Can My Biewer Yorkie Pup Be Registered With the AKC?

The Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la Pom Pon, also known as the Biewer Yorkie, is not an AKC recognized breed. The AKC will not recognize a breed that is perpetually bred from two different breeds, in this case, the Biewer Yorkie and the Yorkshire Terrier. The Biewer Yorkie is, however, recognized by the Allgemeiner Club der Hundefreunde Deutschland, ACH, in Germany, which condones regulated cross breeding with registered Yorkshire Terriers.

  1. The Biewer Yorkie

    • The Biewer Yorkie was originally bred in 1984 in Germany by Werner and Gertrude Biewer. The Biewers bred two Yorkshire Terriers each with a recessive piebald gene, which resulted in tri-colored Yorkshire Terrier puppies.

    The Biewer Breed Controversy

    • Owners of the Biewer descendants differed on which breeding practices were best to preserve the breed's lineage. This caused a division of the breed, and there are now several national clubs each representing different standards for their respective breed variations. This dissolution also has resulted in variations of the Biewer breed name.

    AKC or Not AKC?

    • Some of the descendant breeds are pursuing recognition by the AKC by keeping the breeding lines pure. For example, the Biewer Terrier Club of America, or BTCA, mandates that Biewer Terriers be bred only with registered Biewer Terriers and recommends that all BTCA dams and sires undergo DNA testing to authenticate their purity. The BTCA asserts that the type is a separate breed from the Yorkshire Terrier and have thus removed the word "Yorkshire" from the breed name.