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ksbiewers · 03-01-2007, 06:32 AM

You breed Biewer to Biewer but it is believed if you only breed Biewer to Biewer you will start to loose the color in your puppies. If you breed a half Biewer female also known as a splitter to a Biewer male the offspring will be a mixed litter. You will have some puppies that look like Biewers and some that look like standard yorkies. The female puppies that look like standard yorkies are known as splitters. Usually in a mixed litter like this the males that look like standard yorkies are sold as pets and the females are sold as breeders/splitters if they are breed quality puppies. If you breed a Biewer female to a standard male you will get standard puppies or that is what we have seen so far when we were studying the breed before we bought our first Biewer.

Biewers are controversial in Germany and in the United States. People do not agree on many topics from whether you should breed Biewer to Biewer always or use splitters to put color back into your line to how the Biewer originated and to what actually causes the ticking we see on the tummies of our babies. Kathy and I spent a year researching, talking to people and documenting as much as we possibly could about litters in Germany and litters here in the US before we bought our first Biewers. We both feel in love with them when we first saw them but knew if we were going to start a breeding program we had to learn as much as we possibly could. We are sharing with you the things we learned that first year and continue to learn every day about our Biewers. We want to make sure we are doing the best we can and will continue to educate ourselves . You see many different Biewer groups here in the United States and there are many different groups in Germany also. Each group has their own beliefs from the history of the Biewer to how to breed them. Hopefully someday everyone can come together and do what is best for this breed. Kathy and I have left groups because of the disagreements and arguments about how to breed Biewers. We believe we should agree to disagree so we can learn from other breeders here in the United States and in Germany! Teach us so we are doing the best we possibly can for our Biewers. That is all we are really asking. One of the biggest reasons we wanted to put the puppy pictures out here from birth to the age they ready to go to their new homes was to help educate those interested in Biewers. Yes they are yorkies but they mature a little differently than what the standard yorkie does. We wanted to share this experience with everyone. If we don't know the answer to your questions we will try our best to find out an answer for you.

Thank you for your wonderful comments about the babies.

Pam and Kathy

03-01-2007, 06:32 AM	#78
ksbiewers Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 79	Breeding Biewer to Biewer Question You breed Biewer to Biewer but it is believed if you only breed Biewer to Biewer you will start to loose the color in your puppies. If you breed a half Biewer female also known as a splitter to a Biewer male the offspring will be a mixed litter. You will have some puppies that look like Biewers and some that look like standard yorkies. The female puppies that look like standard yorkies are known as splitters. Usually in a mixed litter like this the males that look like standard yorkies are sold as pets and the females are sold as breeders/splitters if they are breed quality puppies. If you breed a Biewer female to a standard male you will get standard puppies or that is what we have seen so far when we were studying the breed before we bought our first Biewer. Biewers are controversial in Germany and in the United States. People do not agree on many topics from whether you should breed Biewer to Biewer always or use splitters to put color back into your line to how the Biewer originated and to what actually causes the ticking we see on the tummies of our babies. Kathy and I spent a year researching, talking to people and documenting as much as we possibly could about litters in Germany and litters here in the US before we bought our first Biewers. We both feel in love with them when we first saw them but knew if we were going to start a breeding program we had to learn as much as we possibly could. We are sharing with you the things we learned that first year and continue to learn every day about our Biewers. We want to make sure we are doing the best we can and will continue to educate ourselves . You see many different Biewer groups here in the United States and there are many different groups in Germany also. Each group has their own beliefs from the history of the Biewer to how to breed them. Hopefully someday everyone can come together and do what is best for this breed. Kathy and I have left groups because of the disagreements and arguments about how to breed Biewers. We believe we should agree to disagree so we can learn from other breeders here in the United States and in Germany! Teach us so we are doing the best we possibly can for our Biewers. That is all we are really asking. One of the biggest reasons we wanted to put the puppy pictures out here from birth to the age they ready to go to their new homes was to help educate those interested in Biewers. Yes they are yorkies but they mature a little differently than what the standard yorkie does. We wanted to share this experience with everyone. If we don't know the answer to your questions we will try our best to find out an answer for you. Thank you for your wonderful comments about the babies. Pam and Kathy