ok, I was told 10 by a couple people (and looking at other sellers in this section), are there issues to selling them at 10 weeks? And if there is any testing or anything anyone could recommend I would certainly look into it

again, Im not completely knowledgeable on the do's and dont's of selling a yorkie, if anyone has advice or constructive comments it is much appreciated and allows me to take care of the issue present

thanks again to all the posters for helping me along

Puppies are still learning a lot from there mom until 12 weeks like socialization and about biting. The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America says 12 weeks is best. It is to late on the testing that should have been done to the parents before they where mated. Good breeders who do everything they are supposed to do can get $1,000 for pups but there is no way that is gonna happen for unregistered pups who's parents didn't have genetic testing done. Are the parents free of Luxating Patella?

The father has luxating patella, the mother does not, we didn't breed for 'profit' or anything so we did not do gene testing beforehand

If 12 weeks is better than 10 we can certainly hold off for another week before splitting them up (they are almost at 11 now)

again, sorry to offend anyone with the 1000$ price tag, Im just going off what my sister said (she usually thinks things she owns are more than they are really worth, so no surprise there :rolleyes:), if anyone would like to suggest a good asking price I should start at, I would appreciate it (or if there are any other questions that would factor into that, fire away)

thanks for the help and info so far

Hi Jordan, Welcome to Yorkie Talk! Thank you for being so polite. We don't think you are trying to scam us. We believe there are real, live pups available for sale. The red flags I mentioned were because we strongly suspected these were not your pups, based on your answers to the questions. Most reputable breeders can tell you every little detail about their pups, like it's current pounds and oz. weight and exact birthday. Most won't ship a tiny pup, won't rehome before 12 weeks, and want to speak by phone to all prospective new homes to screen out the bad people from the good. The people you are dealing with here are very knowledgeable about all things Yorkie. Many are professional dog show people, and only breed to further their champion lines, and occasionally sell extra pups that are born non-show quality (like the wrong coat texture). They spend thousands of dollars in genetic testing and hundreds of hours studying their lines to make the best possible genetic matches for their dogs. While I'm sure your sister's dogs are wonderful and healthy, poor breeding practices have caused many genetic illnesses to creep into the breed. Your dog can be a carrier, and be perfectly healthy, but pass on a life ending illness to the puppies. Sadly, we see this happen every day here on Yorkie Talk, so people here are more leery about purchasing a dog who lacks the proper testing and pedigrees. It's so much more than just having a fancy piece of paper to put in a frame. A tested, pedigreed dog does not sell for much more here than what you are asking for your sister's pups. Since buyers here are more savvy, your ad may not generate much interest. An un-championed, un-pedigreed, non-tested dog may only go for a couple hundred dollars here on YT. I'm sure that your sister is basing her prices on ads she has seen in newspapers, but unfortunately, our poor economy has resulted in many people trying to breed their pets to make some extra Christmas or vacation money, all because they heard that cousin Suzy sold her puppies for a huge amount of money. I wish your sister luck in finding new homes for her (very cute) litter. By the way, I could be wrong, but it looks like your sister's female is a bit bigger than 5 pounds too. Others may know better than me. You're welcome to stick around to read and learn more about the breed we are all passionate about. :)

What a great post. You've explained it with understanding and class! Thanks for taking the time to write this.

A dog with LP should never be breed it can be passed on to the puppies. LP can be so miserable for some dogs and require surgery to fix which can cost around $2,000 per knee. Whether you are breeding for profit or not genetic testing should be done because you could end up with puppies being born that have a genetic illness that could leave them suffering and in pain or effect them later in life.

the puppies are here...lets help her, help her sister...and PLEASE....have your sister spay and neuter her dogs so this doesn't happen again....LTD88 is right....VERY costly for LP surgery....and now that people know the dad has LP,,,it may be harder to sell them..the prices are high...especially for non registrable dogs...and where their chance of having LP is greater where dad has it your sister may want to come way down on those prices...I hope you can find good homes for all of them

Oh good then sendibg all the pups to a yorkie rescue isnt a financial issue for your sister.

A rescue will evaluate the pups and the potential forever homes.

perhaps that might be a good course to take but in the end it isnt my call

Ive been talking with my sister, she has set up plans with someone to sell 1 next week for 800 and would like to keep the rest for another couple weeks to try and sell them, again her call not mine

in the end I might be back here to see if I can find them good homes for much cheaper than 800 depending on how they sell for her, in any case I want to thank all the posters and commenter's on the help and enlightening me on the species, KiminMD for the great and informative post, the mods for letting me keep the thread open and updating my posts everyday and all the other helpful people on YT, thanks

Good luck with the puppies. Around here an unregistered yorkie goes for around 200 if they are lucky. Welcome to YT.

Welcome to YorkieTalk! you will learn much here.

Oh how I hope you find great homes for these puppies.