Where can I purchase a teacup yorkie for no more then $1400.00
 

I want a teacup yorkie. I want her to be a little girl. I don't want a parti yorkie. Her face has to be in the shape of a apple head, ears that stand up, and AKC registered. I don't mind paying for shipping from another state as long as it's a legit breeder. There are to many fake websites, and ads online.

Please rethink this for the good of the breed by not purchasing from those who purposefully and intentionally breed for very tiny, undersized, often unhealthy dogs who will very frequently be born with congenital conditions that don't show up the first two months or so of life and some don't show up until the dog is 3 or 4 years old. If you buy a runt of normal-sized litter from a reputable breeder who breeds only to improve the breed, that's a totally different matter, though often the dogs are tiny runts due to something that happened in the womb that prevented normal neonatal development so just be prepared for many medical conditions - may never happened but you should know tiny runts or tiny dogs are fragile, easily injured, don't have the most easy life in the world and are often in the vet's office for one problem or the other. Often, just running outside in the grass is difficult for them as is much of life in a human world.

Here is a Google search that shows that teacup Yorkies very often have a host of medical problems. Any breeder, knowing this, who deliberately and knowingly breeds for a tiny teacup Yorkie therefore is taking too great a chance of not producing a healthy dog who can live a good dog's life and shouldn't be rewarded by a Yorkie-lover ever doing business with them. Run from them for the good of the breed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=heal..._sm=0&ie=UTF-8

I speak from past personal experience and have seen the suffering of a tiny dog from congenital medical problems that began when she was 4 or 5 months old and was at death's door far more than once and a life of IBS and frequent GI issues and suffering, many, many, many vet visits and consults. When she was 13, she simply jumped down off the couch on her doggie steps and dislocated her tiny shoulder joint and went down in agony. The trip to the ER vet and then across town to the specialist were terrifying with my poor hurt baby in the car suffering right beside me. So was the hour the emergency surgery took. And it didn't work - her shoulder wouldn't stay in, even after casting for weeks. The vet said her shoulder joints were just too congenitally mal-formed and now fragile due to her tiny size and repetitive years of jumping as she did many times a day using her doggie steps to access the couch and bed eventually just weakened her left shoulder joint integrity, which was irreparable.

If you do get a tiny Yorkie, just know you are buying from an unethical person who no matter what they say, truly isn't interested in the well-being of their puppies or they would breed for standard-sized dogs. They are breeding for tiny puppies just to be able to line their pockets as more and more people clamor for tiny dogs and we so often see their tragic stories here and other sites online. If breeders of teacups lose their buyers due to them demanding healthy dogs, maybe they will start to breed to improve the breed and try to bring healthy dogs into the world, not just tiny, cute dogs that sell due to their petite size and cutesy looks. I'm all for cute toy dogs but the super tiny ones all too often tend to be too unhealthy to really enjoy their lives and their owners are riddled with heartache from watching their babies suffer.

https://www.google.com/search?q=heal...w=1121&bih=618

https://www.google.com/search?q=heal...w=1121&bih=618

Why the interest in a Yorkie with an apple head? Yorkies aren't supposed to have apple heads like a chihuahua, they are supposed to be more flat, like a terrier. If you find someone that purposefully breeds for that trait, run! Also, Yorkies with an apple head might have that head shape due to hydrocephalus, something you do NOT want your pup to have.

You can get that look if you want by putting a little "poof" in your pups topknot, just be careful with getting one that has a skull shaped like that.

I hope you have a chance to read up on the breed and educate yourself some more. PLEASE do not purchase from a breeder that claims to sell 'teacups' they are not reputable breeders!

Wow! I appreciate you sharing your story. I just thought they were so cute. I've seen three in my area so far. I've never asked them if they had any health issues. Although I must say one lady I meant said her teacup yorkie is a cancer survivor. Interesting... I think I'm going to stick with the standard size. Is the toy size safe though? The one's that stay 5 to 8 pounds.

Oh ok. I wasn't talking about a really flat face. I noticed some yorkies have really long noses. it might be because their not pure breed yorkies. Them backyard breeders produce all kinds of yorkies. smh Thanks for the advice though. I will definitely keep that in mind.

I know of a good breeder in PA who charges a little more but has beautiful dogs

Thanks for the advice. I thought they were. It's weird, because i see them under the AKC registration often. Who knows that might even be fake. smh

Do they have any major health issues? Does the breeder have a health guarantee for over a year?

There is no such thing as a teacup it was a term created by bad breeders to jack up the prices of dogs. No reputable breeder will use the word teacup and a breeder who does will not do the genetic and health testing that you want to make sure you have the best possible chance of having a very healthy puppy with no health issues. Check out the ytca.org for good breeders. If size is a big issue then you might want to think about getting an adult.

There is no teacup and toy size. Yorkshire Terriers are considered in the toy group and the standard is not to exceed 7 pounds.

You also might want to look for a dog/ puppy around the same size as your current puppy so no one gets hurt when there playing.

I see them often in my area.

I understand where you are coming from, but I've seen a lot of breeders that have AKC registered yorkies with champions. They have to be doing something right. I agree that teacups can have a lot of issues though, so I'll stick with the standard size. Thanks for the information.

I understand. I have a preference though. I like yorkies with a regular nose just like the one I have. I don't care for the extremely long nose yorkies. My baby doesn't have a really long nose. I like his little nose. I think saying an apple head got people confused. I'm not looking for a flat face yorkie. lol

Oh ok. I checked out the website you gave me thanks for the information. Well, my yorkie has already exceeded the standard size. lol He's 10 pounds and he's only 5 1/2 months.

I will definitely do that. I decided to stick with the standard size. I have a little girl that will be ready in 2 more months. Wish me luck. Thanks again for the information.

Apple head refers to the shape of the TOP of the head, and has nothing to do with the length of the nose. Look at a picture of a chihuahua -- the head is very rounded on the top, or an apple head. The top of a terrier's head should be more flat. You can see the difference in these pictures:

There is nothing wrong with wanting a smaller one or wanting certain characteristics. I wouldnt look for an applehead because that is a sign of hydrocephalus. Any size yorkie can have health problems and the smaller ones dont have more health problems than the bigger ones they can be injured easier though

The standard size is not to exceed 7 pounds the includes 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 pounds too but none of them are called teacups unless your dealing with a very bad breeder.

Where are you getting her from? Are you going to make sure your other yorkie is fixed before you get her?

I appreciated your advice. I just wanted to let you know that I got my new yorkie today. Her max weight will be 6 pounds. Thanks

I just got my yorkie today. I appreciated the advice. Her max weight will be 6 pounds. No teacup for me. lol

I appreciated the advice. I got my lil girl today. Her max weight will be 6 pounds. No teacup for me.

True. I appreciated the advice. I got my lil girl today. Her max weight will be 6 pounds. No teacup for me though.

I bought my boy from GoldDustYorkies.com he will be 3.5lns full grown. I think the mother is a bit bigger, so the girl pups will be bigger, most likely. There were mixed reviews on the breeder, but I have had a positive experience so far, although I've only had my pup for a week so far. My boy was $1,200 and $200 extra to ship. That's in your budget. But the girls are more expensive and would probably exceed your budget. However, please be aware that dogs cost A LOT of money. On necessities alone, not including the dog, I've spent $1,000+ in the first week. Start up costs are a bitch.
And like others have said, if they use the word "teacup" RUN!
Oh and just a tip, but never express up front what you want to pay. Someone might be selling a pup for $800 and bump up the price for you because you stated you could afford it.
Edit: just realized you bought a pup! Congrats! I'll leave my post for others to read. :)

You have gotten some good advice here. All my Yorkies have been rescues. My first was what bad breeders would have called a teacup (as others have said - No such thing, just a term for bad breeders to try to make more money!) and was a wonderful dog! He came from death row at a shelter. As did my California Lilly, all 4 1/2 lbs of her (Benjamin was just under 3 lbs). My current little boy is 6 lbs. Benjamin died very suddenly even though I never had health issues with him prior use to what turned out to be a brain aneurism that ruptured. Sadly I have had a couple vets tell me they have seen this fairly often in very tiny dogs. My California Lilly also died very suddenly, not long after I rescued her, when something in her lung ruptured. My current boy is 5, and seems exceptionally healthy!