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Originally Posted by shelbysmom We had a long discussion about Biewers recently http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22853
The YTCA considers their off coloring a fault.
Some Yorkie breeders consider them a different breed.
Some consider them Yorkies.
We all consider them cute but not quite worthy of that kind of price tag.
Rare? Well, part of that reason is Yorkie breeders that are trying to meet the standard would not breed a dog that color. A Yorkie breeder in Germany (Biewer) decided to run with the off color and create a new "breed" . I am still a little confused how you take 2 Yorkies and get another breed? Still waiting for an answer on that one.
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Let me see if I can explain this...This breed was developed from a yorkie though a particular recessive gene- the "pie bald gene." After Mr. Biewer spent years to perfect the coloring pattern for this breed to arrive to the coloring standard that was set for them and that we practice for this breed. Since they have a standard and you can continue to reproduce (bred) these Biewers to to that standard they are now a breed of their own.
Usually the mixing of other breeds is how we introduce a new breed such as a a MI KI (sp?) This is a exception to that rule it was done through Genetics..
I am not sure about any other breeds being developed that way to be honest. I know it is this procedure is used in breeding horses and know very little about that as well...lol.