LEAVE IT TO BIEWERS! by Tustin Amole
H igh in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado almost two dozen Biewer (pronounced “Beaver”) Terriers from across the country converged on the birthplace of the RockyMountainBiewerTerrierClub. What started less than a year ago as a regional club, has transformed into an international community of owners, exhibitors, and breeders sharing one focus...a love of the Biewer Terrier. Fifteenmembers of the RockyMoun- tain Biewer Terrier Club and 23 of their dogs came together at the First Annual Rocky Mountain Biewer
Terrier Club gathering in Dolores, Colorado at the Sophia Retreat and Event Center, September 7-9. The event was the brainchild of Jared and Karen Hansen, owners of Rocky Mountain Biewers Terriers (RMBT) and breeders of Biewer Terriers. Al- though the club welcomes any and all Biewer owners, all of the attendees were owners of RMBT dogs. LaVon Oeth Euler said, “Thursday night before the event everyone con- gregated in a room. It was awesome.” “It didn’t feel likemeeting newpeople, it felt like meeting all of my buddies,”
Karen Hansen later reflected. And that was a feeling shared by all those attending. Mea Harris recalls one of her favorite moments … “Karen’s eyes when she saw all of us all packed in LaVon’s room...priceless!” Members had the opportunity to get to know each other and watch their fur babies play together for three days. The dogs competed in a mock dog show, costume and talent con- test, and observed as their humans participated in a grooming demon- stration designed exclusively to teach strategies to work with Biewer coats. T op N otch T oys , O ctober 2018 • 53
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