All About
Silky Terrier Dogs
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The Silky Terrier, of the Unique Australian or
Sidney Silky Terriers
By: Stephanie Hetu
The Silky Terrier is one breed of thirty-three terrier breeds.
The Silky Terrier is also one of the more possessive and
protective of the group. And with its unique features and
interesting cross breeding origin, history, and ancestors»
training, the Silky known as one of the Australian Silky
Terriers is an original, too.
It is in Sydney, Australia , near the turn of the century, that
the first Australian Silky Terrier was borne. (Though others
dispute this, claiming the first was born in Victoria,
Australia.) Its ancestors, the softer coated of the Australian
terrier litters, had been separated from the more typical
wire-coated newborn pups, and life went on with the new Aussie
pups. Then, in the small outback and countryside houses and
cottages, rodents had begun to pester the inhabitants, enough
that folks decided they needed a domesticated pet to carry out
the task of pest control. So besides developing a breed that
would be a suitable companion and loyal and obedient hunter and
protector, they had to account for their smaller living quarters.
So they crossed an Australian Terrier from the homeland with a
Yorkshire Terrier from Great Britain .
In the process, the softer-haired Australian Terrier having
gotten into the mix, the newer, smaller model was named the
Sydney Silky, though it was nowhere near as fragile or shy as its
delicate sheen and diminutive size might imply. With courage and
tenacity, the Sydney Silky, renamed the Australian Silky Terrier
and now just briefly called the Silky Terrier--soon became the
expert ratter, adept at sniffing out the vermin, tracking, and
killing the vermin. And because of their small size, Silky
Terriers fit into the confines of smaller domiciles, at the same
time keeping the alertness and territorial attitude of a huger
breed of watchdog.
Yes, they were so amenable to training and so good at their jobs
that Silky Terriers came to earn the right to free rein roam the
house, keeping all other animals out, and keeping comfortable and
safe humans in. And yes, because of their toy size, they fit and
fit well in the smallest of living quarters.
Today, the Silky Terrier continues to perform well, not as a rat
hunter but as a security alert device with a surprisingly loud
yapping that despite its size is resoundingly repellant. And it
continues its reputation for being fairly active, even in a small
apartment, so it doesn't need as much additional exercise as
other larger breeds do. Too, low-maintenance and inexpensive to
feed and care for, this 9-10, 8-11 pound long-haired breed does,
however, need daily brushings as much as it needs to sniff about
and investigate, as much as it needs to possess its humans (and
not the other way around), and as much as it needs the affection
it so generously gives.
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