Tessier has been committed to breeding quality Silky Terriers for over 40 years. We strive to produce healthy, happy dogs that look and act like the breed.
Blast from the Past 2014: Our First Grand Champion!
Pictured is our first Grand Champion, GCh. Tessier BCP Wyntuk By Moonlight, “Becky”.
Not to be outdone, Becky’s father quickly followed his daughter’s Grand. Here is GCh. Carwyn Tessier By Innovation taking a Veteran Group 4 at the 2014 Eukanuba National Championship.
The Silky Terrier is cheerful, sassy, and sturdy, with a lovely blue, tan, and fawn coat. A bath and a brush once a week — that’s relatively easy care for a long-coated small dog. Highly hypoallergenic, but not great with small children as a general rule, a Silky is bright, happy, and independent.
Tessier occasionally has puppies available, and we sometimes offer young adults for sale as well. If you are interested, please email Sandy at sandy@smesmer.com. We are located in Clearwater, Florida.
Male or Female? You Decide.
Many people contacting me for puppies only want one gender or the other. Their previous dog was a female and so they want another one just like her. Or they have heard that boys can be, well, dirty. Male and female Silkys can both make excellent pets. My rule of thumb, developed over the last 30 years, is the following: Girls want to be loved, boys want to love you. As to the potty training issue: I have found that the potty training issue comes down to owner consistency right from the start, and while some are harder to train than others, this is not based on gender.
Young Adults Available
Very often, people only want a puppy. There’s certainly nothing wrong with this if one has the time and expertise available to devote to the necessary training. However, as a show kennel, we sometimes have young adults available as well. These are home-raised, well-trained, and socialized dogs who we started to show or champions we are retiring. Such young adults can be a real find as they are ready to go with relatively little effort. They are no more expensive, and sometimes even less than a puppy. Silkys are generally long-lived dogs; most of ours live to between 14 and 17 years. Young adults also bond extremely well in their new couch potato environment as they are thrilled to have a whole family of humans all to themselves.
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