March Begins

DIABLO TAKES GROUP 2 AT CRUFTS!
Thank you Bitta for your extraordinary effort to show Diablo at Crufts!
Bitta drove over 20 hours --- all by her lonesome --- to get Diablo to England!
Thank you for the incredible job you have done with Diablo!
WE ARE OVER THE MOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!

Birthday presents don't get any better then this!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BITTA !!!!
We hope you partied hearty in London!!!!

Congratulations to Thornapple on winning BEST DOG with Diablo!!!!!!!!!
Well done Bitta!!! Love, Bianca

Hi All, I am just back from Crufts Diablo was awesome and congratulations Ellen,
Amy and of course Bitta !!! Bitta it was great to finally meet you I had a blast !!!
Diablo went onto Group 2 !!!! Just like uncle Lorenzo did in 2002 !!! How
cool is that Ellen and Amy -- what a record you guys now have at Crufts !!!!
Mr. Lorenzo was 2nd in Veteran dog at 9 years old .. and my Lorenzo grand
daughter took Reserve Best Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC at just 18 months old
.. what a day .. Oh nearly forgot Miss Roxie was 2nd in her class too !!! Well done everyone ...
Hugs, Jayne (England)

Yes, I just saw Diablo on BBC. What a beautiful dog he is.........I think he
should have won the group. Jayne, congratulations on winning reserve CC with beautiful
Jodie. I should have secretly put her in our car when we saw her in November.....LOL. She
is beautiful girl! And a wonderful 2nd in veteran for Lorenzo, what a day!!! And a 2nd for
Roxie. It was nice too because the dad of our Border Collie, Copper, was on TV as
well!!! His owner has learned him all sorts of tricks and she showed what he
can do. That was a nice surprise seeing him on TV. Gee, I really hate missing Crufts
again this year. I do have a wonderful excuse for missing it with the babies here,
but I really hope I can come to Crufts next year. Love and I hope there's a big party in
Birmingham now! Bianca (The Netherlands)

CONGRATS BITTA AND DIABLO!!! Well done, best of breed at Crufts is
truly an achievement!!!! Heléne (Sweden)
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Well done everyone on the fantastic Thornapple results at Crufts! I see the
Thornapples were placed in quite a few of the classes!! Congratulations on
Diablo on your BOB win and then onto 2nd in the Group. Well done Bitta and
the team!!! Natasha Baxter, Strathaven Australian Shepherds, Johannesburg, South Africa
www.strathavenaussies.co.za

A HUGE Congrats goes out to Ellen and Amy, and Bitta! What a fantastic win! I am so proud
of everyone. Congratulations also to Jayne. You must have had a great time at Crufts!
Christa (Alabama)

I know you all are not getting home until today and are probably flooded
with Congratulations emails! Well here is one more. What an amazing
accomplishment for your breeding program a second Pastoral Group two. Diablo
is a special dog and Bitta has done a great job with him. We are so proud to
be affiliated with Thornapple. Your breeding ethics and commitment to the
betterment of this breed is a commendable thing. You and Amy and the whole
team certainly deserve such an amazing honor! Ami (Florida)

Jayne, Sounds like so much fun, and friendship. I know it was nice for Bitta to have you
to cheer her on. I would have loved to seen Diablo in action. It is so wonderful that the
Thornapple family extends around the world. Love, Christa

It was a great day, Christa ... we laughed and cried and really enjoyed ourselves!!!!
Bitta and Diablo were amazing they were an awesome team to watch and I was
very proud to support and cheer them on ! Hugs, Jayne (England)

BIG CONGRATULATIONS !!! on that awesome win!. Firstly to his breeders
Ellen, Amy and Victoria and of course to his owner and hander Bitta:
you are doing a great job with him. His brother Epi and me send you a
big hug from here. Ana (Spain)

And Diablo's sister Sedona send hugs and kisses his way, too!!!!!
What a wonderful family to be a part of!!! Candy (Michigan)

Fantastic results from Crufts for the Thornapples and connections! I
hope you don't come down from the high for a very long time. Amanda (Australia)

The 'Thornapple Family' and Bitta, must be absolutely Over the Moon with the
wonderful win by Diablo and Bitta at Crufts. Especially after him being so
ill a few months ago, and making a great recovery. CONGRATULATIONS.
Jayne, special Congratulations to you also and Your Reserve Bitch, Jodie,
and 2nd in Veteran with Lorenzo, and of course 2nd with Roxie.
What a wonderful day for everyone. Phyl from Brisbane Queensland.
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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so thrilled on this side of the Pond!
Kath Te-Amo (New Jersey)

Wow!!!! Congrats Bitta, Jayne,Ellen, Amy and all the Thornapple aussies!!
What a wonderful thing to happen! Wish I could have been there :) Sheryl (Singapore)

Congrats to Bitta and Diablo - What a great win and of course congrats to
Ellen and Amy for breeding such a wonderful boy!!!
ukulunga@xtra.co.nz Di & Allan Falconer (New Zealand) http://www.ukulunga.co.nz

CONGRATS ON THE BEAUTIFUL WINNING! MARCIA B. (Brazil)

Hi Thornapple Gang,
Congrats on Diablo's BOB and Group 2 wins at Crufts!!! Mary D. (Michigan)
AKC CH UKC GRCH Inverness Justadream DNA-CP NA NAJ RN CGC TDI TT (Dreamer)
AKC CH Inverness Go For Wand DNA-CP (Margie)

Jarmila Podzemska -- Czech Republik
FCI judge for breed Shih-Tzu, Havaness, Lhasa Apso and Tibetian Terriers
www.bohemia-acro.com

What fantastic news!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!! Love, Karen (Virginia)

That is wonderful! Congrats! PS- if I read that correctly the Congrats goes out to Jayne as well w/ her bitch! Robert

Hello Ellen and Amy, We just came home. I saw a Cruft's results.
It's GREAT , DIABLO IS A BEAUTIFUL!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
I will send pictures of Bitta and Diablo! HUGS, Eszter and Dora (Hungary)

We are now back home from Crufts. We didn't bring any dogs, we wanted to support Bitta with Diablo
and it was easier to fly LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (It takes us 2 days to drive to England) But it was a fantastic show (as always),
and it was so nice to see Diablo in the ring. He's looking stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bitta is doing an amazing work
with him, she alway present him on top! A BIG CONGRATS AGAIN BITTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bitta's birthday was this
Saturday, I hope you had a wonderful time in London! I talked to the breed judge on Sunday and he
LOVED Diablo!!!! The judge didn't know that he had put him up as group winner in Denmark, he just loved him
as he was. He thought that Bitta was an american pro handler.... It was a Canadian judge/reporter who also
thought that LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD WORK BITTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The world winner from Poland was second in open dog.
Congrats all other in Thornapple family to your wins! This is a fantastic family/team! Hugs, Anna-Lena

Congratulations on Diablo's big wins at Crufts. He sure is a nice boy,
was honoured to meet him while he was visiting with Heidi & James.
Very impressive win especially after reading about how sick he was after the Worlds...

Was reading about Miss Molly Mattson (very cute old girl :o) ) Sure hope she get better.
By any chance is she a Jude kid? There is much about her type, head, and expression that
so strongly resemble Bob & Simon... And actually her markings are very similar to him as well...

Hope you are all enjoying a good start to 2007. All is well here, Bob is doing great, enjoying life
and will be 12 at the end of the month. He had a back injury 2 summers ago, has a slight deficit in back
and rear, but still can out move many of the youngsters in the ring ;) Virginia Hills (Canada)
Pintado Australian Shepherds - Avon Independant Sales Rep
http://www.interavon.ca/virginia.hills/

Congratulations! on Diablo's big win at Crufts!!!! Greetings Joanne, (Holland)

Ditto, my Courage puppy here had her first show as an adult after
turning 6 months old on Thursday. The judges *loved* her movement. She
was awarded BCC, RUBOB and Best Minor in Group over a dog that has won
the last few minor in shows and she was down to the final 2 for minor
in show as well, but she's going through the ganglies and hasn't grown
a coat yet so I was impressed to get that far. Amanda

After my Courage (Thornapple Sub Zero) daughter, Ditto, had her big win
yesterday, today it was Courage's blue son Smoke's turn.

As I said yesterday they've just turned 3 months so this is the first
weekend they've been able to be shown. Today we went in the other
direction down to Sydney and Smoke was awarded Best Baby Puppy in
Group! There were some lovely babies there today so it was a nice win.
Here's hoping it's the start of a wonderful show career.
Go the Courage kids! Amanda - Cuebiyar Australian Shepherds
"Heart & Soul"
http://www.cuebiyar.com
CONGRATULATIONS, Amanda!!!!!

GOOD NEWS FROM the INDIANA SHOWS!!!!
Just got home from a great weekend at the Auburn, Indiana AKC shows
~ and once again, our Misty kids have us beaming!

On Saturday, "Logo" ~ Trademark of Wyndcrest (BIS BISS AKC/ASCA/CKC
CH Northbays Captain Morgan X AKC/ASCA CH Aristocrats Intuition) took
WD from a large BBX class, leaving him one dang point to finish!

Today, on Sunday, "Penn" ~ Wyndcrest Quote Me Later (AKC CH
Thornapple Code Red X AKC/ASCA CH Aristocrats Intuition) won his 6-9
puppy class, and since Logo won his class as well, young junior
handler Shayna Garrison took him back in for Winners...and took WD!
Shayna took Penn back in for BOB, as I was specialing the Princess
Zoë ~ AKC/UKC CH Wyndcrest Spontaneous!, (Logo's litter sister), and
wouldn't you know it, Shayna and Penn got BOB/BOW!! Miss Zoë herself
garnished BOS, so we were having a wonderful day!

But the fun didn't stop there...since Shayna was doing such a
fantastic job with her new buddy, she handled him in the Herding
Group, and walked away amidst the loud cheers and applause with a
Group 4, against some pretty darn nice dogs!! Not too bad for his
second weekend out, as a 8 month old baby boy!!

Logo is co-owned with Art and Pam Davis of Valparaiso, IN, and they
are lucky owners of the very energetic and bouncy boy, Penn!

Huge, huge, huge thanks to Shayna Garrison (Amy Garrison's daughter
of Thornapple) for her wonderful handling!! Shayna also owns Penn's
litter sister "Zyla" ~ Thornapple Truffle of Wyndcrest, so watch for
this exciting team to be in the rings soon!

Congrats to all the other winners this weekend again, we did have a
wonderful time! Nikki Marenbach Hengy www.wyndcrestaussies.com

And ... MORE Thornapple Brags ... from Auburn Indiana!
LaPorte Kennel Club * Friday, March 9 * Judge Mrs. Sulie Geendale-Paveza

Thornapple Give Me Chills "Macy" * Winners Bitch
Co/Owned and handled by Carolyn Zernick
Thornapple Queen Of Africa "Nandi" * Reserve Winners Bitch
Owned by Di & Alan Falconer of New Zealand * Handled by Victoria Davidson
CH Autumn Wind Hope Diamond * Best Opposite Sex
Owner Handled by Carolyn Zernick (Hope is sired by our Rowdy)

Logansport Kennel Club * Saturday, March 10 * Judge Mrs. Beth G. Speich
Autumn Wind As You Like It "Shakespeare" * Reserve Winners Dog
Owner Handled by Bill Burns (Shakespeare is sired by our Rowdy)
Thornapple Queen Of Africa "Nandi" * Reserve Winners Bitch
Owned by Di & Alan Falconer of New Zealand * Handled by Victoria Davidson

Logansport Kennel Club * Sunday, March 11 * Judge Mr. Brian Meyer
Wyndcrest Quote Me Later "Penn" * Winners Dog, Best Of Winners, Best Of Breed, Group 4
Breeder/Owner Nikki Hengy - Handled by Shayna Garrison (Logo is sired by our LaDew)
Thornapple Sky's The Limit "Skylar" Reserve Winners Dog
Handled by Maria Neff

Thornapple Oooo La La "Paris" * Winners Bitch
Handled by Maria Neff
Thornapple DiamondsAtTiffanys * Reserve Winners Bitch
Breeder/Owner Handled by Amy

THE GOOD NEWS CONTINUES!
A REPORT from the Hilton Head, South Carolina show from Lyndsey Isely!!!
(Some people have all of the luck going to shows in Hilton Head!!!!)

Miss Monet showed BEAUTIFUL this past weekend. On Sat, she went
winners bitch and won puppy breed under Judge Sam Burke, then moved on to a puppy group 3!
Thornapple Promiscuous "Monet" - Handled by Lyndsey Isely - Watch for her page on Future Stars!

Just wanted to let you know how the show went this weekend.
Armani (Thornapple Code Black) went Reserve winners Saturday under judge Sam Burke.
Today Armani was Winners Dog!!! (under judge Heitzman). Yeah!!!
We saw Miss Monet win yesterday....she is cute. Scorch looked very good.
Did a great job today thought he should have won Breed.
Take care, hope you did well in Indiana!!! See ya Soon!!!!!!!!!! Sandy
Armani is co-owned with Russell & Sandy Sharpe - Handled by Russell Sharpe
CONGRATULATIONS SANDY & RUSSELL!

Hi Ellen, Wow! What a fun weekend!! It was so awesome to get to meet Maria, Debbie and Aaron. Maria is soooo
nice - Erica and Lauren just idolize her. It was amazing for us to get to see her in action. She is fantastic in the
ring. And what a treat to see more Thornapple dogs from MI. Skylar is gorgeous. Arson is a HUGE snuggle bear.
Larry was magnificent and boy could she move - beautiful side gait. Congrats on all of the nice wins! (You could
have left Arson at home :) Doc was pulled out for WD and at the last minute the judge pulled Lauren out with
Arson and put him in front of Doc. Lauren was all smiles. Doc then took RWD. Oh well, that's what happens when
the T-Crew comes to Florida. It was a great weekend - except for all of the rain on Friday & Sat. At least they
got to enjoy a sunny day today. I hope they enjoyed their visit - Maria said Erica needs to come to MI for the
summer. She said you could give them both a list of stuff to do! I attached a couple of photos from the snow.
Hope all is well! Dianne Escalada THANK YOU, DIANNE!!!! We'd love to have Erica this summer!
YES, we can put her to work! Mother Thornapple is notorious for her job lists!!!!
We have a new ASCA Champion!!!! And a Best Of Breed with our Arson boy! Congratulations,
Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall on a Best Opposite Sex Puppy win on Saturday with beautiful Major!
Thornapple Custom Critical "FedEx" - full brother to major - took Best Of Breed Puppy on Friday.
More photos, judge's names and information coming when the crew returns home from Florida.
Below are a few of Dianne's photos. More to come!

Ragtime Thornapple Where'sTheFire "Arson" Winners Dog * Best Of Winners * Best Of Breed!
Thank you Lauren Escalada for taking Arson back in for Winners Dog competition! GREAT JOB, Lauren, handling Arson in Winners Dog!
Arson handled by Maria Neff. Watch for Arson's page in Future Stars!

Best Of Opposite Sex Puppy (left - on Saturday) - Thornapple First Class "Major" Handled by Erica Escalada
Owned by Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall
Best Of Breed Puppy (right - on Friday) - Thornapple Custom Critical "Fed Ex" Handled by Maria Neff

Best Junior Handler! (left) Congratulations, Maria & Larry
Larry also took Reserve Winners Bitch to a Major win!