| omichka | 08-28-2007 07:28 AM |
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Originally Posted by puppy_Love08
(Post 1334724)
I found another breeder in our state (AL). She has a male who will be "standard size" (5-8 lbs.) for $450. He will be ready next week. Her tiny puppy (will be 4 lbs. or less) is $1000. She offers a one-year health guarantee against all life-threatening illnesses/disease and will replace the puppy if something is wrong with it during that time. She has 27 years experience breeding
| Note: No such thing as 8lb STANDARD. The standard of this breed is up to 7lb. If a pup bigger, that means it is back yard breeding .
Red flag: replacement a puppy without returning money back is BAD. Most of puppy millers have similar "quarantee". If something happen to a pup, would you replace for another defective puppy from a bad breeder? ;)
Try to find the breeder through the club who quarantees returning money or at least negotiate re those details: make it sign in contract that IF puppy is sick the breeder will be RESPONSIBLE for vet bills. Quote:
Originally Posted by puppy_Love08
(Post 1334724)
Another local breeder has three boys ready. One is 8 weeks. The mother is 5 lbs., father 3.2 lbs. He is $600. She describes him as energetic and "beats up" on the two older puppies. She has two older puppies: one is 14 weeks, one is 15 weeks. She says one is shy, the other is "brilliant" and a go-getter. She will sell them for $100 each to the "right" home. The father is the same as the 8 week old: 3.2 lbs. One's mother is 4.5 lbs., the other 6 lbs. She offers a guarantee that the puppies are healthy now, but if a vet check shows a problem, she will replace the puppy. She has 15 years experience breeding
| No good breeder will sell a pup at age less than 10 weeks. Usually 12 or even 14 weeks. $100 is way to suspicious to me. I have never seen prices like that for a good quality and HEALTHY yorkies, so I guess she is a puppy miller, who mass produce puppies and can afford a wholesale price, or maybe something wrong with the puppies...:confused:
Also, the breeder's experience doesn't mean much. I know VERY RESPONSIBLE breeder with 2 years experience and typical puppy millers with exerience 15+ years.... | 