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Originally Posted by LIL MIS' MAGIC  We have both yorkies and silkies.......and they are very different. I have one yorkie breed very close to standard and one that is way off standard. I have three silkies that are all AKC champions.
Here are the things I notice having both living in my home:
Yorkies - round eyes, toy face, more square body (closer to same height was length of back), smaller (but not always), longer hair but silky,and blue/gold coloring.
Silkies - almond eyes with dark rim, longer face, more rectangular body (longer than tall), slightly bigger, hair should not touch the ground but is silky and are tri-colored - lighter gold/tan topnot than face and blue body can range in shades.
Temperment wise......these are my observations with my group. My yorkies tend to less spirited than my silkies. My silkies enjoy spending more time outside than my yorkies....exploring their surroundings. All of mine love to bark and are great protectors and all of mine love to be close to you if not in your lap. At times I think the silkies are easier to train (they certainly were for potty training).....but then they have also been show dogs and started with command training much earlier.
Health wise......my yorkies have many more health issues than my silkies. Silkies do not struggle with things like liver shunt, LP and as many stomach issues......but again that can go back to breeding! There are many, many healthy yorkies with no issues out there......and I am sure there are silkies that do have issues. But as a "breed" there are differences, but there are also big differences in the number of dogs in each of these breed.
I recommend either....but recommend buying from breeders that beed to the AKC standard! |
I think my next pup, or dog, is going to be a Silky Terrier. Because they ARE similar, yet different. Jackson definitely seems to have more a silky temperament as well, from what I've read anyways. I found a few reputable Silky breeders right close to where I live that I've looked into. He's not really like a Yorkie in many ways, yet he is in some ways. He also has the longer body, the almond eyes with dark rim, etc. His hair seems more yorkie though because it's always really soft and shiny, whereas alot of Silkies I see tend to look more greasy. 98% of people who come up to me to talk about my dog ask "Is he a Silky?" which amuses me because I didn't even know a Silky Terrier existed until getting Jackson.