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05-10-2013, 10:12 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2013 Location: Havelock, NC, USA
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| how to tell the difference between a silky terrier and a yorkie? I was looking both breeds up and they have a lot of similarities, how do you tell them apart by looking at them? i know silkys are a bit bigger than yorkies but you also have your big yorkies that might be mistaken for a silky? can someone tell me how to tell a difference appearance wise? THANK YOU |
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05-10-2013, 10:24 AM | #2 |
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| They are rectangular in shape rather than square they have longer muzzles and their coat doesnt grow as long as a yorkie. It can be almost impossible to tell some larger yorkies from silkys since the yorkies have been overbred and bred outside of the standard. It is common for peoplee to tell someone that their bigger yorkie is a silky its even happened with mine. Thats why its important to buy AKC dogs because you know you have a pure bred and get a pedigree so you know both parents are yorkies also a reputable breeder that you can trust. Even the reputable breeders throw a pup thats going to be larger sometimes
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05-10-2013, 10:48 AM | #3 |
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| Ohhh okay, yeah i see where the muzzle looks longer, i think i can tell the nose is kind of bigger too when yorkies have the short muzzle and small nose. The hair doesn't grow quite as long either.. thank you so much for pointing that out! (: |
05-10-2013, 11:09 AM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I think these pictures explain a lot of the differences. Here's the silky page: Silky Terrier Page Silkies: Here's the Yorkie page: Yorkshire Terrier Page
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05-10-2013, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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| Thank you for asking this question. I have wondered the same thing. |
05-10-2013, 01:00 PM | #7 |
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| I couldn't tell them apart, even with the pictures! They sure look alike!
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05-10-2013, 01:22 PM | #8 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Ha ha, when I first got to YT all the Yorkies looked alike to me, I've since developed an eye and can see minor differences. For me the major divergence between the silky and the Yorkie is the facial bones, they just seemed more refined in the Yorkie. As some would say, more fined boned.
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05-10-2013, 02:16 PM | #9 |
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| The ears are usually set different also and the forhead is usually rounder on the yorkie more sloped on a silky.
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05-10-2013, 02:19 PM | #10 | |
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05-10-2013, 06:58 PM | #11 | |
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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...........? Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 05-10-2013 at 07:01 PM. | |
05-10-2013, 07:17 PM | #12 |
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| Just curious.... Are their temperaments the same? |
05-10-2013, 08:01 PM | #13 | |
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