The co-owner of Another Story Greyhounds -
a presentation of Siw


Siw with "Klara" (BIS Norw Swed Dan Ch KBHV-07Another Story Lyin' Eyes) &
"Chico" (Norw Dan Swed Ch Another Story New Kid In Town) - 11 weeks and Bjørnar with
"Ofelia" (Norw Swed Ch Another Story Miracle Moment) - 3,5 years
photo by Yvonne Karlsson in November 2005


My name is Siw Tonje Bjerkelund and I live together with Bjørnar Westmo in Ilseng, Norway. Bjørnar has three sons; Jørgen, 9 years and the twins Sigurd & Håvard, 6 years, who live with us at least every other weekend. So sometimes we have a full house of kids and dogs, who all keep us busy - but we like it!


Part of the family: Jørgen, Sigurd & Håvard with
their dad Bjørnar and the Another Story Eagles-litter

Three brothers with
"Klara"- 11 weeks

Three brave brothers:
Sigurd, Håvard & Jørgen

My life with dogs started in 1992 with a Border Collie named "Tass". When I got him he was 3 years old and I started to compete with him in obedience. In 1995 I got my first Greyhound, "Speedy" - Norw Swed Ch Bayroad Caught Red Handed (Nordic Ch NordW-97 Sobers Santaro - Norw Swed Ch Schotborgs Earthquake). It was with him my interest in dog shows started. Sadly he died only 3 years old. After "Speedy" I didn't have any dogs for 2 years, because so many other things happened in my life: I was moving, and had to go back to school, and there was simply no time for a new dog in my life.


"Speedy" in 1996 (13 months) at Skokloster
photo: Yvonne Karlsson

Siw with "Speedy"
But in 2000, I couldn't live any longer without a dog, and a Belgian Sheepdog came into my life, "Benito" - Aboucher's Benito de Keno. In the spring of 2003, "Benito" moved to his co-owner where he lives a happy and active life.


"Tass"

"Tass" & "Speedy"

"Benito"

When "Benito" was only 7 months old, I got my first Portuguese Water Dog. She was a bitch called "Henna" - Norw Ch Isostar's Hurricane Henna. I came to love this breed so after one year, her half sister came to live with me, "Kicki" - Norw Ch Aquagirl.


"Henna" & "Kicki"

I could never forget my first Greyhound, and I had been to visit Yvonne in Sweden in 1998, when she had her litter by "Marvin" - Int Swed Ch Hickory's Nauticus out of "Cilla" - SBIS Swed Ch Baldrey Fairy Story, and I would have loved taking the strikingly blue brindle, almost 7 months old "Norton" - Swed Fin Ch Another Story Jay Gatsby, with me back home to Norway. Unfortunately he was not for sale.


Siw showing "Norton" - almost 7 months old, September 1998
photos: Yvonne Karlsson

I also liked his siblings, Yvonne had at home - the steel blue "Simon" - Fin Ch Another Story Simon Templar (who later went to Finland) & his sister, the beautiful blue brindle "Tessan" - Swed Ch Another Story Tess Durbeyfield.


Siw and "Simon" - 7 months

Siw and "Tessan" - 7 months
Having always admired Yvonne's beautiful bitch "Nellie" - Nordic Swed Norw Fin Ch Another Story Magic Moment - by "James" - SBIS Eng Am Ch Hubbestad Double Magic, JC, out of "Cilla", I was happy to hear that Yvonne at last in 2002, had a litter out of her, and this time I finally got my next Greyhound. A beautiful red brindle bitch called "Ofelia" - Norw Swed Ch Another Story Miracle Moment (by a half brother of "Speedy" - "Zacke" - Sobers Zachary). I have always co-owned "Ofelia" with her breeder Yvonne, who had some trouble in letting her go with me, wanting to keep her for herself! :-). In the summer of 2007, "Ofelia" moved back to Yvonne in Sweden, since her mum "Nellie" was getting old.


"Ofelia", November 2005
photo: Bjørnar Westmo

Siw with "Ofelia" - 9 weeks
photo: Yvonne Karlsson

"Ofelia", July 2005
photo: Bjørnar Westmo
In late 2002, I and my good friend Laila, imported a black Portuguese Water Dog from Finland, "Pepsi" - Norw Swed Ch NW-03 Tajmadoran Haribo (4 CACIB's). He now lives with her; Laila Erlandsen, kennel Isostar, Norway, and she is his only owner. In one of "Pepsi's" litter, a lovley black dog, "Klumpen" - Isostar's Klumpen Kalle, was born. He lived with me and I co-owned him with his breeder Laila. "Klumpen" has just recently moved to new owners.


"Pepsi"

Siw & "Klumpen"

"Vanja"

Siw with "Janis"

"Kala" - 7 weeks

In March 2003, my first litter was born. "Henna" was bred to Druvgården's Amadeus King of Art, Sweden. From this litter I kept a black and white bitch, "Vanja" - Int Norw Swed Dan Ch Dancing Queen. She lives part time with me and part time with Claes Dahlqvist in Sweden. She is a beautiful bitch and she won her Norwegian Championship title in only three shows and in July 2006 she won her Danish and International championships titles. In November 2004, I had my second litter by "Kicki" and "Pepsi". From this litter I kept a black and white bitch, "Janis" - Janis Joplin. She lives with Anne Havik-Henriksen in Oslo. In August 2005, I had my third litter, from which I kept a black bitch, "Kala" - The Strong Will Survive, in co-ownership with Hege B. Ask Krogh, Norway. She lives with Hege. She is by Isostar's Jambo out of "Henna".


"Ofelia" - having just given birth - and Siw

"Ofelia" with her pups at 3 weeks


Siw with a young "Chico"
In August 2005, I co-operated with "Ofelia's" breeder, Yvonne, and the first Greyhound litter, out of "Ofelia", was born at Ilseng with me and Bjørnar. From this litter we kept two pups; the white and blue fawn bitch "Klara" - Another Story Lyin' Eyes, that is owned in partnership with her breeder and Bjørnar and I together own the red dog "Chico" - Another Story New Kid in Town. Their sire is the very succesful American bred dog "Nando" - Multi BIS Int Am Fin Est Swed Ch FinW-02-04 NordW-03 BaltW-06 Windrock Fernando, co-owned by Kimmo Saarinen & Seppo Tanninen, Kimsar Greyhounds, Finland and Yvonne. Both I and Yvonne refer to this litter as "ours" - even if I wasn't officially a co-owner of the kennel at that time. "Chico" moved home to Yvonne and Peter in March 2008.

Siw with the pups at 4 weeks

Siw with "Ofelia" and pups- 5 weeks

Siw with the pups at 5 weeks
When Yvonne asked me if I wanted to join her kennel, I was honoured, but I had to think for a while, but since we have always worked extremely well together, I and Bjørnar discussed it thoroughly and we decideed it would be a good opportunity. Now we are looking forward to lots of Greyhound and Portuguese Water Dog litters under the Another Story prefix. I will take care of most of the Greyhound litters and all the Portugusese Water Dog litters will be my responsiblity, although all the Another Story Dogs "officially" will be born in Sweden.


"Henna" playing with "Sella"
(Another Story Best Of My Love)
& "Klara" - 10 weeks

Siw with granny "Nellie" (10 years)
and her grandchildren "Chico"
& "Klara" - 11 weeks

"Chico" & "Klara" - 4 months
   

Siw and dogs having fun!


Siw and dogs
- July, 2005
photo: Bjørnar Westmo

Siw with "Ofelia", "Klara & "Chico"
- January 2006
photo: Bjørnar Westmo

Siw's family: Jørgen, Håvard, Sigurd & their dad Bjørnar with
"Chico", "Ofelia", "Henna" & "Klara" - January 2006
photo: Siw Tonje Bjerkelund

Bjørnar with "Chico", "Klara", "Henna" &
"Ofelia" - January 2006
photo: Siw Tonje Bjerkelund


"Luna" - 10 weeks

Siw with "Emil" - 8 weeks, in Holland

The Paradise-litter - 1 day old


Top PWD-bitch in Sweden 2007 and 2nd Best PWD-bitch in Norway.
"Luna" - Norw Ch SV-07 Another Story Begin The Successs

In our first Another Story-bred litter (dob 4 March 2006), by Isostar's Klumpen Kalle and "Kicki", I kept "Luna" - Norw Ch SV-07 Another Story Begin The Success - who after living with with Hege B. Ask Krogh in Norway, for a while, is now co-owned with Yvonne. Our second litter - Another Story Paradise-litter, has recently been born (29 augusti 2006) and is by Nord Ch NordW-02 Abadessan's Cacau D'caramba and "Henna".

In addition I imported a PWD in 2006, the dog puppy "Emil" - American Dancer's Another Story, bred by Luc Rijnbeek & Ellen Rijnbeek-Hagendijk, The Netherlands. Our third PWD-litter was born in March 2007, and in April the same year, our first co-bred Greyhound-litter was born. The Sun-litter was by BIS Int US Nord Norw Swed Fin Dan Can Ch Gaia Sunridge Sunrise ex "Ofelia". From this combination we kept "Elli" - Another Story Here Comes The Sun, who lives with me, and is co-owned with Yvonne. We also co-own her litter sister "Grace" - Another Story Waiting For The Sun, who lives with Mats & Brith Olsson in Växjö

In December 2007, "Chico's" son "Oskar" Gruagach By Choice, came to us in Norway. He is also co-owned with Yvonne

Siw with "Klara" -
BIS Norw Swed Dan Ch KBHV-07
Another Story Lyin' Eyes
photo ©: Per Undén

Siw with "Elli" - Another Story Here Comes The Sun
photo: Hege B. Ask Krogh

Siw with "Oskar" - Gruagach By Choice
photo: Yvonne Karlsson

Siw with "Ofelia", "Chico", "Klara",
"Mythos" - James Brown, "Kala" and "Vanja" in July 2006
Photo: Hege B. Ask Krogh

You can see more of our PWD:s on their own homepage:
http://www.anotherstory.se


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