August 31 - 22, 2005

Congratulations Jim & Denise & Kudos to Miss Sheila who is 8 years old!
We are very proud of you!  Watch for Sheila's performance page coming soon!

I am so proud! Thanks for Nell! Love Jenny Photo Award
 

Hazel won another two mini best in shows last weekend in Goiânia under judges Mrs. Elisa Castro (Brazil)
 and Mr. Carlos Manso (Brazil), and got a Mini Bis Reserve (2^nd place) under judge Mr. Domingos Setta (Brazil).
 Her photographs (which I attached to you) can be seen in Cinofilia Sud - http://www.cinofilia-sud.com.ar/
Congratulations Henrique on another Best In Show Puppy Award!
We are very proud of Shamba's daughter, Miss Hazel!

CH Thornapple King Of Diamonds
Shamba & his beautiful babies!!!
 

We have just one big dog paper in Sweden (120.000 readers...) and I here enclose the front page
 of this issue. We are very happy about this!!!!!  Niklas have also been in two local press news papers.
The newspapers just for the people living in the area with all kind of news... I will show you when we
 have the possibility. Hugs, Anna-Lena

Here are some photos taken at the weekend ... we decided to stay at home and
not go to some shows!  So here is what we got up to instead!!

PHOTO AWARD

We visited the lion park and took some lovely photos ... these are just the
ones I took on the digital, the better ones from my film camera will be on
their way soon!!  There is one of me feeding the Giraffe, a few of some
 White Lion cubs playing of about 3 months old, 1 Spotted hyena pup of
2 months old (he was abandoned and has lost his tail and one of his ears,
 his litter mates did the damage), some young lions on the rocks.  The remainder are
 wild lions out in the park females without mane and then the big male with a huge mane
(I think the females were in season or close to it)
Hope you enjoy!  I have some of the adult hyena's, cheatah, and some other of
the wild lions on film, I will send them to you soon.

From Mary Walberg in California:
Just wanted to tell you about something heroic Toby (my almost two year old Aussie)
 did yesterday.  We had some children over for a swim in our pool.  One of the girls is not a strong
swimmer.  She was really struggling and I was about to jump in when Toby jumped in the pool and
swam towards the little girl, she grabbed onto him and he brought the little girl to the side of the pool
and out of danger.  Her name is Taylor and she is 9 years old.  We have NEVER trained him to do that
sort of thing.  It was pretty amazing to watch.   This is something that I have only read about or watched
on TV.  I have never witnessed an animal responding to a human's cry for help.  I am totally blown away! 
 He was rewarded with a bbq'd hamburger (we were barbequing them at the time).  He was happy :-)

Thank you, Ellen and Amy, for giving me such a great companion! Mary

Thought I would send you this photo showing that Spring has arrived here in NZ.  Weather
 here is warm (much warmer than normal) and they are expecting some lovely weather for the next
few days.  August is meant to be our wettest month but so far, it has been lovely.  Went to a show
this past weekend and Zippo took WD at two of the shows. 
Thank you Di, for sharing this beautiful photo!  To think, it's fall here!

Molly and Daisy send good wishes from their new home in Fort Collins, Colorado!
They moved to their beautiful retirement home with their owners, Jim & Joanne Matson.
Photo Award for Jim & Joanne! 

Thornapple Anaken Skywalker "Quinn"
is owned and loved by Simone & Mathias Schneble in Germany.
(We think Simone & Mathias should send Quinn over for a visit! hint hint
Their are "ladies" here would would LOVE to pay Quinn a visit of their own!)

 Photo Award!

Quinn pictured with his daugher, Abbey, who recently won two ASCA
 Best Of Breed Puppy awards in Germany.

August 18, 19, 20 & 21 * Ice Tea Cluster (Muncie KC & Anderson KC)
The gang is in Indiana for a 4 day Cluster.
JayDe won Reserve Winners Dog 2 days and Best Of Winners on Sunday..
Flame won Reserve Winners Bitch on Thursday and Friday, and Best Of Winners on Saturday
under breeder judge Gail Karmelegos.  Fracas was awarded Reserve Winners
 Bitch on Saturday and Sunday.  Bailey won Best of Breed on Saturday!  Congratulations Carolyn!
Thornapple Ragtime Move Over "Chauncey" took Best Puppy and Herding Group 2 at the Puppy Match on
Friday evening & Bill's boy, Shakespeare took Best Puppy in the regular show and Herding Group 1
at the Puppy Match on Friday evening.  Maria took Best Junior on Thursday then headed off
to her country fair.   Shayna took 1st Place Open Junior on Thursday and Sunday!
Only 3 Westminster qualifying wins to go for Shayna! 

Thornapple Move Over * Group 2 * Muncie Kennel Club Puppy Match

Thornapple All Fired Up * Best Of Winners * Anderson KC * Judge Mr. Kenneth R. Carroll

Thornapple Flirtin' With Fire * Best Of Winners * Muncie KC * Judge Ms.Gail Karmelegos.

CH Thornapple Cafe Mocha "Bailey" * Best of Breed * Muncie KC * Judge Ms. Gail Karmelegos.

Autumn Wind As You Like It "Shakespeare" * owner handled by Bill Burns
 Best of Breed Puppy in regular judging *  Muncie KC * Judge Ms. Gail Karmelegos
Shakespeare is a son of Ch Thornapple Bad Habit. He was bred by Carolyn Zernick & Bill Burns.
 Congratulations Bill!

Best Of Breed & Group 1 Puppy at the Puppy Match!
 

Meanwhile, in Cadillac, Michigan, Erika Prince, is hard at work at her
 County Fair!  We have this update from Erika's mom, Candy:
Hi, all -- Just had to share with the "family" how
Ms. Erika has done at the District Fair so far this year...
On Monday, she took BEST IN SHOW Rabbit (with a beautiful
little Mini Rex Rabbit), and won her huge junior showmanship
class, then went on to get a Reserve in exhibit and a Grand
in demonstrations.  That day culminated in her being named Best Overall
 Rabbit Exhibitor!! On Tuesday, she took BEST IN SHOW and RESERVE
IN SHOW with her show chickens.  Erika raises and shows
Cochin Bantams and Buff Brahama Bantams also!  (There's more
 to her than just her Aussies!) She won another huge Junior Showmanship
 class for poultry.  Then she took Grand Champion
Market Cornish (meat chickens)!! She took a Reserve
in exhibit, and then a Grand in demonstration for poultry. 
 And if that wasn't enough, she went on to be named Best
 Overall Poultry Exhibitor!!! Thanks for letting me share! 
 Back to the Fair until Sunday! Candy
Congratulations on a job well done, Erika!

AND!!!!!!  This just in!  This is Erika's 4th year in a row with Grand Champion Market Chickens,
and Best in Show Chicken, and Best Overall Poultry exhibitor.  On the rabbit end, she has won the
 Best in Show rabbit 8 years, and the Best Overall Rabbit Exhibitor 7 years.  This year she was
Reserve Overall Sweepstakes Exhibitor!!  This is where the kids have to show Steers, Lambs, Pigs,
Goats, Chickens, Rabbits, Turkeys, Horses, and Ducks!  She lost by 1 point!!
WAY TO GO, ERIKA!!!!

And More Fair News