Silky Terrier
Australian, and made by crossing the Yorkshire terrier with the Australian terrier. Bigger than a yorkie, and far more terrier about it than the coat suggests.
Photo by Pets Adviser from Brooklyn, USA, CC BY 2.0
Overview
The Silky Terrier was developed in Australia by crossing Yorkshire Terriers with Australian Terriers, and it sits between the two: larger and sturdier than a Yorkie, smaller and finer than an Australian Terrier.
The coat is single and silky, hanging straight and parted along the back, and it grows continuously rather than shedding out.
Temperament
Bold, busy and affectionate. Silkies are devoted to their families, alert with strangers, and they are proper terriers rather than lap dogs.
They bark, they dig, and they have a real prey drive. They are clever and trainable and they can be stubborn. They are also more robust than they look and they enjoy far more activity than most toy sized dogs.
Care and grooming
The long single coat needs combing every day or two and regular bathing, and many owners keep it clipped shorter. It sheds very little.
Patellar luxation, Legg Calve Perthes disease, collapsing trachea and diabetes occur. Dental disease is severe in small breeds and daily brushing matters. Thirteen to fifteen years.
Living and exercise
Forty five minutes to an hour a day plus play. They suit flats given the exercise.
A harness rather than a collar, and a secure fence. They are one of the more energetic small breeds and they are not a decorative dog.
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