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09-11-2011, 09:13 AM | #1 |
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| What is a Biewer Can someone explain to me exactly what a biewer is? Thanks! |
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09-11-2011, 09:39 AM | #2 |
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| I know that there are different opinions. Some say they are just parti colored Yorkies. Others say they are not. I will keep checking this post to see what I can learn. Thanks for posting it.
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09-11-2011, 09:51 AM | #3 |
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| this is what i've found!!! The Biewer Yorkie was originally a piebald genetic recessive gene occurrence from 2 Yorkshire Terriers. It originated in Germany on January 20, 1984 from a breeding by Gertrud and Werner Biewer's Yorkshire Terriers. In this particular litter they produced a piebald Yorkie puppy from a genetic recessive gene. This piebald puppy's registered name was Schneefloeckchen von Friedheck ( Snowflake) Sire: Darling von Friedheck a FCI World Junior Champion in Dortmund in 1981 Dam: Fru-Fru von Friedheck a FCI World Junior Championess in Dortmund in 1981. Gertrud and Werner Biewer found this puppy to be quite beautiful and began a selective breeding process to produce more piebald puppies. Gertrud and Werner Biewer named these Yorkies with white markings "Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom Pon". It was from these breedings the Biewer Yorkie was developed. The breed was officially recognized in 1989 by the ACH ( allgemeiner Club der Hundefreunde Deutschland - ACH e. V ). Today Yorkshire Terriers and Biewers are considered two different breeds. Against the wishes of some of the Biewer clubs, some American breeders are importing Biewers and crossing them with the Yorkshire Terriers and calling them Biewer Yorkies. The clubs state, "Breeding back to the Yorkie is a big no no, as purebred is NOT achieved by breeding with another breed." A hybrid breeder, who mixes the Biewer and the Yorkie states, "There can be Biewer and Yorkshire color puppies in a single litter, but only in the F2 Generation. In the F1 generation; if you breed a Biewer and a Yorkshire , you get only Yorkshire color puppies (black and tan). If you keep a puppy and breed this again to a true Biewer (3 generation Biewer) you will get Biewer and Yorkshire puppies. If you keep again a puppy no matter if Yorkie color or Biewer; and breed this again to a Biewer you get only Biewer puppies." Find out more about multi-generation crosses. The BTCA states they were involved in a 2 year study with the geneticists at Mars Veterinary and were able to determine that the Biewer Terrier is now a distinct breed of its own and not a Tri colored Yorkshire Terrier. The BTCA has changed the Biewer's written standard and also it's original name to the Biewer Terrier. The BTCA, Inc. has the only accepted revised standard signed by Mrs. Biewer. The revised standard allows for undocked tails and black in the coats. Any other standard being used was not developed with the aide of Mrs. Biewer. It is said that Mrs. Biewer agrees with the Biewer Terrier name and not the Biewer a la Pom Pon. She said the dog is a Terrier and Terrier has to stay in the name. The a la Pom Pon was added for fun and means nothing. Some breeders disagree with these changes, stating that is not the breed's name. The Biewer Yorkshire ala Pom Pon is also called the Biewer or Biewer Yorkie. |
09-12-2011, 05:51 AM | #4 |
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| A Biewer is a tri colored yorkshire puppy with German lines that trace back to lines created by Werner Biewer starting in 1984. Heir Biewer marveled at the beauty of these dogs and went about breeding more. Mr Biewer was unable to show these tri colored dogs as Yorkshire terriers due to their coloring, they were classified as "off color". He was allowed to start his own breed (evidentally very easy to do at the time?) which he did, then allowing him to show these beautiful little dogs in Germany. No one disputes the origin of these puppies is the yorkshire terrier. (certainly not Mrs. Biewer) However, they are the same dogs as the Parti Yorkie that had been seen in the states. In 1976 a tri colored yorkie named triplicate was born to some well known yorkie breeders and documented. These breeders however did not try and make this "off color" dog it's own breed, but sold the pup as a pet, as most other breeders of the time did who experienced these types of pups. In the states, these tri colored puppies are AKC registered and DNA accepted to be yorkies, as that is their origin. (Accepted that is except by the YTCA) It is not as easy to just "Make them their own breed" here in the states as it was/is in Germany.. there are rules and reasons that need to be followed. It doesn't just happen because someone wants to show a dog and they don't fit with what is already accepted. (although believe me, there are lot's of people who are trying) If you look at the "BIEWER" as really a color designation.. just like "PARTI" is here it helps. In Germany.. a litter of pups actually can have traditionally colored pups in it that are registered as yorkies and "Biewer" pups (tri colored pups) that are registered as Biewers... which is still how we register litters of "carriers" today, however, the BIEWER is a color designation that denotes the dogs have GERMAN Lineage. In the states, a litter that has carriers in it is all just registered as Yorkies, some would be Parti yorkies, some would be traditional.. but they all are Yorkies.. You don't change BREEDS based on their color. That may have confussed more than it enlightened??? Sorry if it did Diana
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09-12-2011, 09:14 AM | #5 |
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