The Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom Pon
Written by Debbie Mullins
It has been said it started with Streamglen Kennels of the United Kingdom, In the 60's and 70's Streamglen was a top Yorkshire Terrier Show breeder and everyone wanted a Streamglen dog. Streamglen had exported dogs worldwide and was famous for their dogs.
In 1975 Mr Biewer purchased 2 dogs from Streamglen Kennels, Streamglen Richard DOB:10/6/1972(photo) and Streamglen Flora. Streamglen Richard was a consistant championship show winner and became German Champion(photo). Mr. biewer raised most of his dogs from Streamglen Richard. 
(Image from the KC Calendar and StudBook 1974
Mr. Biewer bred Streamglen Richard to every single female he had , some of these females include Streamglen Flora, Bonny Von Friedheck, Anja Von Friedheck, Graziella Von Friedheck ( photo) EEv Von Friedheck(photo), Olivia Vadelle...
From the matings of Richard and Flora came Muccu Von Friedheck,(photo)
from Richard and Graziella came Quardi von Friedheck,(Photo)
from Richard and EEv Von Friedheck came Princess Von Friedheck,
from Richard and Bonny came Iwy Von Friedheck,
From Richard and Anja came Tschitschi Von Friedheck.
Muccu Von Friedheck was bred to Iwy Von Friedheck producing Darling Von Friedheck/Pedigree
Quardi Von Friedheck was bred to Princess Von Friedheck producing Dinie Von Friedheck/Pedigree
Quardi Von Friedheck was bred to Tschitschi Von Friedheck producing Fru Fru Von Friedheck/Pedigree
These dogs are the foundation of the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier A la Pom-Pon
Photo of Quardi, Goldi, Darling and FruFru
Mr Biewer then bred Darling von Friedheck to Fru Fru Von Friedheck and on January 20, 1984 a beautiful tri colored Yorkshire Terrier was born, He named her Scheneeflockchen Von Friedheck.
It is thought that a recessive piebald gene present in both dogs combined making the dominiant gene. It has also been hearsay/rumored other breeds were bred in and that a Shih Tzu cross occurred , We feel These speculations are simply not true and Streamglen never bred , showed or owned anything but Yorkshire Terriers.Mr. Biewer loved this color so he continued to breed for the tri-colored Yorkshire Terriers.
From here he line bred/inbred to keep producing the Parti colored Yorkshire Terrier.Mr. Biewer first introduced his tri-colored dogs to the show ring in March 1988, at Wiesbaden, Germany.
The tri color yorkies were registered in VDH but They designated them as being of “wrong color, not for breeding or showing"” Mr. Biewer then began his search for a registry that would accept his Tri color Yorkies in the show ring as a variation of the Yorkshire Terrier. The ACH (Allgemeiner Club der Hundefreunde Deutschland e.V.) was the first club to accept them as a Biewer Yorkshire Terrier. The dogs were then registered as Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom Pon. "Had they been accepted to show in the VDH as Tri- colored Yorkshire Terriers they would not have been called the variation Biewer Yorkshire Terrier, they would have simply been Parti/Tri colored Yorkshire Terriers."
No where is there proof he wanted a separate breed, He only wanted to show his dogs as the color variation of the Yorkshire Terrier, When Mrs Biewer was asked this question below:
Did you want the Biewer to be seen as an independent breed, or as a three-colored Yorkshire?
Her answer was "Well, it is a Yorky, only 3-colored"
After his death is when the USA started importing the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier and decided to rewrite history, that they are a breed of their own and has changed its name and standard many times.
In 1989 when Mr. Biewer signed the standard for the Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom-Pon, it was that of a Yorkshire Terrier with the coloring being white-blue-gold. The standard was short and brief. Translated Here
Mr. Biewer died in 1997 and his wife Gertrude Biewer dispersed all the dogs and discontinued the breeding program. The first German Biewer Yorkshire club was established on May 24, 2003.
The Biewer first originated in the United States in 2003 and from there is has taken many different roads, and many biewer clubs. Some say it is a yorkshire Terrier, some say it is a breed of its own, some say its mixed with other breeds, each trying to get this little dog into AKC. AKC will not accept the Biewer into the registry because they consider it to be a parti colored Yorkshire terrier(A color variation of the Yorkie). The U.S. Biewer Clubs cannot agree and continue to debate over this Beautiful, Stunning Little Terrier.
The BTCA state they have had over 100 Biewers Mars tested and they show them to be a mix of other dogs in the genetics. It is my opinion that if your dog is Mars tested and doesn't come back 100% Yorkshire Terrier then it is not a True Biewer and the breed was compromised and something else added in.
Mr Biewer got his Tri colored Yorkies start from 2 Champion Yorkshire Terriers, He never mixed another breed of dog into his line. His intentions were very clear and it was to breed the Tri-colored Yorkshire Terriers.
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