The pricked eared pups from a female wolf are accepted by the wolf pack.
Originally both
the prick eared and drop eared varieties were called Norwich Terrier and both appeared in the same litter.
However, in 1979, at the request of breeders of the drop eared variety who were disgruntled because judges most often gave championship points to
the prick eared variety, the American Kennel Club reclassified the breed.
The prick eared variety retained the Norwich name and the drop eared variety was dubbed Norfolk Terrier.
Originally, the drop eared variety was favored, but today the dramatic
prick eared Skye is favored for both pet and show.
Not exact matches
On the other hand, the Norwich and Norfolk terriers were considered one breed until 1979, when the AKC recognized the drop -
eared variety as the Norfolk and the
prick -
eared variety as the Norwich.
In popular literature it denotes the
prick -
eared, leggy dog with a curled tail from the early Egyptian age, but it was also used with reference to the lop -
eared «saluki / sloughi» type; it was one of several types of dogs in Ancient Egypt, particularly the latter type had an appearance most similar to that of a greyhound.
In 1979, the AKC recognized the drop -
eared Norfolk as a breed separate from the
prick -
eared Norwich.
The true Skye terrier became prominent in 1840, when Queen Victoria fancied the breed, keeping both drop - and
prick -
eared dogs.
In most drop -
eared breeds where
prick ears are occasionally seen, they seem to be recessive.
Originally, both the
prick -
eared and drop -
eared varieties were called Norwich Terrier, and both appeared in the same litter.
However, in 1979, the American Kennel Club (AKC) reclassified the breed and the
prick -
eared variety retained the Norwich name and the drop -
eared variety was dubbed Norfolk Terrier.
However, in 1979, at the request of breeders of the drop -
eared variety (who were disgruntled because judges most often gave championship points to the
prick -
eared variety), the American Kennel Club reclassified the breed.