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11-14-2015, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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| Question about Biewers When I take my Biewer to the vet, (Lacy has seen three vets who have never heard of a Biewer) they put down "Terrier Mix" for the breed. Is this correct? Doesn't seem so to me, shouldn't it say Biewer Terrier instead of Terrier Mix? Do I need to educate the vet that a Biewer is a registered Breed? Or is Terrier Mix acceptable? I am just curious. lol |
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11-14-2015, 03:17 PM | #2 |
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| I would tell the vet's office your preference. On the one hand, it's just a piece of paper at your vet's office and doesn't really make a difference in health care. But, I understand it being bothersome. The first time I took Max to our current vet's office, the receptionist asked me to identify his breed. I said Yorkshire Terrier and she said that his ears were "enormous" so he didn't look like a Yorkie. Being a proud momma, my feelings were hurt.
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11-14-2015, 03:23 PM | #3 |
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| We are all just so proud of our pups, we want them to have their due appreciation. No one should say a Yorkie doesn't look like a Yorkie because his ears are too big, good grief. |
11-14-2015, 09:19 PM | #4 |
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| AKC calls them Biewer Terriers. I would simply ask the vet to put that on the records.
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11-14-2015, 09:20 PM | #5 |
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| Are they saying your pup is not a Biewer because his ears are too big? I am not quite following your drift....
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11-14-2015, 10:52 PM | #6 | |
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OP, I get the "he can't be a yorkie" comment all the time. I even got it once from someone here. Yorkie or not, I don't care. Kaji is my baby. As long as he's my cuddlebug baby, he could be whatever you want him to be. (Can you tell I get that comment VERY often )
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11-14-2015, 10:59 PM | #7 | |
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Does it matter who she is replying to? I asked a question because it didn't make sense to me and I was trying to "get it". I was wondering if the vet does not know what a Biewer is or if he said he is not a Beiwer because of a certain look.
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11-14-2015, 11:04 PM | #8 |
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| We have a lot of pups on this forum who are not yorkies. I don't see why that is a concern. Are you all saying that a biewer is a yorkie? If so, I could see why someone might question that; but it is a topic I avoid here because it is similar to discussing religion or politics. Everyone has his/her own opinion and it leads to out of control silliness. Bottom line...again, I love all of my pups. Purebred, mix or whatever they are and don't care what anyone calls them. None of them, nor I need any validation whatsoever. There is not a dog alive that I think is any less or more than another. They are totally awesome
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11-15-2015, 02:26 AM | #9 |
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| I'm sorry. I simply meant the big ear reference was in reply to Kristin's comments about her pup having big ears. No slight intended.
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11-15-2015, 06:12 AM | #10 |
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| A Biewer is a BREED, I would insist my vet record my pup as a Biewer Terrier. Vets need to be aware there is now a NEW BREED which is known as a Biewer Terrier. Because my now passed girl weighed in as an adult at 17 lbs my vet thought she was a Silky because of her size. I told my vet her AKC papers read Yorkshire Terrier and that is what she is. I would be insulted if I owned a Biewer and my vet recorded my pup as a TERRIER MIX. If it were me, and the vet would not record my dogs proper breed I would find a vet that would, but that is just ME lol.
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11-15-2015, 06:29 AM | #11 |
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11-15-2015, 06:53 AM | #12 |
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| Yes, I was the one who started the big ears issue by relating the story about my vet's receptionist. She said Max didn't look like a Yorkie because his ears were too big. I felt better immediately when I brought Max to the backroom to be weighed and the rest of the staff, including vets, turned around and squealed with delight, "Look at the Yorkie!" (we live in big dog country, so a Yorkie in full coat is a novelty) OP Sharon, during one of our vet visits, a new tech referred to Max as "she" and "her" repeatedly. I corrected her each time and the tech replied, "With hair like that, looks like a girl." She meant it as a funny compliment, but I didn't let it slide because to me that does speak to quality of care. If they can't get my dog's gender right, then I would worry about serious errors.
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11-15-2015, 07:23 AM | #13 | |
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To the OP, I think it'll all come in time with the training and your sanity will return.
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11-15-2015, 07:54 AM | #14 | |
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11-15-2015, 08:40 AM | #15 | |
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But yeah, they should know gender even if our boys look a bit feminine.
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