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| Biewers - Where, Who, Why? And other questions. Frequently asked questions are answered on this page. If you have additional questions not answered here, please email us and we will research and post your answer here as well as personally answer you by email.
Q. Are Biewers registered with the AKC (American Kennel Club)? A. AKC does not recognize the Biewer a la Pom Pon at this time. The Biewer is considered a Rare Breed. There are rules and steps that need to be followed that are set forth by the AKC for a breed to gain recognition by AKC. There are a few Biewer clubs in the United States that are working toward AKC recognition. For more information on the process, visit AKC at http://http://www.akc.org/reg/fss_details.cfm Q. Where are Biewers recognized? A. This breed was developed in Germany where they are recognized by over 50 clubs and registries. In the United States the Biewer so far is recognized by these dog show venues: The American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) Q. Why register the Biewer a la Pom Pon? A. To follow the progress of a breed, the information of the breeding pair is kept on record with an assigned number to track each dog. Information on the dog is also recorded such as their color, identification by DNA profile, tatoo or microchip, show titles, their health certifications and more. Each generation is recorded. The pedigree contains several generations of a dog's ancestors and their information. In the United States this information is called the pedigree and in Germany it is called the geneological table or Ahnentafel. Q. Will my Biewer be registered when I purchase him? A. If your Biewer was imported from Germany, he must already be registered by his breeder in one of the various German clubs. One German Club is not better than the other and all of the German Clubs recognize each other's registrations and pedigrees. If you have not been shown the dog's registration and pedigree prior to purchasing him, insist on copies before purchasing. If your Biewer was purchased from an American breeder, he should also already be registered by his breeder. There are a few American Clubs that have begun their own registries to track the Biewer breeding in this country. A parent club with accurate pedigree records is part of the AKC requirement for breed recognition. Once again, if you have not seen the registration and pedigree for a dog before purchase, insist on seeing it. Currently one German registry, the IBC, say they will no longer recognize other registries of American born Biewer puppies, regardless whether these puppies' parents have German or American registries or both. Note, the DHZ e.V. is the same organization as the IBC and is run by the same individual. The IBC claims that if your dog is not IBC registered, the dog is devalued. This is not true. It also claims to be the only ligitimate registry and claims to be the largest and the premier club in Germany. These claims are false and are perceived to be an attempt to scare breeders and buyers into joining the IBC and to prevent buyers from purchasing dogs under other registries. Caution: Do not accept registries from "backyard" registries who register mixed breeds or registries who accept dogs with no proof of the sire and dam registrations. Many small kitchen registries have popped up on the internet in recent years and are not considered to be legitimate registries. Q. What American registry is best? That's hard to say. In the United States there are a few Biewer Club registries that may or may not recognize each other's registrations. As these clubs grow and change their protocols and the names of the breed, so do the registries. Currently there are the Biewer Terrier Registry of America - BTRA who call the breed "Biewer Terrier"; the Biewer Breed International Registry - BBIR who call the breed "Biewer"; and the Biewer National Registry - BNR who call the breed "Biewer a la Pom Pon". All three clubs dropped the "Yorkshire" from the name. The BTRA will not accept IBC registrations on dogs born in America as of Jan 2009 and they are the only registry to register the breed as "Biewer Terriers". Q. Is there a Biewer parent club? Not at this time. Eventually the AKC will choose only one American club to become the Biewer parent club at which time AKC will incorprate the studbook (database of dogs registered in that registry) as required by the AKC for future recognition of the Biewer. The clubs, of course, are in competition with each other to become the AKC parent club. Q. Where can I show my Biewer and what registrations do I need to participate in shows? A. Biewers are currently shown as a rare breed in the United States. The NAKC, IABCA and ARBA are the conformation show organizations in this country that recognize the Biewer and German and American registrations for them. Don't be fooled by a marketing strategy or be caught in the "sniper fire" and gossip between Biewer clubs. Look around at your options, investigate, and make your own decision on what the best fit is for you. |
Q. Do I have to join a club to purchase a Biewer? A. No, you do not have to join a club. Don't be misled into believing you must. Don't believe that if you don't join a club, your dog will be devalued. And don't feel pressured into joining a club just because you adopted your Biewer puppy from a breeder who does. Q. If I purchase a puppy from you, where will it be registered? A. Puppies from CALARYN will have registration in Germany and you will receive your puppy's five generation pedigree. We have traced our pedigrees back 10 or more generations to the original Friedheck dogs in Mr. Biewers kennel and on into the Streamglen Yorkshire Terrier kennel in England where they purchased their dogs that produced the first Biewers. More than five or six generations can't be printed out on one sheet of paper and still be legible, but we can provide a complimentary copy of that geneology in digital format for your records upon request. Q. Why do I see Biewers advertised that don't look like Biewers? A. Like many other popular breeds, some people look at puppies as a commodity and hope for a quick profit. Often inferior dogs are bought cheaply for breeding. Not much attention, if any, is paid to breeding to the standard, genetics, or the health of the parents or their puppies. They want to breed for quantity rather than quality. For this reason more and more pups are being offered for sale that do not have the quality of a well bred Biewer. Some are copies using other breeds to produce puppies that resemble Biewers as puppies, but don't when they grow to adulthood and they often come with falsified pedigrees. Unfortunately, as this breed gains popularity, we will probably see more scams happening. Be careful in your selection, do your homework. And please help stamp out puppy mills. For more information about the Biewer Standard click here: | |
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