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Victorian Breed Boom landscape

Australian Silky Terrier

Also known as Silky Terrier, Sydney Silky.

Related breedBelgian Malinois1891 to 1901 · Belgium

Australian Silky Terrier at a glance

Origin
Sydney, Australia
Appeared
1890 to 1959 (well documented)
Family
Terrier
Type
Terrier
Size
Toy
Life span
12 to 15 years
Recognised by
FCI, AKC, KC
Status
Living
FCI standard
No. 236
DNA clade
Terrier (Parker 2017)

The name. For its silky coat; developed around Sydney.

Same familyBoxer1880 to 1904 · Germany

Family and relatives

Close by DNABullmastiff1860 to 1924 · United Kingdom

Closest relatives by shared DNA

Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.

Same eraChihuahua1850 to 1904 · Mexico

Place in time

The Australian Silky Terrier appears 1890 to 1959 (well documented), in the Victorian Breed Boom, when 94 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Australian Silky Terrier is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.