USASA Nationals07

USASA Nationals07

USASA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
April 20 - 27 2007 * Purina Farms * Gray Summit, Missouri

RESULTS!
Thornapple Bold Moves * Thornapple Tougher Shade of Red * Thornapple Diamonds At Tiffany's
Awards of Merit in Futurity *** in addition, 8 Selects in Futurity *** $2250! Judge Alan McCorkle
*** SWEEPS *** Judge Flo McDaniel
Thornapple Bold Moves * 2nd Place - Wyndcrest Quote Me Later * 4th Place
Thornapple King Of Stars * 2nd Place - Thornapple Diamonds At Tiffany's * 4th Place
Thornapple Pucker Up * 4th Place - Ch Thornapple Seminole Wind * 3rd Place
Regular Dog Classes *** Judge Sheila Polk
Wyndcrest Quote Me Later - 2nd Place 9-12 Puppy Dog
Bred by Nikki Hengy * Owned by Pamela & Art Davis * sired by Ch Thornapple Code Red
Thornapple A Tougher Shade Of Red - 4th place 12-18 Month Puppy Dog
Thornapple Sky's The Limit - 1st place Open Red Tri Dog
Ragtime Thornapple Fire On The Mountain - 2nd place Open Red Tri Dog - owned by Karen Roesner * Show-Me Aussies
Ragtime Thornapple Where's The Fire - 2nd place Open Red Merle Dog
Regular Bitch Classes *** Judge James Fredrickson
Thornapple Glam It Up - 1st place American Bred Bitch
Regalwin Windspirit See-n Red - 1st Place Open Red Merle Bitch
Breeder/Owner Kelly Comrie * Co/Breeder Marcia * sired by Ch Thornapple Duramax
Ch Thornapple Seminole Wind - 2nd Place 7-10yr Veteran Bitch
Junior Handling *** Judge James Fredrickson
Shayna Garrison - 1st place Open Junior Handler
Austen Garrison - 1st place Novice Junior Handler
Maria Neff - Best Junior Handler
Thank you to Lori Schlarb, Erika Prince, Maria Neff & Nikki Hengy for lending a helping handling hand in the Futurity!

HUGE NEWS! New herding title for .... River Winds Sgt. Rock, HT, HSAs "Bedford"

Thank you Michael Wilson * River Wind Aussies * for completing Bedford's
started title on sheep at the USASA Nationals Herding Trial! Bedford was co-bred
with Michael & Karen Wilson (dam Thornapple Gitchi Gitchi Ya Ya). Bedford's new herding title,
along with a started title on sheep for CH Thornapple Hope Diamond, also trialed and titled by Michael,
completes the USASA herding title requirement for us to become a HOF Breeder/Kennel!
We are thrilled beyond belief! Thank you cannot begin to express our gratitude to Karen & Michael!
Watch for Bedford & Michael on the back cover of the July/August USASA Journal!

GET WELL SOON wishes go out to Karen Wilson who took a bad tumble & broke her ankle on Wednesday,
while pottying dogs in the campground. All of the potty areas are on a steep incline making it very
difficult to potty dogs. We are all crippled from climbing up and down the hills for the past
week, but Karen got the worst of it! We hope you are up and at em' soon, Karen!!!!

We enjoyed a wonderful week with our very special Thornapple family from around the world!
Di & Coralee * New Zealand (who experienced Mexican food for the first time!), Anna-Lena,
Niklas, Alexander & Angelica * Sweden! Bitta * Denmark! A surprise visit with Neil & Angie from
England (thanks for the marguerites, Neil!) * England! And Janet & Natasha * South Africa A BIG
thank you to our good friend, Carolyn Zernick * Autumn Wind Aussies * for traveling with us, assisting us
& helping us to potty 18 Aussies & a pug for almost 2 weeks on the road! Thank you Bitta for the beautiful ear
trims! And to Janet & Natasha for helping to potty the same 18 dogs & a pug, washing 2 trash bags full of dirty
towels, bathing dogs, trimming feet & whiskers! THANK YOU to all of our Thornapples! It took a super human effort ...
An incredible Thornapple TEAM effort to show our dogs!

CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU Mark & Lori Schlarb, on being high bidder to win Amy's beautiful
pendant necklace! The proceeds of the jewelry sale will benefit the USASA Junior Handler Foundation.

And THANK YOU Robin Prouty for being high bidder on the Michigan Club Basket
filled with Michigan goodies including fine Michigan wines & an autographed
MSU Dance Team poster (Rachel Brandenburg - 5th from left, rear)!

ALSO, HUGE CONGRATS to our AWESOME Thornapple Junior Handlers, Shayna Garrison, Erika Prince, Maria Neff
& Erica Escalada and Erica's sister, Lauren Escalada, who took home many year end awards including
All Around Junior Handler for Maria Neff!

Maria Neff - #1 Rally * Top USASA Open Senior * Top Junior in Region 5 * Top 10 Obedience * Optimum Club
Overall Top Junior Handler * Way to go, Maria!!!!! We are very proud of you!
Shayna Garrison * #1 USASA Open Junior 2nd year in a row! * Optimum Club * Top 10 Age Division
AWESOME JOB Miss Shayna Melinda!
Erica Escalada * Top 10 USASA Intermediate Handler
Erika Prince * Top 10 USASA Open Senior * A HUGE Thornapple CONGRATS to Erika!
Erika graduates this month. She has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship to attend
Saginaw Valley State University. Erika will enroll in Honors Pre-Med with a Chemistry & Biology major!

Thornapple Bold Moves "Drew"