Since this post has gone off topic and some felt the need to slam others in their posts I have decided to step in and trying to get this back on track. I normally try to stay out of all the crap but feel it is time to step in. Who am I, what do I know, what give me the right to speak here? I am the original owner of Bremen.
I purchased Bremen from Wanda as a show prospect. He came to live with me and I just loved the time he spent with me. I love to show, Bremen does not. Even though I tried many times with him he shut down and shook at every show. I asked many judges opinions of him since he had been beat often. I was told by many judges in NAKC he needed to gain weight and fill out. His structure seemed to be good. He was shown in Hutto, Texas with the IABCA and received his baby championship titles. I then entered him in Orlando. During the first show he received his orange card and I talked to the judge about my concerns with him. It was her opinion for me to give him time, he was still young and with time and the right female he could have a successful breeding. For show two he did not receive his orange card. At this time it was my decision to pull him out of the show and not show him on Sunday. As I have said he hated to show at this point and I don't see the point in showing a dog that is not ready to be in the ring. Paula continued to show Baron and the judge for show three was very hard on him. He does know the Biewer Yorkshire rather well as he has been following the breed since it entered the ring. After the show Paula, Ed, Wanda, the Judge, Baron, Bremen, and myself entered the ring to talk about the dogs. As he was talking about Baron Wanda tried to ask about Bremen and he said he had not judged that dog (Bremen) and there for he was not going to comment on him. Do I feel he felt Bremen should not be bred, yes, but I also have been told by many other judges to give him time.
Now to why I gave him back. It was a very hard decision for me. One that I live with everyday and still debate if I did the right thing. It may take a few years before I know the answer to that question. Seeing how horribly everyone is talking about that precious little dog makes it all the worse. I am in a neighborhood that restricts the amount of dogs I can have. I love to show, I have shown in obedience in the past and couldn't wait until my kids were old enough that I could jump into the ring again. Bremen at this point hates to show and Wanda understands that. If I lived somewhere that I could house more dogs then he would still be with me and I would be giving him that chance that many told me to give him. Wanda refunded all my money without question and we remain friends.
While in my care Bremen had his blood panel ran twice and a bile acid test done. The bile acid result was good. The blood panel has some numbers that are off so my vet sent me to a specialist. The specialist evaluated the numbers and told me that nothing concerned him at this time. He is still a puppy and numbers can be thrown off by that or nerves. He sent me home and told me to get more calories in him and he should be fine. If I still had concerns I could rerun the test again after he was a year old. He has continued to gain weight and although he is skinny it is mainly because he is burning off more then he is taking in. His hair is thin at this point but it was starting to come in better over the past month I had him.
He is one of the smartest and sweetest dogs I have met. He is not a mutt, he is not a Biewer Terrier, he is a Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom Pon. Do I feel sorry for Bremen? I do feel sorry for the way some will talk about a dog, a loving sweet dog, but no I don't feel sorry for Bremen. Why? Because he is back with Wanda in a loving home and I am confident she will find the right home for him, that is why I was willing to give him back in the first place. Am I glad he won't be going to live with Jenny? Yes, for anyone that can talk so badly about a dog no matter what their opinion is doesn't deserve him.
The pictures posted here were taken in February. |