ABSOLUTE BIEWERS
For more than 30 years, the Biewer has enchanted many with their elegant coloring and sweet disposition. The Biewer has a whimsical, light-hearted personality and is very playful. They are unique, confident, happy little dogs who have individual personality traits that make them extra-special. Biewers are good with children, other family pets, and are neither yappy nor frail. They are non-shedding, hypo-allergenic, and make wonderful companions whether you live in a large home or a small apartment. They are content to love and be loved by all who own them.
BUSY AS A BIEWER
The breed takes its name from the late Werner and Gertrud Biewer, Yorkshire Terrier breeders from Hunsrück, Germany, who in the 1980s began producing tricolor Yorkies. Initially they referred to these striking dogs as the Black and White Yorkshire Terrier, and later as the Biewer Yorkshire á la Pom Pon. (The pompom reference is attributed to the famous singer Margot Eskens, who thought they looked like a ball of yarn.) The German kennel club refused to register the Biewers’ dogs, but this did not deter them. In time, they found a registry that would accept the dogs.
FACTS ABOUT THE BIEWER TERRIER THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW!
No, it’s not a Yorkie — that’s the Biewer Terrier! Standing less than a foot tall and weighing in at four to eight pounds, this dog is a tiny bundle of devotion and charm.
Get to know the breed with these Biewer Terrier fun facts.
In 1984, one of the Biewers’ Yorkies gave birth to a gold, blue, and white puppy, according to the Biewer Terrier Club of America. This rare puppy was the very first of what would become an entirely new breed.