AKC Biewer (Pink Collar)

The Silky Terrier is intelligent and courageous. This also means that this breed can act like the spoiled only-child with their possessiveness and attitude. Once you get passed that, you’ll fall in love with their fun and playful antics. Full-grown, they typically weigh 8-10 pounds and stand 9-10 inches tall.

Silky Terriers are generally okay with older children who know how to handle dogs. They are good with children and other pets once they are socialized with them. They're fairly vocal dogs that bark regularly.

They have high energy levels, so a daily walk will keep them happy. They love to play and run around, so they are ideal for families with children. They have lots of stamina and will love you best if you can keep them busy for a while each day with toys, and chase, and play. Overall, their exercise needs are moderate.

They have a long, smooth, silky coat (hence the name Silky Terrier) that is very shiny. Colors range from the highly coveted steel-blue to light or dark blue-gray and brown. They have no undercoat, so they are not prone to shedding, which is great for allergy sufferers. Grooming-wise, this breed is moderate. Silky Terriers are considered hypoallergenic, which can be a plus for allergy sufferers.

Silky Terriers are best suited for apartments and smaller homes. The Silky Terriers can adapt easily to their owner’s lifestyle and would be a good fit for apartment life. They definitely need to live indoors with their families but also love to play out in the yard. They are fairly easy to train.

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. Full-grown, they typically weigh 4-8 pounds and stand 7-11 inches tall.

Biewers are generally okay with older children who know how to handle dogs. It has a childlike, playful personality that holds true to the terrier breed. They're moderate barkers — they'll alert you when something's up but aren't excessive.

The Biewer can have most of its needs met through indoor play, but still prefers a daily walk or romp in a fenced-in yard. Biewers are well suited to apartment life. Overall, their exercise needs are moderate.

The Biewer has a long, straight, silky coat. Its head can be two or three-colored: black/blue, gold white; black/blue, gold, or gold, white in good symmetry. Biewers have a white underbelly, chest, legs and tail tip, and blue or black and white back. Grooming-wise, this breed is moderate.

Biewers are best suited for apartments and smaller homes. They are moderately trainable with consistent effort.