Yorkie vs Silky
 

Greetings,

I brought my puppy Max (6 months old) to the dog park several times and almost each time i get a comment about having a nice Silky. Not being a dog person, I had to look up a Silky and I could see how he may look like it. He is 10 lbs., but pretty sure he is a Yorkie. Anyhow, he is a great kiddo and has been fun.

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I have a silky and she is 10 pounds also, but I know for a fact she is a silky yorkie. She looks a lot like your pup :)

I can't see your picture when I click the link.

His name is Max, so he must be perfect. :D Happy to hear he is a good boy and that you are enjoying your puppy.

Size alone does not determine Yorkie vs Silky, although the silky standard is larger. I have a lot of people ask if my boys are Silkies because of their long coats. Many people where I live don't know that Yorkies can grow long coats. They have only seen puppy cuts.

He looks all yorkie to me, somewhat on the larger size, but no doubt a yorkie!

Sometimes people think a bigger yorkie just because of size is a silky and that's not true it's more then just size.

I finally got the photo to load. Max is adorable and looks all Yorkie to me. :)

Looks like a Yorkie to me, and a cute one to.

He is CUTE!!!

But yes size is not an indicator at all. A Silky Terrier and a Yorkshire Terrier are different breeds. A Yorkie with a silky coat is just a description, but when you say Silky Terrier, you're talking bout a different breed lol. You could have a 7lb purebred Silky and a 15lb purebred Yorkie... it happens. Size is not the only indicator of breed type.

I did not get my Jackson from a good breeder (simply a classifieds ad out of the newspaper). I often think he is a Silky... he's longer than he is tall, he's 17lbs, his nose is longer, ears are bigger, and he honestly matches descriptions of Silky's more often than not. He doesn't really 'act' like most Yorkies I know. BUT... odds really are that he's a Yorkie. Just a badly bred one. Silky's are much more rare in the States. And puppy millers and bad breeders haven't got their hands on Silky's the way that they have for Yorkies which is why you get so many out of standard Yorkies that all look different. BUT, *some* 'breeders' (not good ones) do use Silky females to breed with Yorkie males as they do tend to be larger and throw more pups.

A wellbred Yorkie and a wellbred Silky are actually very easy to tell apart.

Here is a comparison of 3 similar terrier breeds, the Silky, the Yorkshire and the Australian. All closely related.
Comparison of Silky to Aussie & Yorkie

Here is some Silky champions:
Blackrange Championship Silky Terriers

He looks more Yorkie to me and is just as cute and terrierish as can be. He's a healthy-looking little boy who looks like he's a full-of-mischief little sweetheart.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm glad that I got the reassurance. My wife brought Max home on a whim and it was given to us by a family friend who is a breeder. I haven't had a chance to get the papers yet, but really don't care at this point as he has been fun and keeps us busy with his mischiefs. Tore a few dress shorts and pants, quite a number of panty hose, shoes, carrier bag, and throw rug. He is a terror at dog parks just wanting to play with every dog even though other dogs have no interest. Overall, a great learning experience and although I was not pleased at first about her bringing the puppy home unexpectedly, I must say that it has been fun having him around. This is a great website and full of knowledge and advice. Thanks everyone and look forward to becoming a contributing member!

Welcome to YT...My last girl (now past) was 17 lbs of pure yorkie, ppl would ask if she was a silky because of her size. Max looks pure yorkie to me. BTW I LOVE his beautiful ears.

I can't tell the difference between Yorkie and Silky honestly. I just know they're both really beautiful. And what a happy shot of a spectacular terrier there in Max, whichever breed he is!

But yeah, size doesn't determine it, considering it was pretty standard for yorkies to range up to 20 lbs 100 years ago; so your boy might have just had genes from previous generations expressed. My previous yorkie, Minnie, was 12-13 lbs.

the main differences I see between the 2 breeds are in the body length and face. I guess head/nose shape maybe? I'm not so good at thinking in terms of how something looks different. I can see that there is a difference, just not pinpoint what it is... Another thing that really throws me is the range of face shapes for each breed. I see yorkies that don't looks very yorkie like to me, and I'm sure the same thing goes for silky too. Then looking at the show pictures I find myself thinking "but what would that silky look like groomed like a yorkie?" I can't really imagine being able to tell for sure either way.

I almost want a larger yorkie just so I can argue its a teapot yorkie if anyone ever says anything, then imagine people going home that night googling teapot yorkie and ending up at yorkietalk! lol of course they would probably just assume you were meaning teacup and clearly insane if you thought that giant dog would fit in a teacup...

....lol....