A dog can go back 8 generations and pick up genes that contribute to it's genetic make-up.
All these people that think they have 8 generations of Biewer to Beiwer breedings need to put their egos in a box for a while and be realistic about the breed if they want to make a difference. This is a new breed that still needs a lot of work.
There has never been a breed signature developed for the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom Pon, as with the Yorkshire Terrier, or any other established breed. Therefore, no one can say they have a purebred Biewer Yorkshire Terrier.
When a DNA analysis is done on a purebred dog they will form a cluster on a graph. Yorkies group together, Shih Tzu's in another cluster and so on.
When almost 100 Biewer Terriers were tested, they formed a cluster independent of any other breed. The purebred Yorkshire Terriers that we put in the mix ended up in the Yorkie cluster. When 100 mutts were tested, they DID NOT form a cluster and were all over the board. Do you see what this means?
Hopefully, due to the efforts of some very dedicated Biewer Terrier breeders, a breed signature is being developed for the purebred Biewer Terrier.
Fighting over the name of the dog is stupid. Some of you people are starting off the foundation of the Biewer in America with known L.S. lines and have produced some L.S. puppies already. You are sweeping it under the table and doing nothing about it.
Breeding Biewer to Biewer with health issues is nothing to be proud of.
Showing dogs and receiving championship titles on dogs that are producing more bad dogs than good is ridiculous and hurting our breed. I don't see any betterment of the breed there, just self glory.
The BTCA, Inc. has a large group of experienced, dedicated breeders that are always willing to help anyone better understand the breed and assist with them with their breeding programs. |