The Biewer, pronounced (Beeva), originated in Hunsruck, Germany in 1984. Mr. and Mrs. Werner & Gertrude Biewer started the first Biewer through a recessive piebald gene occurance in their Yorkshire Terriers. Although Mr. Werner Biewer passed away in 1997, his legacy lives on through this exquisite rare breed.
Biewer started with the master parents “Darling von Friedheck” and “Fru Fru von Friedheck”. Both dogs were blue and tan and were world youth winners in 1981 at Dortmund. Their marriage brought the first blue, white and golden Biewer, “Schneeflocken von Friedheck”, born in January of 1984.
Mr. Biewer continued breeding his colored Biewers to achieve their white bellies and four white legs. In 1989 the Biewer was accepted as it own breed with the ACH German e.V. As we know them today, the Biewer has enchanted us with their elegant coloring and disposition. 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 is white. The tail is full. The back is blue or black with white in it. The hair is silky, not curly. The original Biewer Standard that was developed in Germany can be viewed below but the standard adopted by the AKC can be viewed here.
The Original Standard Written by Mr. Biewer!
General Appearance
The hair should be shiny and fine like silk, straight and it should fall symmetrically on each side parting from the nose to the tail. The dog should be compact and dainty. The posture must be upright. The outline should convey the impression of a powerful and proportional body.
Head and Skull
The head should be small and flat, shouldn’t stand out too strongly or have a rounded skull nor should it have a long muzzle. Nosed is completely black. The hair is long white,blue/black/gold and symmetrically colored.
Eyes
Eyes should be medium sized, dark with a sharp intelligent expression looking straight ahead. They shouldn’t be bulging. Rims should be dark color.
Ears
The ears should be small, V-shaped, upright, not wide set, covered with short hair.
Teeth
Scissor bite or level bite is acceptable.
Front and Hind legs
Front legs should be absolutely straight covered with hair.
Hind legs should be rather straight, muscular and covered with hair.
Body and Tail
Body should be compact with a good level back. A full tail with plenty of hair, carried a little higher than the back. The tail is not to be cropped.
Paws
Paws should be as round as possible, with white hair.
Hair
The hair should be three quarters in length down the sides of the dog’s body, long enough to reach the ground, absolutely straight and fine like silk without undercoat.
Head, Body and Chest Hair
The hair on the head should be three colors: white, gold, and black or blue, symmetrically colored. The colors on the body should be predominately black or blue with white markings without any gold intermingled hairs. The stomach and leg hair should all be white.
Height and Weight
Height should not exceed 10 inches. Weight should not exceed 7 pounds.
Faults
Faults of this breed are any and all differences within this breed standard. Protruding or pale eyes, pale nostrils, down or floppy ears, undershot or overshot bite and wavy or curly hair.