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Originally Posted by msp96302  Thank you Carmen for that essential info on Yorkie v Silky. A must read for everyone on this site, in my opinion.
OK...so I have not posted on this site a ton but have been very intently watching the posts here for a long time. I find it astounding how so many of you do not know if you have a Yorkie or Silky.
In fact, I would even say that a huge percentage of the photos that I see as avatars on this site are of mostly SILKIES. What I cannot understand is that some of you have thousands (upon thousands) of posts on this site, so you are obviously heavily invested in the “yorkie experience” or you would not be spending so much time on an internet site called YorkieTalk. If you are so into this then why are you asking strangers online what kind of breed of dog you have?? Even some senior members of this site are posting like they are the experts on yorkies, their traits/colors etc etc and completely seem oblivious to the fact that they have a Silky.
Here is a clue: if you spent under $600 from a backyard breeder (words quoted from this site, not my words), you most likely got a Silky or one with a lot of Silky qualities. Same goes if you got your dog from a ‘friend of a friend’. I am also astonished at how many people assume that if the papers from the breeder say so…it *must* be a Yorkie! Ah, no. Wake up.
My favorite line from this site is that your dog seems “all yorkie” to you. What does that mean, exactly? Are you so in denial that you cannot look plainly at your pup and see that it’s a SILKY? There is nothing wrong with that but you all seem so psychologically invested in the whole concept of having a YORKIE for whatever reason.
Sorry if this post doesn’t earn me a lot of popularity here, but I get the impression that some of you saw whatever celebutard in the media (Britney, Paris, take your pick) dress up their cute dog and you wanted a knockoff version, all while doing NO research into the breed AND closely associated breeds. I have seen past posts where members are being informed for the first time ever that a Silky even exists. WHAT???!!?
I am glad that you love your pups (whatever breed they are) and that is the most important thing. I just find it downright comical how many dimwits don’t even know what breed of dog they own or are completely blind to their pup’s obvious physical traits. |
I'm sure this post was directed to me in
some way because I was one of the people who posted in this thread asking if my dog was a Yorkie or a Silky. Yep, I purchased by dog for under $600 from what you could call a backyard breeder, for sure... I didn't know any better. Just like so many people purchased their yorkies from pet stores. They didn't know any better.
However, going into the purchase, I never wanted a tiny dog that I could tote around in my purse. I was simply looking for a pet. I actually didn't want a tiny dog to begin with and I looked at reputable breeders and couldn't find one over 7lbs. I live out in the country so my dog fully enjoys a nice run in the 90 acres of farmland and he's not being carried anywhere.
So I could care less if I own a Yorkie or a Silky really, I was just curious of a Silky breeders opinion. Not everyone knows dogs, sorry! and to the regular person, a yorkie and a silky look very much alike. After doing some research, I'm pretty sure I've come to the conclusion he's definitely Silky or at least part Silky. Like I said, my aunt got a "Silkshire" Terrier from a pet store (
) and it looked identical to Jackson. But we will never know, will we? As for why I am on Yorkietalk and enjoy it... there is no "Silkytalk" and there are some people on this website who don't even own a yorkie. There's no saying who can talk on here and who can't. Besides the fact that Silky's come from Yorkies and they have the same decendts(sp?) so they're very closely related. I was sold a "Yorkie" so whether that was true or not, who knows and who cares but I will continue to stay on Yorkietalk as I enjoy it...
