Just a slight correction on a minor point made...It is my understanding that the Silky Terrier is the result of a x of the Yorkshire Terrier with a completely separate breed the Australian Terrier. Such crosses began when imported yorks were crossed with the Australian terrier in Australia at the latter part of the 1800's. Out crossings continued for 26 years after the development of the Silky standard while the recognized 'type' was fixed.
Biewers are not the result of an outcross with a separate breed, just a refining of the recessive piebald gene in Yorkshires to bring the piebald gene characteristics to the fore.
If my understanding is incorrect, please educate me.
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