Weird Prices????
 

Today I called Caesar's breeder to see if he has any silver genes in his bloodline. I did not tell the lady that I bought Caesar from her or anything like that. I just asked if she has any plain silver Yorkies and I wanted to know some background on Caesar. (which I know she does cause I saw two of them) Well we started talk for a while and I asked her how much she is selling her Yorkies? She told me that she is selling them for 1200-1500 depending on the pup. This makes no sence to me because I bought Caesar from her for $450. Yeah he was 7 months old when I got him but does that drop the price of the dog $1000? Should I start getting worried about him?? Do you think he has something wrong with him that I might not know about? The only test that I haven't had run on him was the bile' acid test. Why would she sell him for so cheap? I mean not that I'm complaining!!!! ;)

Please give me your thoughts!!

When did you get Caesar? Yorkies are REALLY popular right now and maybe she just bumped her prices because of the demand??? I know that when I was looking, prices could change in the space of days.

If you have any worries about your pup's health though, you should contact her and ask...

I wouldn't worry about it. Sounds like she had him picked out as a stud or something and then changed her mind. Maybe he didn't fit in her breeding program. Sometimes that happens and they sell them cheaper as "pets". You lucked out sounds like to me!

Your Caesar looks perfect to me!!! Precious!

I wouldn't worry about it. I agree w/ Gerry - prices are getting insane. I called Stewie's breeder in September (I got Stew in Feb) anonymously to check out his prices and they went up by about 350 dollars.

Sounds like you lucked out to me too :D :thumbup: :thumbup:

I wouldnt worried, but you can contact the breeer and ask. Ceasar's looks great to me, he is a handsome fellow.

I say LUCKY you for getting him for the price you did!

If you are worried about his color, their color changes a lot over the first couple of years. I have a little boy with silver in his head hair, but I am pretty sure it will turn gold. He is also still black where both of his sisters have lost most of their black.
I agree you are lucky with the price, what is his weight, that is a key reason for price drop at that age, he may have gotten too big to breed (for her).

Looks totally perfect to me :p I'd say you got VERY lucky and just cuddle the heck out of that cutie pie!!

3.3 lbs
 

Last time we went to the vet(4 months ago) he was 3.3 lbs. I would say he is a pretty good size to breed. I wouldn't want him to be any smaller...he already gets under my feet sometimes.. :rolleyes: I got him 4 months ago. She couldn't have gone up $1000 in four months?????Is that possible?

You are right! Good breeding size for a boy. I have a little girl that size, she can be a pill :) It is really a little strange, but you probably should be glad at your luck. I had a dog with liver shunt, it is very noticable if you know what it is, I would think the test would be only to confirm the diagnosis.

I think you got a great deal on you little boy! Let us know how he is doing.

well, when you were shopping her dogs, what where the prices of the others?

I paid $850 for Rebel...the going price was $650 at the time. Her very next litter...which was a couple of months later, she was asking $1500 for her males. She didn't get it and went back down to $850...had some friends calling...yeah, I can be sneaky!

How can you tell if he has a liver shunt? What are some of the signs? :confused: What does a liver shunt do to a dog?


Oh and I'm going to post some pictures of Caesar in this column too!! I hope yall like him!!

I guess the shunt bypasses the liver, it normally goes through. Our little batman seemed retarded - some of the time. I thought maybe he had a neurological problem. The vet kept saying he was fine. He didn't gain weight for the first 4 days of his life. He was much slower than the rest of the pups, we just thought he was the runt. As he grew, he would stagger sometimes, he would act like it hurt to be held, sometimes, trying to jerk out of your hands.

The night before he died (saturday), he was coughing, my vet said to give him cough syrup. At 4 am he was staggering a little, I called every vet in the phone book until I got someone to call me back and talk to me. She met me at her office right away. His temp was down a little and his oxygen was down a little. She started calling emergency clinics to find one (an hour away) that could do a scope. It was too late for him. They worked on him for 4 hours, he stopped breathing, they suctioned his lungs and sucked out blood.

My new vet says that if a puppy is retarded it is 'all the time'. I guess what I really am trying to say is we knew for 4 months that something was wrong with him. It was obvious to everyone. I would say 'well, he can find his food and water, so he's ok.' He did not die of the liver shunt, but I think if we had known and been able to control it, he would possibly not have gotten sick.

Ceasar is adorable. He is a cutie.


Laura,
What do you mean like acting "retarded"? By the way Im sorry for your loss.

Thanks.
I guess - as in retarded growth, slower than the rest of his siblings. He actually walked differently, maybe sorta tumbled sideways if he tried to run, he would almost sling out of your hands when you held him. I had to be very careful to warn anyone who held him. Does that make sense?

I am really just trying to say that it was obvious that something was wrong. But not all the time.

I think if you read up on liver shunt, it is usually right after they eat as the protiens affect their nervous system, or something. You should put them on a special diet.

I had no idea about liver shunt, never heard of it, but I had researched neurological problems and never saw anything of it. If anyone has a dog that acts wrong, it would be worth a read.

He's a very cute pet boy. My guess would be she thought to use him in her breeding program and then changed her mind when she saw him develop as more pet quality. Down ear is a disqualifier for many breeders. It happens often since it is difficult to tell how they will turn out until they're older and in the process you got a very nice pet at a great price. Consider yourself very lucky and enjoy him! The silver in his head should clear as he gets older.

There are different prices on pups. It may have to do with the quality- breeder may have too many males under foot will drop the cost to find a good home for the kid. A particular litter may have a better pedigree then another. The size of the puppy may be a factor. A breeder may have found out that they are selling puppies below the going rate in their area. I have had other breeders tell me I am $500.00 to $1,000.00 to low on the price I had charged for Show/breeding stock. And of course their is the demand for our breed which makes some breeders charge more.

Just some thoughts as to why.