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Article: Redlands' own canine champions
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- Redlands Daily Facts
- Article date:
- July 23, 2009
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REDLANDS - Redlands may not be recognized as the breeding ground
for award-winning show dogs, but among Biewer Yorkshire Terrier
owners, it is known as the home of the United States' best Biewers.
Redlands resident Dee Ashley owns a number of the Yorkie-like
dogs, which are a rare breed in the United States.
Among her pets are the three top-ranked show Biewers in the
country.
"There are approximately 3,000 Biewers in the United States right
now," Ashley said. "My three are the only Biewers in the U.S. that
are Master Champions, the highest level you can reach with the
Biewer Breed Club of America."
The breed originated in Germany in the early 1980s seemingly by
accident, when Werner ...