Breed # Australian Silky Terrier The Australian Silky Terrier is a toy breed from Australia, standing 9–10 in at the withers, weighing 8–11 lb. Recorded lifespan is 11–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Australian Silky Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/australian-silky-terrier.webp) Breed group Toy Origin Australia Height 9–10 in Weight 8–11 lb Lifespan 11–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Australian Silky Terrier is taller than 2% of the measured breeds, heavier than 4%, one of 20 in the Toy group, one of 9 from Australia. Compare the Australian Silky Terrier with another breed ## Living with the Australian Silky Terrier Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Australian Silky Terrier’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 4 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 2 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 4 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 5 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 4 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Exercise needs 3 of 5 1 a short walk · 5 a job to do Playfulness 4 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 4 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 2 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 1 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 3 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates hot weather 4 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 1 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club and DogTime, averaged where both rate the same thing, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.[Australian Silky Terrier on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/silky-terrier/)[Australian Silky Terrier on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/silky-terrier) ## Breeds that look like the Australian Silky Terrier A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Australian Silky Terrier. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/australian-terrier.webp)Australian Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/australian-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/norwich-terrier.webp)Norwich Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/norwich-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/norfolk-terrier.webp)Norfolk Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/norfolk-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/sporting-lucas-terrier.webp)Sporting Lucas Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/sporting-lucas-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/glen-of-imaal-terrier.webp)Glen of Imaal Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/glen-of-imaal-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/east-european-shepherd.webp)East European Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/east-european-shepherd/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Australian Silky Terrier9–10 in 2. Australian Terrier9–11 in 3. Norwich Terrier9–10 in 4. Norfolk Terrier10–12 in 5. Sporting Lucas Terrier10–12 in 6. Glen of Imaal Terrier14 in 7. East European Shepherd26–28 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Australian Silky Terrier8–11 lb 2. Australian Terrier14–16 lb 3. Norwich Terrier11–12 lb 4. Norfolk Terrier11–13 lb 5. Sporting Lucas Terrier14–20 lb 6. Glen of Imaal Terrier34–36 lb 7. East European Shepherd75–105 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Australian Silky Terrier11–14 yrs 2. Australian Terrier12–14 yrs 3. Norwich Terrier~12 yrs 4. Norfolk Terrier12–16 yrs 5. Sporting Lucas Terrier14–15 yrs 6. Glen of Imaal Terrier10–15 yrs 7. East European Shepherd10–12 yrs Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust. See the Australian Silky Terrier on the breed map Read about the Australian Silky Terrier on Wikipedia