USASA Australian Shepherd Specialty * Friday, September 29

and Monroe Kennel Club Shows September 30 & October 1st
 

Junior Handling & Breed - Judge Robert E. Fetter
Non-Regular & Sweeps - Lynn Cobb-Conn
TWO New Champions for the weekend!
Thank you Huron Valley Australian Shepherd Association for an incredible Aussie Specialty!
Thank you for the beautiful rosettes and prizes.  The hand crafted pine dog crates are amazing!
Thank you Chuck Huitema and Gwen Hayes for donating Cruzan's crate for Best of Winners. 
Chuck handcrafted these crates which are a functional piece of fine furniture!

Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan"

CH Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan"
Winners Dog & Best Of Winners at the Specialty!  New Champion! 
 Cruzan finished with a Group 1 giving him a 4 point major
and a Specialty win for his 2nd 4 point major!

CH Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan"
Saturday, September 30 * Best of Breed * Monroe KC Show

Herding Group 2 * Judge Brian Meyer
Handled by Amy Garrison * Owned & Loved by Manoella & Zeus Martin

CH Thornapple King Of Diamonds "Shamba"

Best Of Opposite Sex at the Specialty!
Handled by Heidi Spaeth * Co-owned with Lisa Penton

Best Of Breed Belli * Best Of Winners Cruzan * Best Opposite Sex Shamba

Thornapple Pucker Up "Pucker"


Thornapple Pucker Up "Pucker"
Best Opposite Sex in Sweeps at the Specialty!

Thornapple Pucker Up
Best Puppy on Saturday * Monroe KC show * Judge James W. Maloney
Handled by Amy Garrison * Trained by Shayna Garrison

CH Thornapple Here's Your Chance "Fancy"

CH Thornapple Here's Your Chance "Fancy"
Best Veteran in Sweeps! 
Lovingly handled by her "Mom" Victoria Davidson
Our 12 year old girl still has it!

CH Thornapple Seminole Wind "Keziah"
1st Place 7-10 Veteran
Handled with love by her favorite person, Erika Prince!
Keziah is Fancy's daughter!!!

Mother Daughter Veterans * Fancy & Keziah

Fancy & her daughter, Keziah, compete for Best Veteran in Sweeps!

Moon Rise Global Player "Player"
1st Place 6-9 Puppy Dog in Breed at the Specialty
Reserve Winners Dog to a 4 point major * Monroe KC show
Judge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman * Handled by Coleen "Kelly" Zartman
Player is imported from Germany!  This is his first AKC weekend!
Thank you Simone & Mathias Schneble & Angela Kleinhans for our gorgeous boy!

And we are pleased to announce our NEW CHAMPION Thornapple Razzle Dazzle Em!
Ashton finished with a 4 point major on Sunday, October 1, at the Monroe KC show!
Judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman * Handled by Victoria Davidson
Ashton is owned by Lisa Penton of Edmond, Oklahoma

Shayna Garrison & Lumidee
First Place Open Junior Handler at the Specialty!

Shayna & Lumidee
First Place & Best Junior Handler * Saturday, Sept 30
Judge Dennis P. FitzPatrick
1st Place * Sunday, October 1 * Judge Lynda Birmantas Beam

Erika Prince & Sedona
Second Place Open Senior Handler at the Specialty!
First Place * Saturday, September 30 * Judge Dennis P. FitzPatrick

First Place Open Senior Handler * Monroe KC * September 30
Judge Dennis P. Fitzpatrick

DOUBLE RAINBOW at the HVASA Potluck Dinner & Puppy Match!
Thank you, Gwen, for snapping photos!