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Biewer Standard

Breed standards are the guidelines by which breeders and judges measure the quality of the dog, and thereby
strive to improve the breed towards the ideal. The breed standard is an agreed upon standard of excellence.
Each breed's National parent club creates a "blueprint" or written description for the purpose, appearance,
temperament, structure, and essence of what differentiates one breed from another. This essence is known
as "type," and this written description is known as a "breed standard."

Currently, the Biewer has no National parent club in the United States. The few U.S.A. Biewer clubs each
have a varying opinion on what the Biewer "blueprint" should be and is the reason the Biewer standards we
observe today are slightly different.

The Biewer is very new in this country and fanciers and breeders are working diligently to organize.
Some clubs have submitted their own standard while some cling to the original standard set by Mr. Biewer, however brief it may be.
It is just a matter of time and cooperation to determine which club will become the AKC recognized National Parent Club
that has the final responsibility of writing a comprehsive and accepted Biewer Standard.

Breed Standards are generally revisited by thier respective Parent Clubs about every 5 years for revisions if necessary.

THE BIEWER LEGACY
Below is the original standard written by Mr. Biewer on his personal stationary.
As you can see he was a man of little words and this standard is brief.

From left to right, Mr. Biewer holding Schneeprinz von Friedheck; Mrs. Schroer - Yorkie-Home of Sunshine holding Schneerubin von Friekheck;
Mrs. Taubel - vom Sonnenhof kennel holding Schneeglocke von Friedheck; Mrs. Dagmar Przystaw holding Blue Midnight Lady von Agridesheim
(Friedheck offspring) ; Mrs. Roloff; Mrs. Alber - kennel von Agridesheim holding Schneediavolo von Friedheck.
Photo courtesy of Dagmar Przystaw - thank you.

Following is a standard written by the RVD/UCI breed club in Germany and is a standard that was originally and still widely
used in International Style conformation shows held in the U.S. under which the Biewer currently shows .

Note: The weight and size of the Biewer has been one of the largest discrepencies in some of the standards that are being circulated currently. 3.1 kg. converts to 6.83 lbs. Some clubs have raised the size limit to 8 lbs.

Another change in one of the recent standards allows the ear set to be lower and wider and tightens the tail set to a teacup handle over the back, rather than carried above the top line.

Head color has also been changed in some of the standards.

So, should the standards be changed to match some Biewers that were and are being bred in the United States? Or should breeders aspire to breed dogs as close to the standard of perfection for the Biewer breed as was envisioned by the founders?

Biewer versus American Parti Yorkie

The Biewer is recognized as a separate breed from the well known Yorkshire Terrier. Biewers are sometimes confused with tri-colored or Parti Yorkies. The difference is that the Biewer is bred to a strict standard, the colors have a set pattern and they are a recognized rare breed in the United States and abroad.

Many tri or parti Yorkies have white colors combined with other colors that most often appear random while others appear very similar to Biewer markings. Currently Parti Yorkies do not have a recognised written breed standard and are considered a disqualified color variation of the Yorkshire Terrier and they are not allowed to compete AKC conformation shows., nor are they considered a separate breed at this time.

Parti Yorkies usually have a cropped tail, while the Biewer standard specifies full uncropped tail held higher than the back.

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