Biewer, Biewer Terrier, Terrier Biewer of Pruett's "Dream Babies"

" I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in Him, bears much fruit;

for without Me you can do nothing."     John 15:5

The Biewer Terrier is not a Yorkie and we feel the name should not reflect the Yorkshire in any way. For this reason we will be registering our dogs with the Biewer Terrier Registry of America. We are excited about the advancements that have been made toward the recognition of the Biewer Terrier and look forward to a growing relationship with like minded enthusiast.

         Look for those breeders that display the

        "Breeding for Excellence" BTRA banner.

This is your way of knowing that you are receiving a true, DNA-Verified purebred Biewer Terrier dog or puppy.

  beware!                                        beware!                                      beware!

         Beware of people selling Biewer look a likes on the Internet.

         People selling F1's and F2's have usually used run of the MILL dogs, and for no other reason than to make money and ruin the breed. It has nothing to do with bettering the breed what so ever.

         The BTCA, Inc. has proven that the Biewer Terrier is a distinct breed of its own and does not require the breeding of Yorkie back into the lines.

         I strongly suggest you make sure your dogs are registered with a reputable registry like the Biewer Terrier Registry of America (BTRA).

         We are working hard to establish a purebred Biewer Terrier foundation in America, so watch where you buy your puppy, and look for the BTRA banner of "Breeding for Excellence". So many other registries are registering anything submitted to them with no proof of authenticity and no proof of testing performed on their puppies. For this reason, BTRA will not accept any registrations from IBC or registries that accept IBC registrations.

         The BTCA, Inc. members have had their dogs DNA tested, to prove they are breeding Purebred Biewer Terriers, and have a DNA profile done on all breeding dogs to prove parentage.

The BTCA, Inc. is setting up the foundation for a Biewer Terrier Rescue program. This is a program we hope will never have to be used, but as with many new breeds being established, not all people will have the dogs best interest at heart. If you have information about a Biewer Terrier in need please contact the BTR. Thank you for your help and support.

TM

The BTCA, INC. has crossed another milestone. We have been accepted by one of Germany's most prestigious clubs the UCI e.V. - Union Cynologie International e. V. (UCI e.V.). This is a great achievement for the club as we are now authorized to award International Championships to all dogs that have earned their show points. The BTCA is striving to make these titles prestigious and will be issuing them to dogs that fit the standard and are worthy of being named show dogs.

Although the other club says that one UCI does not carry any more importance that another in Germany, this is not true. The UCI e.V. - Union Cynologie International e. V. (UCI e.V.) is the organization that governs the IABCA where all International titles are awarded. This is the only German club of any importance in America.

The BTCA, Inc. has been accepted by AKC to be invloved in their CAR (AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™) program. Check out the club's discount prices at http://biewerinfo.com/BTCAservices.html

Forums and chat rooms are becoming quite popular and can be a great source of information. Closed forums are not "Public Minded" and are dangerous in the fact that they don't always present the truth. There is no educating the public in this environment.

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         We are a member of the BTCA, Inc. (Biewer Terrier Club of America, Inc.). The BTCA, Inc. was formed to educate the public about the Biewer Terrier Breed and to be able to submit for recognition of the Biewer Terrier to AKC and UKC. You  may go to the BTCA, Inc. site for more information. Their breeders have years of experience and are more than happy to help you with any questions you may have. The BTCA, Inc. is directly responsible for getting the Biewer Terrier recognized by ARBA. This is a major step towards the Biewer Terrier being recognized as a breed distinctly its own.       

Mars research and the Wisdom Panel

The BTCA, Inc. did not rely on the testing of the wisdom panel to ascertain that the Biewer was a separate breed from the Yorkie. First of all, many of the breeders in the club are long time Yorkie breeders. After acquiring their Biewers they saw the huge differences between the breeds that could not be attributed to one little color gene. This prompted them to start researching pedigrees where they found discrepancies and dates that were not matching up. At the time they had also visited many of the Kennels in Germany, whether personally or through family.

Members then sent in 10 blood samples to the Wisdom Panel and the head geneticist for Mars research contacted Us. They were fascinated with the fact that what they thought were a bunch of mutts being submitted for testing, were actually all clumping together in there own little group away from any other group. Thus the beginning of a research program that has nothing to do with the Wisdom Panel.

We spoke with J.P. about our breed, the given history and our thoughts. He told us the Wisdom Panel did not do what we wanted but he would love to work with us on another level. He would then take in over 100 blood samples, some of which were coming in from non members and do a haplotype analysis on the breed for us. These men whether they work for Mars, Purina, Royal Canin, Johnson $ Johnson, or whoever are canine geneticists that specialize in one field or another.

Two years of research and the bottom line is, the Biewer Terrier is a breed distinctly its own, not a Yorkshire Terrier. Their expertise and equipment cannot tell us exactly what breeds make up the Biewer Terrier, but they were able to give us the 7 closest related genetically. We are now in contact with a geneticist that can and is not affiliated with any company. Thus we can knock out the malediction of the uneducated people that want to argue with everything the BTCA, Inc. does. So the lengthy explanation posted on another site, of what the Wisdom Panel can do has nothing to do with the research we were involved in with Mars.

No matter what is said and done, at the end of the day there is only one club in the world that has the backing and support of the co-originator of the breed and that is the BTCA, Inc. There is only one club that is testing, researching, and breeding for the betterment of the breed and that is the BTCA, Inc.

The other club has the guidance of 2 MiKi breeders, that have nothing to do with Biewers. One of which has ripped many people off and has been known to mix a few breeds herself. They have a made up standard that was never approved of by anyone other than the MiKi breeders themselves. They continue to register and breed all the mix breeds that a person can think of that look like a Biewer. There is only one true purebred registry and that is BTRA. Until the other registries quit accepting foreign registrations on American born Biewers, you will not stop the BYB, and the Puppy Mill Greeders.