UMary Allen
Umkhondo weNorwich Terrier ungalandelelwa emuva eNgilandi yakudala. Okhokho be-terrier bahlanganisa izinja ezincane, ezibomvu-nsundu ezazisetshenziswa kakhulu ukubamba amagundane namagundane. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izinja zanda kakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, ukuzalaniswa okufanele kwalolu hlobo akuzange kuqale kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 esifundeni esisempumalanga yeNorfolk, lapho lolu hlobo lwaluthandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabafundi, phakathi kwabanye. Ngakho-ke igama lezinja: INorwich inhloko-dolobha yalesi sifunda.
Iqiniso elijabulisayo: inja encane yaze yangena ejazini lezingalo laseCambridge University. I-Pied Piper encane yaziswa emibuthanweni eminingi yokuxhumana nabantu.
Ngokusekelwe kulokhu, ukufana kweNorfolk Terrier kungabonakala. Kuze kube yiminyaka yawo-1960, lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zazihlobene eduze, zize zibizwe ngokuthi ziyafana futhi ezifanayo. Umehluko kuphela phakathi kwalaba ababili kwakuwukuma kwezindlebe zabo. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, izinhlobo nazo ziyehluka ngobuntu bazo.
Ukuqala kohlobo lwe-Norwich Terrier kungalandelelwa emuva kohlobo oluxubile lweduna elithi "Rags" kanye neDandie-Dinmont kanye neSmooth Fox Terrier female "Amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye".
Ngo-1932 uhlobo lwe-Norwich Terrier lwaqashelwa ngokusemthethweni yi-Kennel Club.
Uma unesithakazelo nakakhulu emlandweni we-terrier, bheka umdwebo othi "The Arnolfini Wedding" (1434) womdwebi uJan van Eyk. Kunenja encane esithombeni ebukeka ifana ngokuphawulekayo neNorwich Terrier yanamuhla.