7,5 år

2 år
"Norton"
Swed Fin Ch Another Story Jay Gatsby
(Int Swed Ch Hickory's Nauticus - SBIS Swed Ch Baldrey Fairy Story)
23 February, 1998 - 20 March, 2006
breeder & owner: Yvonne Karlsson, Sweden


5 months old, "Norton" went Best Puppy In Show
at the Swedish Greyhound Club Specialty
at Skokloster, under Mr Irving Bonios, USA.
photo: Maria Appelberg





"Norton" also won Best Of Group & Third Best In Show,
Best Puppy of Group & Second Best Puppy In Show
at a Virtual Dog Show, autumn 1998, 7 months old.


"Norton" won his first certificate and went BOS, under Mr André van den Broek, Holland, at 1 year of age, at a Swedish Sighthound Club Show. (His half sister "Nellie" went BOB).

At his first , and only, visit in Finland, "Norton" was 2nd Best Dog, at Helsinki Sighthound Club Show, July 1999, under Mrs Noreen Harris, Australia. (His half sister "Nellie" went BOS).


At the Finnish Greyhound Club Specialty, the next day, he went BOS with CC.,
under Mr Espen Engh, Jet´s Greyhounds, Norway. "Norton" was at the time 16 months old.
photo: Mia Kutilainen


"Norton" went BOS with CC at Ransäter International (1 August, 2000) under judge Lena Stålhandske, Sweden.
photo: Inger Johansson



photo: Carina Renberg

After a ten-months break from the show rings, "Norton" made his debut in the open class under judge
Eli-Mari Forseth, Norway, at the National Kennel Club Show in Avesta, 18 June 2000, by winning the CC,
thus completing his Swedish and Finnish Championships - and going BOB. (His sister "Tessan" went BOS).
On the same day he also became the proud father of a greyhound litter at Kennel Rhetsgis.

This was his last official show. During 2001 he was shown once at an unofficial show, where he was BOB, Group-1 and BIS.

He has never been shown since . . .

... but his beautiful daughter "Betty" (Rhetsgis Telltale) is a Swedish Champion with 12 CC:s and in April 2005, she had her first litter by "Simen" - Swed Norw Ch Telegram Twist o'Fate, thus making both litter brothers "Norton" and his black litter brother "Oliver" grandfathers.

... and his son "Gladiator" (Rhetsgis Never Tell) is a Nordic, Swedish, Danish & Norwegian Champion.

... and his daughter "Vivian" in Germany (Rhetsgis Tell The World) is a German VDH Aust Ch Landessieger Südbayern -02-03-04-05.

... and his daughter "My" (Rhetsgis Story in Red Velvet) acquired her lure coursing licence in April, 2002.



7 months

7 months

7 months

13 months.
Photo: Mai Fernqvist
14 months

2,5 years

2,5 years


3,5 years


4,5 years

5 years - Midsummer's Eve 2003

5 years - Midsummer's Eve 2003


5 years


"Tessan & "Norton" on their 8th birtday - 23 February 2006

photos: Yvonne Karlsson & Peter Hultin


Pedigree of Swed Fin Ch Another Story Jay Gatsby.
Click on the underlined names to view PHOTOS etc.

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Int Swed Ch
Hickory´s Nauticus 		Swed Ch
Jonz Graphic Design 		Aust Ch
Huzzah The Voyageur 		Am Can Ch Myosho My Musketeer
Am Ch Huzzah The One And Only
Am Aust Ch
Gallant Western Reunion 		Am Can Ch Heathero Really Gallant
Am Ch Se Rafiq Over The Rainbow
Swed Norw Ch
Scottwil Aquamarine Dream 		Eng Ch
Shaunvalley Cornelian 		Eng Ch Rychyth Passya
Branwene Adria of Shaunvalley
Branwene
Atalanta of Scottwil 		Branwene Alaric
Eng Ch Branwen Hesper
SBIS Swed Ch
Baldrey Fairy Story 		Eng Ch
Northwells Moonraker 		Am Can Int Nord Ch FinW-88 NorwW-93
Gallant Major Motion 		Am Can Ch Heathero Really Gallant
Am Ch Se Rafiq Over The Rainbow
Baldrey
Moonbeam of Northwells 		Am Ch Aroi Sea Hawk of Shalfleet
Exhurst Elegance
Eng Ch
Baldrey Mystique 		Rondelin Marching Home Eng Ch Solstrand Double Diamond
Wenonah June Folly of Rondelin
Eng Ch
Sulamim Crystal Gayle
of Baldrey 		Harestreak Black Phantom
Harestreak Oklahoma
pedigree compiled by Yvonne Karlsson

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