What is the difference btw a Yorkie and a Silky Terrier? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

ctsweety · 12-23-2005, 09:37 AM

Are Silkys more or less expensive than Yorkies? Are they the same size? From the pictures I have seen online Silkys look exactly like Yorkies to me.

Are Silkys a rare breed like Biewers?

txshopper73 · 12-23-2005, 10:00 AM

Silkys are generally cheaper than yorkies...at least from what I've seen. Silkies are a totally different than yorkies...look alike in features but are a seperate breed. Silkies weigh much more than yorkies and are larger...have longer terrier noses and larger ears.

Jane · 12-23-2005, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ctsweety

Are Silkys more or less expensive than Yorkies? Are they the same size? From the pictures I have seen online Silkys look exactly like Yorkies to me.

Are Silkys a rare breed like Biewers?

Hi there

, I just looked in one of my books. The Silky Terrier is a little bigger then a Yorkie .

The breed was developed in Austrian, in the early 1900s. In 1959 the Australian National Kennel Council renamed the breed from, Sydney Silky Terrier to the Australian Silky Terrier.
I would think they are around the same cost as a Yorkie. Remember, you usually get what you pay for,so do some research on the breeder . Good luck on your search. There are breeders around.

browniesmom622 · 12-23-2005, 10:30 AM

my silky is smaller than my yorkie LMAO !

Gir & Bing · 12-23-2005, 12:19 PM

A silky is a mix from Australia, which is a mix between an Australian Terrier/Yorkshire Terrier. These were brought home from Australia after the scond world war to Britain where it became a dog on the global AKC dog list,

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Gir & Bing Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 76	A silky is a mix from Australia, which is a mix between an Australian Terrier/Yorkshire Terrier. These were brought home from Australia after the scond world war to Britain where it became a dog on the global AKC dog list, __________________ "It's a bird, it's a plane, oh ... it's just a boy eating chocolate!" Gir's page is here! http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=237768