I'm soon to purchase a smooth coat female chi from a breeder is £800 to £1000 too much? Do you know where I can find an applehead smoothcoat of the tiny breed from? I don't want it to grow and be very big. I want it to stay small and puppy sized.. a Tiny Toy.

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I would contact the breed club for the breed, Go to the Kennel Club website http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk then click on breed standards, Toy, Chihuaua.  Read the standard so that you know what the requirements and size are for a decent one (if your looking for naything else don't bother as you will end up with a poor sickly mite).  At the bottom of the page are the club deatails.#

Contact the secreataries and find out if they know anything about the breeder you have contacted, and ask what the normal price range is.  IOf they don't know of teh breeder or worse know they are not reputqable, then get on a waiting list with a decent breeder.  Ypou will probably have to wait quite some time, as they have small litters so you will be waiting for a pup surplus to the breders own requirements.

It will be worth waiting for a typical well bred specimin where health and temperament matter.  Sometimes you may have more luck purchasing an older pup or adult that ahsn't wuite come up to expectations for the showring (if you want a pet then this will be fine).

Brainless' advice about possibly looking for a slightly older dog is ver valid.  As  "Tiny" is pretty much what is wanted in the ring, breeders hand on to pettite bitches like gold dust.  However, you may be lucky wiht an older pup whose mouth is not right, tail carriage off etc.  Please remember that Chis typically have very smal litters, waiting lists can be very long.
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Gwen