The first actual champion of the breed, Ch. Biffin of Beaufin (left), was owned by Mrs. E. Mainwaring, who liked her terriers to have their ears dropped, and, as Biffin wanted to prick his ears it is said she weighted them to keep them down. Biffin has had a influence on the breed as a whole, both ear types being able to trace back lines to him.
Eileen Needham, in: A short history of the Norfolk Terrier
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