How much did your Yorkie cost?

[pstinard]

Originally Posted by MomtoJasper

I bought Jasper when he was 11 weeks old for $700. When I called the week before to see if he was still available I was told yes, there was a $100 deposit and I could pick him up anytime. She didn't ask any questions about the suttoundings he would be in, other animals, fence, etc. I did provide some of it on my own though. I bought him from a family in Brinkley, AR. Their website says they have been breeding for 17 years. Jasper was AKC registered and came microchipped and up-to-date on his shots. I had 72 hours to take him in for a vet wellness check. Other than that, there was no health guarantee. Of course, I didn't know that I had the right to have one from a rebutable breeder until I came to YT. Which was after the fact and I was already in love with my little man.

The parents were on site along with the littermates. There was a chain linked area in the back with several closed kennels. We heard no barking or anything though. We weren't looking either. I had asked a while back to have her site looked at for opinions because I was afraid I had done business with a byb. I think the concensus was that she wasn't...but could turn down that road very easily.

Anyway, this was a lot more information than you asked for. But that's how we came to have the most awesome, loving, little furbutt I think I've ever owned. He came to me at a time in my life when I needed someone to take care of and mother all of the time. He has lifted my spirits and helped to start digging me out of this depression I've been in for a long time now. But, that is a topic for another day. Thanks everyone for reading me babbling. I love being here. I get more comfortable everyday and that's a big deal for me.

We paid $750 for Bella in March 2013 under fairly similar circumstances in downstate Illinois. Bella came with full AKC registration, and her AKC pedigree shows that she came from good breeding stock (thank God, because I didn't know what to look for at the time). The breeder seems fairly "old school," so I doubt that any state-of-the-art genetic testing for diseases was done, but Bella has been healthy, frisky, and adorable .

[lisaly]

Katie was with her breeder that puts her heart and soul into her dogs, but she was three years old when I got her. Price, in this case, is different than getting a puppy. However, for me, even though my funds are in no way unlimited, it's not about the price of my dog. It never has been. I have an amazing, healthy dog with a wonderful temperament, and I couldn't possibly put a price on her. Living in the Northeast, the cost of purchasing a dog is much higher, but I will always get a dog from someone I feel is doing their very best to breed healthy, well adjusted dogs. It is hugely important that they do health testing. The emotional costs of having a sick dog are huge, as is losing a much loved member fo your family. If I couldn't afford a dog from a breeder I truly respected, I would wait until I could. The initial cost of a dog is negligible considering the costs of properly caring for and taking care of its physical, medical, and emotional needs. I have enjoyed reading this thread, but I feel very strongly about the price of a dog should not be (within reason) why you should choose one breeder over another.

[gemy]

Originally Posted by pstinard

We paid $750 for Bella in March 2013 under fairly similar circumstances in downstate Illinois. Bella came with full AKC registration, and her AKC pedigree shows that she came from good breeding stock (thank God, because I didn't know what to look for at the time). The breeder seems fairly "old school," so I doubt that any state-of-the-art genetic testing for diseases was done, but Bella has been healthy, frisky, and adorable .

I will say get her insured now with an Insurance Plan that covers genetic and congential defects.

I will be posting this message over and over again.

For those that do not know I was a CPA in a former life time. Cost analysis etc is my forte.

Look even good and even great breeders certainly can't protect against accident or injury. And many things we just don't have a genetic marker for.

If your dog gets run over by a car, or mauled by a dog, do you have $5000 to diagnose and do surgery with.

What happens if your dogs get cancer; at least $5K to treat with variable rates of success.

What happens if your dog has CT or how about LP that develops later in life and needs surgery? $3 K or so.

So do you guys have the funds over and over again?

To date I have spent $12K on Magics rehab ddx and drugs for his DLSS.

You guys prepared for a 12K bill?

[DQ408]

I paid $200.00 for Sharkie he was 14 weeks old. I got him from a lady that got him from a friends of hers and was not able to train him not to use her house as a potty . I guess she was frustrated and so she sold him to me for $ 200.00 Lucky me

[mmcarroll]

Originally Posted by Oddsock

Caleb cost £500 = $769.15
He's from a Yorkshire breeder of 20 years - Lynn Chambers.
Kennel Club registered.
Microchipped and wormed. Did not have injections, due to his size. (has had them now)

Is that all the info you wanted, or have I missed something?

Oddsock, I just wanted to say I love the picture of the yorkie baby and the border collie, My boyfriend owns a border collie and her and my little baby get along great!

[Britster]

$550 from a BYB.

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by DQ408

I paid $200.00 for Sharkie he was 14 weeks old. I got him from a lady that got him from a friends of hers and was not able to train him not to use her house as a potty . I guess she was frustrated and so she sold him to me for $ 200.00 Lucky me

Yes, lucky you...he's adorable!

[spoiledka]

i paid $900 to a BYB back in Oct. 2011 for my then 10 week old Minnie Mouse. She was a tiny little thing as a puppy. Full grown now she is 3.2 pounds. Her dad was 4 pounds and her mom was 5 pounds. Looking back i should have done a lot more research on breeders but when i got to see my baby in person it was instant love. i'm very blessed that i have had no health or behavioral issues with her so far. Best $900 i have ever spent!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by DQ408

I paid $200.00 for Sharkie he was 14 weeks old. I got him from a lady that got him from a friends of hers and was not able to train him not to use her house as a potty . I guess she was frustrated and so she sold him to me for $ 200.00 Lucky me

I'd say both you and Sharkie were lucky. She got him much too young and didn't even put in an honest effort for potty training before she got rid of him! 14 weeks old?! Shame on her, good for you!

[barneysmommmy]

I am textbook terrible when it comes to my purchasing history. Here are two examples of how not to purchase a puppy and one example of retribution.

I paid $300 for Charlie....a teacup (they really sold him as a teacup..Yes, I know now how silly that is). He had no paperwork or registration and we exchanged money and pup at a parking lot. He ended up weighing 15 pounds. It was a pretty big cup. I am pretty sure he was from a puppymill type situation. He was not fully weaned. He kept trying to nurse off of our male dog, Max. Max was not amused. He had a bad case of worms. I think he was actually around 4 weeks old. This would explain why he was so tiny and grew to be so big. He was filthy. I have since seen multiple ads from them. They are constantly selling puppies.

I paid $500 for Barney. I am still on the fence about his breeder. He is AKC registered. His paper work shows that he was champion sired and shows that they performed genetic testing but I don't know what testing was done. She offered no health guarantee and sold him without a spay/neuter contract. We were told he would end up around 9 pounds. We asked for a large yorkie. He is 7.5 months old and still only weighs 4.5 pounds. Again, I blindly purchased him from an ad in the paper. I wish I had known more about the right questions to ask.

Anna's shelter fee was $150. My retribution. She dispels any myths about older dogs from shelters. She is such a blessing. I hope that in some weird way, giving her a good life makes up for Charlie's mom.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by barneysmommmy

I am textbook terrible when it comes to my purchasing history. Here are two examples of how not to purchase a puppy and one example of retribution.

I paid $300 for Charlie....a teacup (they really sold him as a teacup..Yes, I know now how silly that is). He had no paperwork or registration and we exchanged money and pup at a parking lot. He ended up weighing 15 pounds. It was a pretty big cup. I am pretty sure he was from a puppymill type situation. He was not fully weaned. He kept trying to nurse off of our male dog, Max. Max was not amused. He had a bad case of worms. I think he was actually around 4 weeks old. This would explain why he was so tiny and grew to be so big. He was filthy. I have since seen multiple ads from them. They are constantly selling puppies.

I paid $500 for Barney. I am still on the fence about his breeder. He is AKC registered. His paper work shows that he was champion sired and shows that they performed genetic testing but I don't know what testing was done. She offered no health guarantee and sold him without a spay/neuter contract. We were told he would end up around 9 pounds. We asked for a large yorkie. He is 7.5 months old and still only weighs 4.5 pounds. Again, I blindly purchased him from an ad in the paper. I wish I had known more about the right questions to ask.

Anna's shelter fee was $150. My retribution. She dispels any myths about older dogs from shelters. She is such a blessing. I hope that in some weird way, giving her a good life makes up for Charlie's mom.

I feel the same way. I supported the wrong type of person (broker) and I forever feel terrible about it. So I volunteer my time and money in rescue to somehow hopefully make things better one dog at a time.

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I feel the same way. I supported the wrong type of person (broker) and I forever feel terrible about it. So I volunteer my time and money in rescue to somehow hopefully make things better one dog at a time.

You see, I'm the exact opposite. My first was from a shelter, then 2 rescues. My last rescue was so sick when we got her. Not to mention she was put on anti-anxiety medication at 12 weeks because her first adoptive family thought she freaked out too much in her crate. Then that same family returned her to the rescue because they thought she was too stressed out. My poor little Momo! Yes, the vet bills were ridiculous...so ridiculous that the receptionist at my vet's office double checked one of my bills because she couldn't believe it was so expensive. But the worst part was stressing out at home when she was in the hospital...wondering what in the world was going on there & praying she'd come home. I still remember holding her in my arms at night, bawling my eyes out & nudging her every 10 minutes just to make sure she was still alive. It was awful. It may sound selfish, but I just could not put myself through that again. So I made the decision to get my next pup from a breeder. I would like to rescue again. But I need to prepare myself emotionally just in case it ends up difficult.

[JuneBugs Momma]

Originally Posted by gemy

I think we need a stickey of range of costs for the 10 most common health problems in Yorkies, and the financial burden.
I say range of costs because - specialists all over the country do charge different amounts, and some surgeries are more complicated for eg; an LP repair than others.

I think this is an excellent idea! Then upon your descretion, outweight the pros and cons of insurance, whats best for you, etc.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Teresiana

You see, I'm the exact opposite. My first was from a shelter, then 2 rescues. My last rescue was so sick when we got her. Not to mention she was put on anti-anxiety medication at 12 weeks because her first adoptive family thought she freaked out too much in her crate. Then that same family returned her to the rescue because they thought she was too stressed out. My poor little Momo! Yes, the vet bills were ridiculous...so ridiculous that the receptionist at my vet's office double checked one of my bills because she couldn't believe it was so expensive. But the worst part was stressing out at home when she was in the hospital...wondering what in the world was going on there & praying she'd come home. I still remember holding her in my arms at night, bawling my eyes out & nudging her every 10 minutes just to make sure she was still alive. It was awful. It may sound selfish, but I just could not put myself through that again. So I made the decision to get my next pup from a breeder. I would like to rescue again. But I need to prepare myself emotionally just in case it ends up difficult.

What a sad story! Yes it is true that many of the dogs that wind up in rescue we do not know their whole story. Many times the original owners even lie to make themselves look not as bad. But you do make a good point. The dogs are in rescue for a reason. I guess I have been lucky that most of my fosters have not been particularly difficult cases. The worst was Scrappy, and well he didn't make it. But a rescue should make it clear that rescuing dogs could also be a crap shoot (although they are vetted) just like buying from a byb.

Your poor Momo! That just proves right there that just bc a vet is a vet, doesn't mean they necessarily know what they are doing!

[Wiggle Wiggle]

Hi there. . .
My puppy was only R3000=$300. But I think that the yorkie pups as pets in South Africa is not that expensive.
Thanks . . .