If I'm not mistaken, don't Yorkies have Australian Terrier in their heritage?
I know that Yorkies were developed by breeding a few kinds of terriers, and may also carry Maltese in their bloodline.
So if Silkies were developed by breeding Yorkshire Terriers back to the Australian Terrier, this would explain why so many Yorkies look like Silkies, and vica versa. This would also mean that the only thing that really distinguishes a Yorkie from a Silky, is that the Australian Terrier blood is more prevalent in the Silkie, but they both still have it.
I've always suspected that my Mother's larger Yorkie has Silky in him. |