for this information. I am lucky I got a healthy pup with a great disposition but I know so much more now than I did when I got Keoki. His breeder saddens me because I believe she is in it for the wrong reasons

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yorkielady06

Yes I did mean spayed or neutered prior to ever making it in my breeding program. Many reasons for that and not just health. I will hold back or purchase a pup only to down the road have a coat that is not silk and straight, nose or ears that just are wrong, one I purchased was nice and square as a pup but ended up no so as a young adult or as stated I have had one end up with BAT that were questionable from one breeder and at 9 mons recheck be off the charts, and one that had fair hips on an OFA. Those are the ones over the 12 years so far. Not counting the 2 males and one female that were altered after breeding due to cleft palates, open fonts, and just real tiny pups. I freely admit all health issues and have on YT. I have nothing to hide on that. We all have problems from time to time, it is what we do when they rear their ugly heads that stands us apart, and not if we show or not.
I just think that reading your post does more than lightly educate people though. I take it that if I do not charge from 1500 to 2500 for a pup and show that I am breeding substandard pups or am in it for the profit and that simply is not true. The most I have charged for a pup is $1200. The least was free or even one that was a teapot for sure went for $200 to cover his neuter and vet exam only. It also greatly varies from state to state and region to region. Up here in Maine good luck getting 1500 for even a good quality show prospect from most. But scoot down to Boston and I could charge 2k for a teapot and none the wiser. I however choose not to do that.

Just because one shows does not put them in the #1 in my opinion. Maybe I am reading it wrong or taking it a little personal.

Sorry, I don't know how to make it any clearer. The thread does not mean if you don't charge $1,500 to 2500, you are not a good breeder. A bad breeder could charge that much. If a breeder does charge a lot, there should be reasons behind it, and those reasons should not be because it's a tiny or has a fault that is considered "rare." I've heard of some great breeders who have retired from showing and sell dogs for $1,000. Remember that showing is very expensive, and breeders who show really need to charge more just to break even. I do not believe in breeding as a way to suppliment your income, there must be a higher purpose. I agree with you that just because a person shows it does not make them #1, people show for different reasons, and some show so that they will earn more money, and that is not the purpose of showing.