If you have AKC papers I believe that pretty much guarantee he is a yorkie. AKC has strict guidlines and will inspect breeders. I dont think anyone registering AKC would register a silky as a yorkie. That is different from other registries that have loose guidelines and will even register a mixed breed. As far as appearance it is hard to tell the difference between a non standard bigger yorkie and a silky. A silky is long bodied rather than square like a yorkie should be but alot of larger yorkies are longer. Silkies have a longer snout but larger can have also. The coat may be a way to tell the silky doesnt grow as long a coat as a yorkie. It is important to keep in mind the yorkie as we know it has been bred down to smaller sizes. The yorkie ancestors were larger. |