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ABOUT US

My name is Cecilia Brunhoff Håkansson and I have lived with Norwich Terriers since 1979, when my parents bought the family's first dog. I got my first Norwich Terrier in 1984 and she had a litter with one puppy in 1986. I was only 14 years old at that time and I had to get a permit from the Swedish Kennel Club in order to register myself as the breeder. My early interest in animals, dogs in particular, was the reason I decided to study Biology in high school. I practised as a kennel maid at Renée Sporre-Willes' Cobby's kennels for about eigth months before starting at University. I have a M.Sc. in Biology and a Ph.D. in genetics from Lund University in Sweden. My husband Par-Olof isn't a formal co-owner of kennel Gryphon's, but is very much a practical part of it. We live in the small village of Västra Ingelstad in southern-most Sweden together with our two children and three Norwich Terriers.		Photo by Kenneth Brunhoff

OUR "C-LINE"

Swedish Champion Eyebright's Celest (right) was born in 1992 and is the mother, grand mother or great grandmother of the Norwich Terriers that we have today. Celest was bred by my parents and she was an excellent brood bitch, just like her mother Sw Ch Cobby's Canterbury Bell. Since all our puppies are descendants of Celest, they are given names starting with a C.
		Photo by Kenneth Brunhoff

Celest's daughter Gryphon's Cleio (right) was born in 1999. She has five sons and two daughters, five of them are show champions. Cleio was Norwich Terrier Brood Bitch of the Year in Sweden in both 2006 and 2007.
		Photo by P-O Hakansson

Cleio's daughter International, Swedish and Danish Ch Gryphon's Clair de Lune (right) was born in March 2005. She got her first litter in 2007 by GB & Sw Ch Ragus Up'n'adam. Their daughter AM/US Ch Gryphon's Chelsea Gem got her American Champion title in 2011. Flisan got her second litter in March 2012 by C.I.B SE & DK Ch Cobby's High Stakes. One of their daughters will hopefully continue our C-line.
		Photo by P-O Hakansson

DOG SHOWS

Our dogs are first and foremost family pets. Some of them have also successfully competed at dog shows. We have bred seven Champions and one multiple C.C. winner so far.


Swedish Ch Gryphon's Cordelia (Ch Cobby's Boizel Rosé x Ch Eyebright's Celest) Cordelia became our first homebred champion when she got her third C.C. in 1999. Cordelia's half sister Gryphon's Calliope (litter sister to Gryphon's Cleio) is a dual C.C. winner.		Photo by Gudrun Håkansson

International, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Ch Gryphon's Cassandra (Ch Filipo x Gryphon's Cleio) Molly won eleven C.Cs. in Sweden, Denmark and Norway in 2003-2004. She was Norwich Terrer Bitch of the Year in Sweden in 2004. She was BIS at the breed club's annual show in 2007, judged by breed specialist Renée Sporre-Willes.		Photo by Cecilia Brunhoff Håkansson

Swedish and Danish Ch Gryphon's Colin Chapman (Ch Cobby's Harvington x Gryphon's Cleio) Colin became our third Champion when he got his titles in 2006. He was Best Dog at the breed club's annual show in 2007, only beaten by his halfsister Ch G. Cassandra.		Photo by P-O Hakansson

International, Swedish and Danish Ch Gryphon's Clair de Lune (Ch Cobby's French Connection x Gryphon's Cleio) Flisan was shown twice in 2005, both times at National Terrier Club shows and she ended up Best in Show Puppy both times! She became our fourth Champion when she got her first titles in 2007.		Photo by P-O Hakansson

Swedish and Danish Ch Gryphon's Coventry Climax (Ch Cobby's Harvington x Gryphon's Cleio) Cooper became our fifth homebred Champion when he got his titles in 2007.		Photo by P-O Hakansson

VDH & KFT Ch Gryphon's Cyrus (Ch Filipo x Gryphon's Cleio) Gryphon got his two German titles in 2008.		Photo by Cecilia Brunhoff Håkansson

AM/US Ch Gryphon's Chelsea Gem (Ch Ragus Up'N'Adam x Ch Gryphon's Clair de Lune) Kylie became our seventh homebred Champion when she won her American Champion title in 2011.