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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  
I would go a step farther and say the BEST, most conclusive way to tell a larger Yorkie from a smaller Silky, would be a DNA test. If you have a breed standard, classic Yorkie, and a breed standard classic Silky, you can see the differences clearly.....but with our adorable Teapot Yorkies, that clear standard difference is blurred. And a reptuable breeder will not mind at all if you were to suggest you want to DNA your baby!.......unless they have something to hide...........? |
You are so right. It's very easy to tell the difference at a dog show, the specimens in the show ring to a high degree are such great examples that it doesn't take an expert eye to distinguish between the two. It's out "in the wild" where it becomes difficult. My teapot doesn't have the silky look (and isn't a good example of a Yorkie, either), but she sure does make a well-bred Silky look small!