- Biewer
Infobox Dogbreed
image_caption=Biewer Terrier Collage
name = Biewer Terrier
altname = Biewer
nickname = Biewer Yorkie, Biewer
country =Germany
notrecognized = yesThe Biewer (pronounced Bee-vair) Terrier, also called the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier and the Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom Pon, is a rare breed of
toy dog which originated inGermany .History
Biewer Yorkshire a la' Pom Pon, pronounced (Bee-vir) was started by in January of 1984. Mr. Werner Biewer and his wife, Mrs. Gertrud Biewer, residents of Germany, founded the first Biewer Yorkshire "Schneeflocken von Friedheck". This occurred when they bred two traditional yorkies, "Darling von Friedheck" and "Fru Fru von Friedheck" (both youth winners at Dortmund in 1981) who both happened to share the same recessive piebald gene.
Mr. Biewer worked on this finding to perfect the coloring which were white across the chest, stomach and legs, This also included the tip of the tail. He began showing the Biewer in 1988. He then worked towards having the dogs recognized as their own breed. His first attempt, with the VDH failed but later found success in the ACH (or so it was called while still in operation) and the breed was finally declared a breed of its own.
In 1997, Mr. Werner Biewer passed away but his efforts for his treasured breed will grace homes of Biewer owners and will live on through their work.
To date, the American Kennel Club (AKC) does not recognize the Biewer as a breed. In Dec. of 2007 the American Rare Breed Association(ARBA) accepted the Biewer Terrier as a rare breed. The Biewer Terrier Club of America, Inc.(BTCA,Inc.) was accepted as the National breed club at this time.
References
See also
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Terrier
*Yorkshire Terrier
*Rare breedExternal links
* [http://www.ach-l.de/Biewerstandard%20in%20englischer%20Sprache.htm International Biewer Yorkshire Terrier Standard]
* [http://biewer-btca.com/breedstandard.html BTCA, Inc. Biewer Terrier Standard]
* [http://www.ckc.ca/en/Default.aspx?tabid=99&BreedCode=YRT Yorkshire Terrier Standard, Canadian Kennel Club] (for comparison)
* [http://www.vdh.de/en/index.php The German Kennel Club (VDH)] , founded in 1906, a member club of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale
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