Terrier Group
Norfolk Terrier
The job
Built to catch rats and to bolt foxes.
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Facts
Frank Jones, known as Roughrider, an English horseman of the early 20th century, developed little red terriers as ratters and fox bolters.
The Norfolk was bred to go to ground after vermin and to catch a fox.
Height 9-10 inches. Weight 11-12 pounds.
Photo: pete beard. CC BY 2.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
