Amblegreen Norwich Terriers

"Milly" - sitting pretty !
"Amblegreen Oh So Notti" - Thanks to her family for sharing this lovely photo...

The arrival of our first Norwich in 2001 was the beginning of a new era at Amblegreen...We hope you enjoy seeing and reading more about our Terriers from the beginning to present day.

The Norwich Terrier is one of the smallest terriers in size, with the ideal height not exceeding 10 inches at the withers. Although he/she may be small in size you can expect a happy, affectionate companion who is game for anything. The Norwich is a real terrier in spirit but without the quarrelsome nature. They are very people oriented and do best in homes where they are allowed to be under foot. Generally, they have small litters and you can expect to wait quite a while for 'your' puppy. The Norwich is a breed that does well with other pets and is loving to people of all ages.

Here is "Amblegreen Definitely Notti" (aka Cedric) enjoying some of his new friends.

Our Links page can provide you with a few other Norwich breeders who are as dedicated to this wonderful breed as we are. We encourage you to check out their sites as well.

Currently we are standing only Flint - he is available on a limited basis to no more then 4 girls per year. We require them to have had their hips OFA tested good or excellent, patellas normal and eyes clear. If you are interested in using Flint we suggest you contact us early...

Hoodoo is now settled into his retirement home and will be neutered in the next short while. He is a healthy boy with a CHIC number. I do have a limited amount of frozen semen available for those who might be interested... we require a normal testing for the fluffy gene for those wishing to use Hoodoo.

(for more information on Hoodoo please check out our Retired Section below)

#2 Norwich in Canada for 2005 & #4 in 2006 - with limited showing and always owner handled or handled by my dear friend, Cyndy!! Way to go Flint.

Also qualified to compete at the Eukanuba Dog Show December 2006/07 in Long Beach, California!

We would like to thank Dori and Phil Ramon (California) for parting with this outstanding boy. Flint, as he called has a real 'hey look at me attitude', and is forward and up. He has great head and bone, but considering his pedigree this is not surprising. Flint's older Brother - Windsor's Mumms the Word (Brut) has had an outstanding show career including being the Westminster 2003 BOB winner.

Flint has a zest for life that is quite amazing. Hiis confidence and natural ability is wonderful to see. His pedigree offers a nice outcross to our girls and we are sure he will make a valuable contribution to our breeding program. He has now Sired a couple of litters for us and friends and we are very pleased with his kids...

2005 (results in Canada) - Finished # 2 in Canada
- 8 Group Placements, with a Group 1 at Canada's largest dog show (LMDF - Tradex) under Kathleen Grosso.
- 3 Best Puppy in Group wins.
- 2 Best Puppy in Show & 2 Reserve Best Puppy in Shows at the International Show
2005 (results in U.S.) - finished his US Championships at his 2nd show with all majors.

2006 (results in Canada) - Finished #4 in Canada
-shown at a limited number of shows he still gathered a number of Group wins. This included a Group 1 at the July B.C. All Terrier Club Booster in Vernon. Esteemed Terrier man, Ric Chashoudian was the judge and we really appreciate the nice win.

We have been enjoying watching and cheering on some of his lovely kids. Congratulations to all of them and continued success in the show ring...

Photo taken on October 7, 2006 - Heather & Flint at the Devon Dog Show in Pennsylvania.

Now an American Champion too!!

American & Canadian Champion
Amblegreen Malibu Barbie

Sire: Am/Can. Ch. Windsor's Repeat Offender
Dam: Can Ch. Maralinga Malibu of Amblegreen

Red, DOB 02/22/07
CHIC # 57620
Cerf Clear (Feb. 2009) NT-520/2009-24
OFA Hips- NT-390G27F-VPI
OFA Elbows - NTEL64F27-VPI
OFA Patellas - NT-PA163/15F/P-PI
OFA Cardiac - NT-CA76/16F/C-PI
DNA - Normal/Clear for "Fluffy" Gene

Breeders : Heather Tomlins/ Dianne & Ray Ivey

Owners: Amblegreen -
Heather & Geoff Tomlins

In 2009 Barbie went to only one show at Helena Montana in September. She was needing 1 point to finish her US Champion, and she did this with style there taking a nice 4 point major (majors there each day). We are so PROUD of our Girl!!!

*Barbie finished 2008 as the #1 Norwich bitch in Canada and #4 overall!
Way to Go Barbiel ! *

Barbie is aptly named after the famous doll and is a Diva through and through! She is an up beat terrier with tons of personality!! We are so thrilled to have her and look forward to a long and happy life with her.

It was such a treat to have her show ring debut on the Saturday of the Western Washington All Terrier Club Specialty. At 6 months and 2 days I was hoping for her just to get around the ring and stand on the table... Imagine my delight at being awarded Winners Bitch for her first Major and then Best of Winners!

Barbie marched in the ring like she owned it and at 8 months of age quickly finished her Championship at home. This special little girl has taken the Breed a number of times over Specials, including a wonderful win at the large Lower Mainland Dog Show (Tradex). She also has 3 Best Puppy in Terrier Group wins!

2008 Results - Barbie's first show of the year was the NorCal Terrier Shows in Sacramento. She certainly did us Proud going Winners Bitch/Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex both days! She picked up two more majors to add to the one above. She also went Best Norwich Puppy in Sweeps.

In Canada she was shown lightly but did garner some Group placements. Our most thrilling was at the Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers Show (Tradex) where she picked up a wonderful Group 4 under Stephen Hubbel and shown by Cyndy..

Her only other US 2008 show was Montgomery/Devon and Hatboro and we were very pleased with our results. She picked up a ribbon each day in the tough Open Bitch class including a win at Montgomery! I want to THANK my dear friend Cyndy for her expert handling of Barbie - what a friend!! The photo below was taken at Devon ...

*Caper finished 2007 as the #1 Norwich bitch in Canada and #2 overall!
We are so PROUD of our girl ! *

'Caper' is the daughter of Flint and Pecan, and is a lovely combination of them both. She has great bone and lots of angulation for a little bitch, and her attitude is outstanding. Always upbeat and happy she has been so much fun to show. I'm sure in the future we will enjoy doing performance events as well.

We are pleased to also mention that she is a wonderful Mom - free whelps her litters and raises happy confident pups. Her first litter in 2008 by Ch. Maralinga Johnny Be Good was wonderful (sher her kids below), Her recent 2009 litter is by Ch. Dralions Smiles and Chuckles and looks to be equally as nice!!

2006 Results (in Canada) - numerous Best Puppy in Group wins, including Best Puppy in Specialty Show/Group at the large LMDF Tradex weekend. This was a wonderful win with many outstanding puppies competing. This show ended her puppy career and we are so Proud of her many Puppy in Group wins. It also was the weekend where she finished her Canadian Championship

2006 Results (in the US) - 13 points including both Majors.
The highlight was definitely my trip to San Antonio Texas in July. What a wonderful venue and beautiful City for the 5 day show to be held in. As I could only take one Norwich with me Caper got chosen, and she was a great travelling companion. At the first 2 days of the series Caper went Reserve Winners Bitch both days. We were so pleased with how she showed and handled it all. Even more exciting was Caper taking Winners Bitch for her first Major (5 points!) the day of the Blue Bonnet Norwich & Norfolk Club Speciality. This was from the 6 to 9 month class under Kenneth Kauffman.

Caper had a wonderful "Specials" career earning two Group 1's as well as numerous other group placements. Thanks to Judges - Michael Shoreman and also Isidro Castro for these lovely Group 1 wins. Special Thanks to my dear friend Cyndy for handling Caper that weekend!! As mentioned above she finished the year #1 Norwich Bitch and # 2 overall with limited showing.

2007 Results (in the US) - Caper finished her American Championshp in style at the Montana circuit. She went WB/BOW and BOB the first day for a 3 point major. She also went BOB the remaining four days I showed her - what a wonderful terrier who always shows her heart out for me.

Caper has picked up numerous Best of Opposite wins in the US since finishing and we are so pleased with how she is doing.

Because we like to enjoy our terriers, and have them as part of the family in our home, it sometimes becomes necessary to make the difficult decision of parting with one. Other times it might be one of our girls, whom we have a daughter to go on with, so now they can be a 'one and only' to someone special. It is never easy parting with them but hard to move forward without doing this occasionally. If you might be interested in an healthy young adult (usually 3 or 4 years of age) please let us know. They would be crate trained, leash broke, house broke - so all the hard work is done!!

Below you will see other terriers who are important to us but do not share our home. They will represent bloodlines which we do not want to lose. It is not always possible to keep each and every terrier and give them all the Love they deserve. When a wonderful home comes along that is close by and allows us to still be involved with them we will sometimes do that.