One of the vets I used to work for had an australian terrier. It had a wire hair, much shorter than a yorkies....only grew a few inches, instead of down to the floor. They seem to have a much lower profile (shorter legs) than the yorkie or silky who tend to be more square. They also tend to be more stockier and heavier.
Saying they are more of a terrier is an understatement. The Ausi this vet had acted more like a jack russel than it did a yorkie. It was constantly high strung. It also hated being in a cage. He would purposely wait until she got into work and put him in a cage and he would poop and smear it from ceiling to floor and wall to wall. It was everywhere and he did it on a daily basis!! Usually dogs don't want to mess where they have to lay but this one loved to play in his poop!!
The pic of the pup above looks more like a yorkie to me...just my 2 cents. |