The Biewer (pronounced ‘Bee-vair’), also known as the ‘Biewer Terrier’, ‘Biewer a la Pom Pon’, ‘Biewer Yorkshire Terrier’, ‘Biewer Yorkshire’, or ‘Biewer Yorkie’ is a variant of the Yorkshire Terrier. The Biewer originated in Hunsruck, Germany in 1984 when Werner and Gertrude Biewer’s, award winning blue and tan Yorkshires ‘Darling von Friedheck’ and ‘Fru Fru von Friedheck’ bore a puppy, named ‘Scneeflocken von Friedheck’, with a piebald coat (large, asymmetrical black and white patches) due to gene mutation. The Biewers continued breeding their Yorkshires to achieve four white legs, chest, belly and tip of the tail. The Biewer Yorkshire was recognized by the ACH in 1989 and first imported to America in 2003. The Biewer Terrier Club of America, Inc. is the only American club supported by the founder of the Biewer Breed.
