Norwich Terrier
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The Norwich Terrier is a British breed recognized by the FCI ( FCI Group 3, Section 2, Standard No. 72 ).
Origin and history
In Jan van Eyck's picture “The Fiancées” from 1430, a small dog can be seen at the feet of the couple shown, which looks like today's Norwich Terrier. Hans Räber writes:
"Now the said dog in the picture does indeed resemble a present-day Norwich Terrier, but it must also be said that the Belgians see a Brussels Griffon in the dog in Jan van Eyck's picture , but the German authors see an Affenpinscher !"
Norwich Terriers and Norfolk Terriers were a common breed until the mid-20th century. Both come from the English county of Norfolk , the capital of Norwich gives this breed its name. Small terriers have long been bred to fight rats and mice, and they have also been used in competitions that bet on which dog in the battle arena, the pit, would kill the most rats fastest. In the south of Ireland , Colonel Vaugham bred extra small varieties (up to 25 cm) that he needed to drive foxes out of the burrow.
Many other small terrier breeds that were later bred to create today's dog type. The Norwich Terrier has existed as an independent breed in Great Britain since 1964 and in the USA since 1979.
description
The Norwich Terrier is a small (up to 26 cm), short-legged, dashing dog, compact and strong, with a short back, active, of robust physical constitution. The coat color is in all shades of red, wheat, black with tan or grizzle. As with the Norfolk Terrier, the hair is hard, wiry and straight, lying close to the body with a thick underhair. Characteristic of the breed are the erect ears, set wide apart on the top of the head, medium-sized and pointed.
Essence
Since it is no longer needed as a rat catcher, it is mostly a family dog today . The ideal Norwich Terrier is lovable, non-contentious, attentive, and fearless.
Diseases
In the Norwich Terrier, the upper airway syndrome (OLS) occurs, which is clinically manifested in shortness of breath, wheezing, and reduced performance and stress tolerance. The causes lie in physical changes in the upper respiratory tract in the affected dogs. Appropriate selection (no breeding use of affected animals) enabled the number of new cases to be reduced in Switzerland.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hans Räber: Encyclopedia of Purebred Dogs. Volume 2: Terriers, running dogs, pointing dogs, retrievers, water dogs, greyhounds. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-440-06752-1 , p. 165 (also: ibid 2001, ISBN 3-440-08235-0 ).
- ↑ Hans Räber: Encyclopedia of the pedigree dogs. Volume 2: Terriers, running dogs, pointing dogs, retrievers, water dogs, greyhounds. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-440-06752-1 , p. 166 (also: ibid 2001, ISBN 3-440-08235-0 ).
- ↑ Breed standard No. 72 of the FCI: Norwich Terrier (PDF)
- ^ E. Dietschi, M. Ruchti, C. Gaillard, H. Stich, P. Schawalder: "Upper airway syndrome" in the Norwich Terrier . In: dogs . No. 3 , 2010, ISSN 0259-4072 . Online at albert-heim-stiftung.ch ( Memento from May 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
