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Originally Posted by faith carane
(Post 3172671)
You know i think that the cost of a yorkie and other dogs that go for $5,000 and down to $500 is a ton of money to spend on a pup. 5,6,7 i can see and kinda understand due to shots and food and getting AKC papers. I think that people just started to price these dogs to see how much people would pay. Shoot back in the day kids would sit in front of stores giving perfectly heathy pups away that never required as much vet stuff as they do know. So people now have thought of get rich SCHEMES cuz selfish people pay it. You know how great it would be if we payed less for a pup and put 5 thousand 4 thousand 3 thousand 2 thousand 15 hundred right down to 7 hundred into starving childrens mouths! Scenario) hello i would like to buya yorkie from you. I was wondering how much you charge. My yorkies are $1500.oo I AKC register them and have thier shots to date. Well i was wondering if we could make a deal I give you $500 for your time and papers vet stuff and we give the $1000.00 to an agencie that helps feed starving children! I am crazy I know and don't mean to affend, I just wanted to say something since the subject came up!!:animal-pa
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Well, I am sure you are the kind of person who does this with everything you buy, especially the things you can't possibly love or have as long as you have a pet. Like computers, I bet the people selling computers are good for doing something like this. Also, a computer these days doesn't last nearly as long as a pet and I've never owned one that I love as much as my cats or dogs.
Cars, too. Heck, if I didn't have the pets I have, I'd be driving a Mercedes, but I don't. Instead I buy high quality dog food and never hesitate to run my pets to the vet when necessary, and that includes veterinary specialists. It's a trade off.
No one has to pay 1,000 or more for a puppy. If the price offends you, go to the shelter, place your name on a list and hope a yorkie comes in that you can adopt for a very nominal fee, usually less than $100. That way you can give the balance of the 5, 6, or 7 you were willing to pay to help starving children. AND you can help a dog in desperate need of a home. And there are people even today that have unwanted litters of dogs and will take them to a Walmart to hand out to anyone who will take them.
Supply and demand usually determine price of everything, including puppies. Most really good breeders will have waiting lists for their puppies, or can easily place puppies they have, and they will scrutinize potential puppy buyers. Although not always, the price might even be a way to weed out some undesirable buyers.
It never fails to amaze me to see what some people are willing to spend money on, things that never touch the heart like a yorkie can, but complain about the price of a yorkie. It's like a good flat screen TV is worth more to them than the dog they buy. Yet, they love the dog and a healthy dog will certainly outlive a TV, and be more entertaining in the long run. I just don't get it.
