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Originally Posted by carmen in nj

to this day the silky has more Australian Terrier DNA, than any other breed that was used to develop the breed, so is consider a cousin of the Australian Terrier.
The yorkshire terrier should NOT have any traces of Australian Terrier on his DNA.. this is what I am told by my club and the DNA lab.
hugs,
CArmen in nj

Amazing! I've met up with Silkies and I couldn't tell that they weren't Yorkies. On another note, it does really bother me when someone new comes on asking for advice while their little Yorkie is in the middle of having puppies and they are crying 'help!', asking questions that I would have thought should have been researched before their doggie went into labor. I've often wondered how good breeders can hold their tongues. Guess for the sake of the puppies it is best to quickly help and not lecture. ~Joanne~