"Kathleen" <khhfmdeletethis.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote in message
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pfoley:
Well she was incorrect
Kathleen:
No, I wasn't. Go back and read again. If you could pop the ears off of a
Norwich and a Norfolk and swap them around like Lego parts, most owners,
breeders and judges of the two breeds will admit to being hard pressed to
tell the two apart.
Pay attention to what you're doing. Speaking for myself I'm right on the
edge of kill filing you because, while you do sometimes make valid
comments, they usually aren't worth the forensic reading it takes to sort
them out due to your careless posting habits.
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pfoley:
Now you're all bent out of shape, because you made a mistake, and please
feel free to killfile me, but first read the two articles below:
They are two different breeds.
Here is one article:
What is the difference between the Norfolk and Norwich Terrier?
Norwich Terriers, including the drop-ear variety later called Norfolk
Terriers, were officially recognized as a breed in 1932 by Great Britain's
United Kennel Club.
The breed was later split into two separate breeds first in Great Britain
in 1964 and later by the American and Canadian Kennel Clubs in 1979. The
splitting of the breeds was done to recognize that they were perhaps always
two distinct breeds, the original error was classifying them as one.
The differences between Norfolk and Norwich Terriers are numerous.
Many breeders who breed one or the other will tell you they are the same but
those that breed both will tell you they are positively not the same dogs.
The most obvious physical difference is the ear set:
Norwich have prick ears and Norfolk have drop ears. Erect ears and keen
eyes give the Norwich a more "foxy" expression than the softer look of the
folded ear Norfolk.
The outline or silhouette of the breeds finds the both the Norfolk and
Norwich to moderate proportioned, compact, short backed dogs with good
substance and bone.
Norwich tend to appear slightly heavier for their size, and appear more
short backed than the Norfolk due to their shorter back coupling and more
moderate angulation front and rear.
Norfolk also seem to have slightly larger feet than Norwich. Norwich coats
are generally a harder wire than the Norfolk's.
Some say Norwich tales quiver and Norfolk tales wag. Norfolks have a high
pitched bark whereas Norwichs' bark are much lower.
Norwich are difficult to breed, many of which are now routinely cesarean
section births.
The Norfolk continue to be predominantly free whelpers. Temperament wise,
Norfolk are more prey driven, independent and have focused concentration to
the point that some actually watch TV.
Norwich are more settled in different surroundings. Norwich prefer the
company of humans over other dogs.
What differentiates Norfolk and Norwich Terriers from the remainder of the
Terrier Group, aside from their physical appearance of being the smallest of
the Terriers, is their loyalty and keen affection for humans as well as
their non aggressive nature.
That said, they are barn dogs. They are fearless hunters of vermin, true to
their Terrier nature. Any small animals up to the same size as themselves,
a Norwich or Norfolk would be willing, if not keen, to chase and even kill
given the opportunity. Neither are particularly yappy dogs though they will
warn of a stranger approaching. Neither are they preoccupied with digging,
like many other Terriers, though like any other dog, if left unattended too
long they may get themselves in to trouble
Second article:
"In England at the turn of the century, working terriers from stables in
Cambridge, Market Harborough, and Norwich, were used by Frank "Roughrider"
Jones to develop a breed recognized by the English Kennel Club in 1932 as
the Norwich Terrier. In the early days there was a diversity in type, size,
color, coat, and ear carriage. Correct color and ear carriage were
constantly argued. When the Norwich breed standard was drawn up the drop ear
and the prick ear terriers remained one breed. The English Kennel Club, in
1964, recognized them as two breeds-the drop ear variety as the Norfolk and
the prick ear as the Norwich.
In the United States those who remember the "Roaring Twenties" still refer
to the Norwich as a "Jones Terrier" after Frank Jones, from whom many
American sportsmen traveling abroad bought their first little red terriers.
In 1936, thanks to the efforts of Gordon Massey (who registered the first
Norwich Terrier in this country) and Henry Bixby, then Executive Vice
President of the American Kennel Club, the Norwich Terrier was accepted as a
breed by the AKC. It remained one breed until 1979 when division by ear
carriage became official. The drop ears are now recognized as the Norfolk,
while the prick ears remain Norwich.
Visually there appears to be a distinct difference between the two breeds,
resulting in two slightly different breed standards. Each breed has
developed with success since separation.
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