June #2 2005

Just to let you know that Zippo got his eighth challenge certificate
and Best of Breed at today's show (Sunday). This makes him a NZ champion.
Thanks for letting us have him. Allan.

Congratulations Di & Allan Falconer on your
American/New Zealand Champion Thornapple Hot Temptation!

Anna-Lena & Niklas report in from Sweden:
Okay I start! Damon has been up in north of Sweden with my husband. It was a quite small championship show (1300 dogs). But our beautiful Sir Damon became 3:rd in the BEST IN SHOW!!!!!! He won his second group in a row. We are so proud of him!!! Love Anna-Lena

AND from Phyllis DOWN UNDER!!!!
Our Queensland Aussie Shepherd Club held our Championship Specialty Show on Saturday, and two of Tessa's sons, sired the blue merle dog Challenge who was Best in Show, and also the blue merle bitch challenge winner, who was Reserve in Show, and Opposite Sex in Show.Our Murky Am & Aust Ch Thornapple Markd By Darkness sired the Best Baby in Show, a little blue merle, the Minor Puppy in Show, a blue also, and the Opposite Sex Puppy in Show,a red merle. So the Thornapple influence is alive and well here in our part of the World. Not a huge entry, approximately 50 aussies, but the quality was evident throughout the classes. The winning dog was bred in Sydney and traveled approx.1000 kms to the show. For those who are unaware of who Tessa is, she is the lovely little blue bitch Am CH Thornapple Shut Up N Kiss Me now nearly 11 years old, who Vikki reared and steered to her American Title, and was mated to Ch" The Forces Tonka Tuff " before sending out to us to whelp in our Sydney Quarantine, to start a breeding nucleus for our Sasin Kennels. Four of the resulting litter of 5 got their Champion titles, and were all black tri in color. One of this litter, our little 'show pony' Ch.'Sasin American Tuffguy" is the sire of the winning bitch, Ch. 'Sasin Northn Whisper'. Phyl of Sasin Aussies

Natasha sends news from South Africa!
Hi All! Phoenix - Thornapple Phoenix Fire - went to 2 shows this weekend .... Saturday he went Winners Dog and Best of Breed and Group 4!!!! On Sunday Phoenix took RWD. Tosca, a Dollar (Th. Quadratic Equation) daughter won WB both days and Reserve Best of Breed on Sunday!! Just keeping you posted. Natasha

Mr. Diesel did good on the weekend. It was 105 degrees this weekend! and he did not quit!
I got his photo taken with both Mr. and Mrs. Buxton - he went WD all three days, BOW two days for
4 point (total). Everyone! loves him - he is balanced, pretty head, great temperament,
clean coming and going, solid topline. Hope all is well with you both....Take care. Kelly & Diesel

Congratulations Maria Neff on a successful dog show weekend in Ohio!
Thornapple Red Hot Outlaw "Scorch" took Winners Dog Thursday & Friday
under Patricia Hess & Robert Fetter to bring him within 2 points of finishing
his championship. Thornapple Funny Honey "Roxie" took Reserve Winners Bitch
on Friday and Winners Bitch from the 6-9 puppy class on Saturday
under Robert Moore. "Roxie" is owned by Robert Harland & Penny Richards.
Maria took two 1st place awards in Open Senior Handling
to bring her within one win to qualify for the Westminster KC show!

And we enjoyed a nice weekend in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan!
Despite hot miserable weather with temps in the mid 90s,
Thornapple That's Showbiz "Sinatra" took Best of Winners
from the puppy class under George Heitzman on Saturday and
Best of Breed under Dr. Robert Berndt and Group 3 under George Heitzman
from the puppy class on Sunday, Shayna Melinda Garrison handling!

Erika Prince won 3rd place in Open Senior Handling on Saturday
and Shayna Garrison won 2nd place on Saturday and Sunday
in Open Junior Handling. GREAT JOB GIRLS!

Ch Thornapple Seminole Wind winning her Veteran's Class on Saturday.
Keziah celebrates her 8th birthday this week!
Keziah is handled by her best friend, Erika Prince.

Thornapple Against The Wind CD
Quest won 1st Place Novice Obedience at the Mt. Pleasant KC show June 12.
Quest begins his CDX adventure in July. Congratulations Jan and Quest!

Shayna Garrison's friend, McKenzie, joined us for the weekend.
McKenzie is a talented groomer! Thanks for your help, McKenzie!

We broke the photographer's Golden Rule on Sunday!
We neglected to take an extra battery to the ring.
The camera went dead during puppy bitches on Sunday. We apologize to everyone
entered for the missed photo opportunities! It will NOT happen again!

Hello! I'm French and I'm student in illustration, comic strip and cartoons.
I would like you present my website. Very soon English translation :

http://millepapouilles.free.fr/accueil.html

"Berger Australien" in French is Australien Shepherd.
See you soon. Clotilde Palomino

JUNE 5 * New AKC Champion!
Jewel called from Oregon to give us the good news!
Congrats Megan!

Weekend News! Karen Wilson called to tell us that her girl,
Ch Thornapple Hope Diamond, took 4th place in started sheep today with a
score of 82 points! Hope and Karen competed today at a herding trial in Virginia!
Hope gave 100% to take 4th place and qualify for her 2nd leg!
With one more leg, Hope will have her 1st herding title at the young age of 9!
We are in need of two herding titles to qualify for Hall of Fame recognition
with USASA! Thank you Michael & Karen for your help!

And Ami Boxer of Florida writes:
Hey All, We just got home from a great and soggy weekend in Miami. This was Chante's (Thornapple Straight Up) first show down in humid Florida and she did great! On Saturday under Mrs. Bivens, Jake our red boy took WD/BOW/BOS and Chante took a RWB. And then today Chante showed even better and took WB/BOW. Now she only needs her majors and there are majors both days in Lakeland in two weeks. My fingers are crossed! Ami

Well we went to Wellington again this weekend and Zippo got both the Male CC's this weekend so only
one more and he is a Champion! Keep your fingers crossed for next weekend. Just had to send you this photo of my
daughter (Chelsea) standing in front of our van at a town called Waiouru (in the middle of the North Island) where we drover
through on the main highway down to Wellington. They closed the road about 1 hour after we went through so a lot of exhibitors
had to take the long way around. We have never driven in snow like this in our lives and it is apparently very rare for New Zealand
to have quite so much so early in the season. I have other photos taken while we were driving - Zippo was quite at home in the cold
weather, but we were all excited! Winter is coming fast. Zippo has fully integrated with my other dogs and now spends his days
running with them in the garden. He comes into the house at night to spend the evenings with us binding etc etc and to sleep.
Gets preferential treatment he does! Kisses from Zippo again and kind regards from us

Well, I have some show news. Today Rain took a reserve to a 5 point major. I was very happy as he showed all
three days like a pro and was finally recognized. Ellen, Barbara Hager, Blue Isle, says Hi. She is one fine lady.
She loved Rain and helped me TREMENDOUSLY with some grooming issues etc. Kathryn (addressed to Kathryn Ross-Nash
too), the dog that Barbara was showing is sired by Victor and she took a look at Rain and right away said Maverick.
Her dog took the major yesterday. I also had several people take a look at Rain and smile and say he has to be a Reno relative.
We have shows this upcoming weekend in Minnesota so hopefully we will do something there. You ladies have one of
the best reputations around. When people found out that Rain was a Thornapple dog and sired by Maverick they had nothing but
GOOD to say! I was also told that I was very very lucky to have Thornapple dogs. I said I know I am. The word about the quality
of your dogs is superb. I am only passing on what I heard this weekend since all of you work very hard on doing things right
that you should know what the scuttle is in the ranks. Later, Betsy

92 degrees and tornado watches didn't stand in the way of new flower beds!
Aaron, you forgot your sun screen!

Tom spread new dirt in the flower gardens
and prepared the back yard for a new puppy exercise area.

We also celebrated Vikki Davidson's son Dan's High School graduation on Saturday!
Jack Sparrow had fun at the party!