Any body have Both Biewer and Parti Yorkies??

[Loretta]

Originally Posted by GreenwoodBiewer

Hi guys.. sorry I don't have much information on the parti's for you but I can talk to you about the Biewer weights. I've imported 14 Biewers so far from Germany that either live with myself and my family(my sister or my parents) or they live with my two friends here in Minnesota.

Many of them were sibling groups, meaning we bought at least two from a litter so they wouldn't have to travel alone. Two of the Biewers are still puppies so I'm not sure of their weights (their only 14 weeks old) but they look like they'll be around 4.5-5 lbs, both males.. The rest of them are all at least a year old. Out of the 12 that are at least a year old, all but 2 are under 5.5 lbs, 1 is under 6.5 lbs (female) and then we have two larger females that turned up over the standard 7 lbs.

Consistancy in size is a goal on the list.. it's going to take some time. I myself am trying to breed for the 5-6 lb size.. not to fond of the tiny tiny things.. would rather have stocky cobbie bodies so that's what we're breeding towards here.

Hope that helps you.

-Diana

Thanks Diana.. so it seems at this point You have a wide range of Weights.. I guess there would be no telling what size the pups would turn out to..
What about Liver shunt?? Has the breed had much problems with this?? And are there certain lines that have the carriers??

Do the breeders get the parents Dna'd?? so you would have alittle bit if insurance who the parents are???

I appreciate all the help you guys have been giving me.. Loretta

[GreenwoodBiewer]

Well, I'm on my first generation of pups.. so far the birthweights have all been between 4-5 oz and the pups, although still under a year, look like they will be between 4.5 and 6 lbs.

I've DNA'd the parents but so far I've only sold all the puppies as pets.. won't sell with full breeding rights unless it's to someone I know VERY well. Then of course, I'll DNA and register the pups. I think all the clubs require DNA for registering, the one I use does anyway. If you "worry" about who the parents are, I wouldn't be using that breeder though..

I do liver function tests on all the pups prior to them leaving and Bile acids on all the parents prior to breeding along with the other recomended tests, as do most breeder I know. We are all VERY careful and dilegent with livershunt.

For the most part, the Biewer community is a very close knit group with the overall health of the dogs being our over riding goal. It comes first on our list, above anything and everything else.. as it should. When you have healthy, happy dogs, the rest will come. JMO

-Diana