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Maybe my Yorkie is a Silky 3 Attachment(s) I got Ellington as a rescue, I was told he was 5, but he's actually over 10 (he was microchipped 10years ago). I did upload my first pics of him here, and the consensus was that he was a yorkie, albeit a teapot! However, now he's grown into him self a bit, and got happier and healthier....I'm not sure anymore. I've just google-image searched Silky and I do feel Ellington looks a bit more like them! I feel a little silly for correcting all of the strangers who have commented on my awesome silky! Are there any telltale signs, or is it always just a guess? |
Bigger yorkies can resemble silkys my quess is hes a big yorkie but since you dont have his history I can see why you would be unnsure. Another thing siikys arent very common here |
Thanks, I'm in the UK....but not sure if that changes anything! Don't get me wrong, I don't care either way, I'm just curious as to what to call him! Yes, at the moment, I call him a big yorkie. |
Hopefully Carmen will see this post and tell you what she thinks she has and breeds silky's. Sometimes people think just because they are bigger they are more like silky's which isn't always the case. I personally just am not sure he doesn't seem as silky looking as some silky's I have seen but he could be a mix of a yorkie and silky just not sure. He is still such a cutie! |
To me, that is a Yorkie face and head. A Silky, to me, has a taller head, a doggier muzzle and more down face than a Yorkie. That looks like a Yorkie to me, though there are sure enough some Yorkie-looking Silkies! Whatever the terrier breed, your baby is precious!!! |
He could be either. I would think the only way you could find out for sure is to get him DNA tested. Either way, Ellington is adorable :D |
People tell me all the time that Maggie is a Silky. One guy told me she was definitely a Silky, his mom raised Silkies and he knew a Silky when he saw one. |
is he longer than he is tall? the silkies best atrribute is they are obolong, not square like yorkies, but then remember silkies are half yorkies half australian terrier... he is very cute, but hard to tell from your pictures if you can take a whole body shot I can tell you ..hugs |
1 Attachment(s) Hmmm, looks like a yorkie to me. Now you have me wondering if my Orion is a silky, he is longer than he is tall, not square like Raelle at all, will post a pic. |
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I can tell you exactly what he is...he's adorable!!! I am an expert on adorable so you can be certain of that. :D Silky vs. Yorkie I am not expert on, however...sorry. Thanks for the pix! |
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Very handsome SILKY boy you got there, he looks very much like my Harrison, Harry is a silky born in Australia, Silkies are not that common in the USA yet, but they are gaining popularity.I love my silky Pack plus one yorkie..:D here's a link to my site, you can see a silky vs yorkie comparison, and silky babies and adults.. Home - Home of the Gorgeous Silky Terrier!! Congrats on your baby, now you know..LOL hugs |
My bigger yorkie is more long than tall and has a long muzzle and hes a yorkie I have his pedigree. |
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Pedigrees are as good as the breeder they come from. I am not saying your dog is not a yorkie, but if you check the AKC descriptions a yorkie is square and a silky is more obolong. that is what one of the main criterias when a judge is looking at at a show.. My Dyson is starting to look more squarerish i am hoping he grows longer, and I have a very good pedigree for him, remember this breeds can always throw back a lesser looking baby, is all in the DNA..a silky can throw back a yorkie looking dog, because a silky is a mix of the yorkie and the australian terrier, a yorkie has no reason to throw back a silky , unless australian DNA is mix in there somewhat.. this been our argument for a while.. hugs, |
4 Attachment(s) I really think Jackson is a Silky most of the time. It's impossible to know, as I did not get him from a good breeder, and I suppose odds are he's a badly bred Yorkie. But even compared to other bigger/"teapot" Yorkies, he just has a different "look" about him. Also a different personality. NEVER have I met a Yorkie that was like him necessarily. I can't exactly pinpoint it. But he's certainly got all the Silky features... longer than he is tall, longer muzzle, more erect ears, and follows the temperament pretty closely, etc, etc. |
3 Attachment(s) Here are some Silky's for reference. |
My chachi doesnt look like a silky in the face I know I have a badly bred yorkie. he is oblong though not square but hes also a bigger yorkie andd thats what I contribute that to. MY Jewels who is 8 lbs is more square |
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Your boy is adorable and so lucky to have found his way into your home. My Mylee is a Silky and I have also done a lot of research. At one time I thought I wanted to raise them. While your boy doesn't look a lot like my girl there may be some Silky in there somewhere. It's always fun to get the different opinions and perspectives and at the end of the day you still have your adorable boy to love. It just doesn't get any better than that. |
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Off to look at your site now! |
Compare the silky to.... - Home of the Gorgeous Silky Terrier!! none of the photos work on the compare page? |
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Ops silky. Orion looks like a silky yorkie hybrid. Just opinions DNA testing is the only way to get a correct answer. |
The ideal Yorkie is square, but few Yorkies are ideal. Many pet breeders want to breed Yorkies with short legs (because pet owners like this) and you might get a short Yorkie with a long body. I've heard that the biggest difference between a Silky and Yorkie is that a Silky cannot grow its coat to the ground. Even the show Silkies have coats several inches off the ground. |
Here is a silky video - and yes ellington raises his paw like they say! Dogs 101: Silky Terrier : Video : Animal Planet |
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