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Originally Posted by kpstoybox  Purebred yorkies are what's behind all the Biewer lines!! And a lot of health problems as well. My Biewers are registered in Germany as Biewer Yorkshire's. Not Biewers, and certainly not Biewer Terriers.
Until Germany closes the stud book...breeders who truly care about the Biewers future health have the right to breed a quality and health tested yorkie back into the lines. It has been done this way since the first Biewer was born.
It wasn't until us Americans got a hold of it a mere 7 years ago that we felt we had the right to change the name, change the standard, etc...just to make it our own breed. It's a tri colored German Yorkie. It always has been!!
If you choose to breed to a small gene pool, over and over...that is your right. I would never try and force my breeding philosophies on you or your clubs breeding practices. I am sure you will do the same for those who don't share your same views on the Biewer Yorkie. |
I am not. I am merely providing information.
In Orlando in February there will be a seminar by a world leading genetics expert, Dr. Gerald Bell....perhaps you would be interested in his opinion regarding the gene pool. I know personally I am really looking forward to it.