Description of a Biewer.

The breed is seldom found outside Germany, its country of origin. The breed was first imported into the USA in 2003.

The Biewer (pronounced Bee-vair) Yorkshire a la Pom Pon originated in Hunsruck, Germany, in 1984. Werner and Gertrude Biewer bred the first Biewer Yorkshire through a gene mutation, also known as a recessive piebald gene, in their Yorkshire Terriers.

The master parents were \"Darling von Friedheck\" and \"Fru Fru von Friedheck\". Both dogs were blue and tan and were world youth winners in 1981 at Dortmund. Their breeding brought the first blue, white, and golden Biewer Yorkshire, \"Schneeflocken von Friedheck\", born in January of 1984.

Mr. Biewer continued breeding his colored Yorkies to achieve their white bellies and four white paws. In 1989, the Biewer Yorkshire was accepted as its own breed with the ACH German e.V.

The breed standard is that of a Yorkshire Terrier except for the coloring. The head must have three colors: black or blue, white, and gold in good symmetry. The belly, chest, legs, and the tip of the tail are white. The tail is full. The back is blue or black with white in it. The hair is silky, not curly.