I'm looking to get a yorkie

[marydfi]

My question is there seem to be such a range of cost for a yorkie. Why do they range from 400 to 1,000 or so

[MissPixi]

Here, they range from about $400 to $6000
It depends if you want show quality, pet quality, what kind of breeder they are... What genetic testing is done what guarantee is offered, so on and so forth. Breeding healthy Yorkies is an expensive endeavor.

[Mayzoo]

Originally Posted by marydfi

My question is there seem to be such a range of cost for a yorkie. Why do they range from 400 to 1,000 or so

I am not a breeder, but this is what I know:

Price depends on region, quality, amount of tests/procedures already done by the breeder, show or pet quality etc....

Some breeders do nothing but breed two dogs together and sell the pups.

Other breeders do genetic testing on both parents to ensure health of pups, worm and most or all shots, dock tails, a puppy check up (including blood work) to ensure the pup is healthy so they can offer their 1 to 5 year health guarantees, begin crate and pee pad training, etc.......

Some breeders do somewhere in between the above two.

In other words, pups from puppy mills will always be cheapest, back yard breeders are usually in the middle, and pups from reputable breeders who offer health guarantees are the most.

[DBlain]

there are a lot of threads currently on the board right now about the same thing, I just posted info on this thread and some others have good advice as well, you might want to read this one
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...allenging.html

[MzLynnC]

Originally Posted by Mayzoo

I am not a breeder, but this is what I know:

Price depends on region, quality, amount of tests/procedures already done by the breeder, show or pet quality etc....

Some breeders do nothing but breed two dogs together and sell the pups.

Other breeders do genetic testing on both parents to ensure health of pups, worm and most or all shots, dock tails, a puppy check up (including blood work) to ensure the pup is healthy so they can offer their 1 to 5 year health guarantees, begin crate and pee pad training, etc.......

Some breeders do somewhere in between the above two.

In other words, pups from puppy mills will always be cheapest, back yard breeders are usually in the middle, and pups from reputable breeders who offer health guarantees are the most.

Also they might spay/neuter to protect blood line and of course do the bile acid test for liver shunt which is a must in my opinion.

[marydfi]

This has been very helpful. I saw a breeder that said she will have a litter. In mid November and they will be ready by Christmas. She breeds yourkies, which zi and shorkie. I don't know what a shorkie is

[maxdog]

I would be very wary of a puppy coming home in that time frame. That is barely 6 weeks. A puppy should be with his mother for at least 12. A good breeder would know this

[marydfi]

She has2 female she said they are tea cup 3 pounds and 5 months old . She said she found out they are to small to bread so she selling them for 500 she paid 700. She has 3 keeping 1 selling 2 .

[DBlain]

would you mind sending me a message with the name of the breeder, I have been around the yorkie community in MI a long time and know a lot of good and bad breeders.

If I was you I would be looking for yorkies that are around 12 weeks old

[marydfi]

one in leslie mi weavers pet another one just Melissa in angola mi

[DBlain]

I don't know her, but judging from adult yorkies on her website she does not seem to care that much about yorkie standards. She also docks the tails to short


Yorkies - Weaver's Pets

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by marydfi

This has been very helpful. I saw a breeder that said she will have a litter. In mid November and they will be ready by Christmas. She breeds yourkies, which zi and shorkie. I don't know what a shorkie is

Please, find a breeder that is reputable.....go to dog shows in your area and collect names of yorkie breeder/showers that are there....you need to find out a yorkie club in your area and they can help you with show dates. If you have to go out of your way and do some traveling to get to a good show, do so....it is worth the time and effort you put into finding a good, reputable, honest breeder at this stage of the game....you have not found a reputable breeder yet!

Unreputable people are out there as we speak, throwing together anything they can get their hands on, with a yorkie, or perhaps even two yorkies, so they can dump these unfortunate ill bred puppies of unknown and questionable background, as close to Christmas/New Years on people looking for Christmas puppies......so wrong!!!! Please do not make some back yard breeders fantasy of his get-rich-quick-scheme, come to reality. Do this right and work with reputable knowledgeable people that have been breeding/showing yorkies for years.....you need to understand what makes a responsible, reputable breeder, just that! Read, read, read books that tell you what you should even be looking for in a breeder....there is no quick and easy, effortless way to do this....invest your time and efforts now, get it done right, and you wont be dealing with the heartache of a dead/dying/sick puppy and a dishonest, unconcerned breeder that could care less about you or that sick baby you just got "skrewed" into buying.....that person could care less about you or your new baby, or your broken heart.....they are looking for their next sucker to pam an ill bred, sick and dying puppy off on.