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annadee · 04-20-2013, 03:34 PM

Hello,

My name is Anna and I am a certified dog addict, LOL! I volunteer at the SPCA which I absolutely adore, and I am constantly researching breeds, the diversity always amazes me. I am currently a third year university student. I also own a chocolate labrador retriever, who is turning 11 years old this year. Wow, time flies!!

I am currently researching breeders of both yorkies and biewers. I am very much interested in biewers in particular (such beautiful colours, omg!!), so I have a couple of questions for people who own this breed. I am looking to add a new dog to my life in 1-2 years...

I hope no one assumes that just because I'm a university student and a young person (21) I am not serious about pet ownership... I try very hard to be a responsible pet owner.

1) How active are biewers? While I'm not an athlete, I do enjoy going out and about once a week for a hike or bike ride. I also enjoy going on daily 30-60 minute walks. Would a biewer be able to keep up with me or are they more couch potatoes?

2) How trainable are they? Do they enjoy activities like competitive obedience, agility or rally-o?

3) Are they good with other dogs and animals when introduced and socialized as a pup, or do they always instinctively want to kill small animals? I know they are terriers, so I'm a biiit nervous. I own a chocolate lab and a parrot, who enjoys his out of cage time. My parrot is always supervised just in case when around my lab even though my lab has never shown any interest in him. I also have tons of friends who own dogs (one who is a yorkie!!) so the biewer would most likely join in on doggy play dates (once the pup is done shots obviously).

4) I know breeders don't like this question because it shouldn't be all about money... and I am not, I know the cost that goes into breeding and I whole-heartedly admire responsible breeding... but honestly, how much does a pet quality biewer cost? I'm talking one from a reputable breeder who does health testing, shows the dogs in a venue such as confirmation, and has a good 2+ year health guarantee, not just a CKC reg'd pup from a kijiji or newspaper advertisement. I live in BC, Canada... is it realistic to hope for a $1000-$2000 price range, preferably $1000-1500?

5) How hard is this breed to housebreak and crate train so there is no separation anxiety? There is never anyone in the home gone longer then 4 hours, there are 4 family members and I have reliable friends and family I can drop the dog off with if need be, but if there's only one person in the house and they need to be off somewhere for a couple of hours all the sudden it would be nice to have a crate-trained dog.

Sorry for the long list of questions!! But I'm very, very excited to be here, and have always dreamed of owning a beautiful Biewer.

04-20-2013, 03:34 PM	#1
annadee Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 15	New here and a few questions. :) Hello, My name is Anna and I am a certified dog addict, LOL! I volunteer at the SPCA which I absolutely adore, and I am constantly researching breeds, the diversity always amazes me. I am currently a third year university student. I also own a chocolate labrador retriever, who is turning 11 years old this year. Wow, time flies!! I am currently researching breeders of both yorkies and biewers. I am very much interested in biewers in particular (such beautiful colours, omg!!), so I have a couple of questions for people who own this breed. I am looking to add a new dog to my life in 1-2 years... I hope no one assumes that just because I'm a university student and a young person (21) I am not serious about pet ownership... I try very hard to be a responsible pet owner. 1) How active are biewers? While I'm not an athlete, I do enjoy going out and about once a week for a hike or bike ride. I also enjoy going on daily 30-60 minute walks. Would a biewer be able to keep up with me or are they more couch potatoes? 2) How trainable are they? Do they enjoy activities like competitive obedience, agility or rally-o? 3) Are they good with other dogs and animals when introduced and socialized as a pup, or do they always instinctively want to kill small animals? I know they are terriers, so I'm a biiit nervous. I own a chocolate lab and a parrot, who enjoys his out of cage time. My parrot is always supervised just in case when around my lab even though my lab has never shown any interest in him. I also have tons of friends who own dogs (one who is a yorkie!!) so the biewer would most likely join in on doggy play dates (once the pup is done shots obviously). 4) I know breeders don't like this question because it shouldn't be all about money... and I am not, I know the cost that goes into breeding and I whole-heartedly admire responsible breeding... but honestly, how much does a pet quality biewer cost? I'm talking one from a reputable breeder who does health testing, shows the dogs in a venue such as confirmation, and has a good 2+ year health guarantee, not just a CKC reg'd pup from a kijiji or newspaper advertisement. I live in BC, Canada... is it realistic to hope for a $1000-$2000 price range, preferably $1000-1500? 5) How hard is this breed to housebreak and crate train so there is no separation anxiety? There is never anyone in the home gone longer then 4 hours, there are 4 family members and I have reliable friends and family I can drop the dog off with if need be, but if there's only one person in the house and they need to be off somewhere for a couple of hours all the sudden it would be nice to have a crate-trained dog. Sorry for the long list of questions!! But I'm very, very excited to be here, and have always dreamed of owning a beautiful Biewer.