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11-28-2005, 05:32 PM | #1 |
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| Silky Terrier? My husband just happened to see a Yorkie today in a petstore window he went in & asked about it, the guy said its not a "Yorkie" but a silky Terrier! My husband said no........ its a "Yorkie........." as it looked the double of my" Scamp" My question is why would the petstore guy say its not a Yorkie but a silky terrier???????????? This baffles me |
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11-28-2005, 05:42 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | because silkys and yorkie looks almost completely alike esp as puppies i attached a pic of my silky as a baby akc purebreed silky |
11-28-2005, 05:55 PM | #3 |
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| A Yorkie and a Silky |
11-28-2005, 06:03 PM | #4 |
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| The Silky Terrier was 6mths old...& the petstore dropped the price from $3,000.....to 1200 was about 7lbs......hubby said it was a "Yorkie" Surely you would be able to tell by then Your right they do look so alike.........although i think the 2nd pic looks like a Skye Terrier.............. My husband said this 6mth old male looks exactly like my Scamp |
11-28-2005, 06:07 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | no they change so much at 6 months my silkt still looked like a yorkie people still mistake him for a yorkie they are alot alike |
11-28-2005, 06:28 PM | #6 | |
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This is a Skye Terrier . | |
11-28-2005, 06:38 PM | #7 |
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| Yes silkie terriers and Yorkies look a lot a like. |
11-28-2005, 08:21 PM | #8 |
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11-28-2005, 08:26 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | The Silky Terrier was originally developed in 19th century Australia from other terrier breeds such as the Skye and Cairn but primarily the Australian Terrier and the Yorkshire Terrier. all breeds are made from breeds tho thats why i dont understand how we have purebreeds when there is none ? |
11-28-2005, 09:31 PM | #10 |
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| Frankly, I think the store owner was getting concerned as that Yorkie grew and decided better to sell as a smallish Silky and actually sell the dog. If he called it a big Yorkie, he will be stuck with it. Truth is-it is probably a Silky mom and Yorkie dad..They do look different, though if they are purebred.. |
11-29-2005, 06:48 PM | #11 |
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| Does anyone know the size a silky gets to be? Are there alot of difference in the personalities of yorkies and silkies? What do silkies cost?
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11-29-2005, 07:05 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | The average weight is 9 lbs. I found this site...hopefully it will help ya! http://www.pgaa.com/canine/general/silkyterrier.html
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