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HISTORY - Norwich Terrier
This is the breed that went to college. In 1880 the students at Cambridge University in England wanted a sturdy, "manly little chap" that was an easy keeper, no bother, small enough to exist in limited quarters and on limited funds. The Norwich Terrier was the answer, and keeping a specimen of the breed became a fad
at Cambridge. In fact, it was at the time, suggested that the breed be called the Cambridge or Cantab Terrier.
After World War I some specimens of the breed came to America, called at the time "Jones Terriers" after the name of one of the foremost breeders of the little dogs, and were put into the kennels of several Masters of Foxhounds. The dogs proved their excellence at going to ground and had no trouble, despsite their short legs, in keeping up with the hunt when not carried.
If you are looking for a small, tough, wire haired terrier that is game to the core, look no further, the Norwhich is your dog. He makes an ideal house dog and his loyalty never falters.
The Norwich is genetically a happy mixture of many small terrier breeds with the Irish Terrier probably the most prominent.
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