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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  ok. i had to go look up the AKC definition of silkies.
from the picture they have on the site, i will have to say it DOES look like some of the yorkies on this site. American Kennel Club - Silky Terrier
" The general public occasionally confuses this breed with the Yorkie, but in reality, the Silky is larger and more closely related to the Australian Terrier. "
this sentence is found in the very fist paragraph on the page. so it is not that uncommon for people to get confused. |
I knew it! Yorkies were from the UK (yorkshire) and when the prisoners of the UK were sent to prison (in australia) their pooches went with them (somehow) and were bred to the modern day silkies!
Right?