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Originally Posted by 3FurryFaces  Understandably, since we do not have a definitive genetic code for breeds or dogs yet, it will be a while to get a scientific answer - however, is there documentation somewhere for the lineage of the Biewers either written or DNA?
Just my opinion, but it seems to me that if there is such controversy, the parent clubs would want to establish historical DNA records to prevent future confusion and disagreement.
Is there any kind of documentation that original Yorkies that gave birth to the original piebald/Biewer pups were able to recreate the breeding? Or is the piebald a mutation and not a recessive trait? |
Originally the Biewer people fought to have them recognized and accepted as Yorkshire Terriers. Now they can't seem to agree among themselves.
One group wants them to not be purebred yorkies so they can get them registered with the AKC. So there is not ONE parent club, there are several different Biewer clubs in the US.
Those that developed the parti yorkie have proven, to the satisfation of the AKC, that they are purebred yorkies.
I personally believe that the partis and the Biewers are the same dog, but I would not mix them because the biewers are not AKC.
I think some of the biewer clubs are just trying to take a shortcut in getting them accepted by the AKC.
The fact that they were registered as a separate breed, in Germany, is going to make it a very difficult battle for them.