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MID MAY 2007

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USASA National Specialty
May 21 * Thank you Ami Romanelli * Mercury Aussies * http://mandolynjake.tripod.com
for editing "thousands" of national's photos!  The discs containing the photos are in the mail!
It won't be long now! YOU ARE THE BEST, AMI!!!!

Around the World with Thornapple in 80 Seconds!
WHAT A WEEKEND IT WAS!!!!!


Lyndsey & Boom in Tennessee!
Greater Kingsport Kennel Club * May 19 * Judge Dr. Carmen Battaglia
Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom" * Winners Dog * Best Of Winners * 3 pt major
Greater Kingsport Kennel Club * May 20 * Judge Mr. Houston Clark
Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom" * Reserve Winners Dog
Handled by Lyndsey Isely

Busy in Flint, Michigan!
Genesee County Kennel Club * May 19 * Judge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman
Thornapple End Of The Rainbow "Rain" * Winners Dog * Best Of Winners
Thornapple Freeze Frame * Winners Bitch
Ch Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan" * Best Of Breed
Shayna Garrison * 2nd Place Open Junior Handling * Erika Prince BEST Junior Handler!
Genesee County Kennel Club * May 20 * Judge Mrs. June A. Penta
Thornapple End Of The Rainbow "Rain" * Winners Dog * Owned by Betsy Hamkens, North Dakota
Thornapple Freeze Frame "Icy" * Winners Bitch * Best Of Winners * Owned by Lisa Penton, Oklahoma
Rain, Icy & Cruzan handled by Amy * Thank you Erin Swain & Gwen Hayes for lending a hand!
Shayna Garrison * 1st Place Open Junior Handling * Erika Prince * 3rd Place Open Senior Handling


Thornapple End Of The Rainbow "Rain" Owned by Betsy Hamkens
Winners Dog & Best Of Winners


Thornapple Freeze Frame "Icy" Owned by Lisa Penton
Winners Bitch


CH Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan" Co/owned with Manoella & Jesus Martin
Best Of Breed

    
Thornapple End Of The Rainbow "Rain"

    
Miss Shayna Melinda Garrison with Best Buddy, Rain!

  
Basketball fun with super hoopster, Rain!

   
Thornapple Freeze Frame "Icy"
  

  
Icy's photo shoot with Shayna starts out okay!
  
But, quickly goes downhill!
  
Okay, now listen here, Missy!

Icy says, I win!!!!
    
Ch Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan"


Cruzie Cools Off!

  
Thornapple Glam It Up "Glamour" * Shayna's Junior Handling Doggie Extraordinaire!
Glamour needs 4 singles to finish her championship.


Beautiful Miss Glamour!

Greentown, Indiana Fun!
Marion Kennel Club * May 18 * Judge Dr. Robert J. Berndt
Autumn Wind As You Like It "Shakespeare" (sired by our Rowdy) * Winners Dog * Best Of Winners * Best Of Breed
Breeder/Owner handled by Bill Burns
Thornapple King Of Stars "Sirus" * Reserve Winners Dog
Thornapple Star Of Africa "Nandi" * Winners Bitch * Owned by Di & Alan Falconer, New Zealand
Kokomo Kennel Club * May 19 * Judge Mrs. Kathleen Steen
Thornapple King Of Stars "Sirus" * Winners Dog
Autumn Wind As You Like "Shakespeare" * Reserve Winners Dog
Thornapple Star Of Africa * Reserve Winners Bitch
Kokomo Kennel Club * May 20 * Judge Mr. Raymond V. Filburn Jr.
Thornapple King Of Stars "Sirus" * Winners Dog
Autumn Wind As You Like It "Shakespeare" * Reserve Winners Dog
Thornapple Star Of Africa * Winners Bitch * Best Of Winners * Best Of Breed
Thornapple Scandalous "Mika" * Reserve Winners Bitch
Sirus & Nandi handled by Co-breeder Victoria Davidson
Maria Neff * 4th Place Open Senior Handling

Puppy Match Friday Night * Thornapple Diamond Dream "Dee Dee" * 1st Place 3-6 puppy bitch
Owner handled by Lisa Smith Co/owned by Chip Gatt
Thornapple Rock Me Amadeus "Wolfgang" * 1st Place 3-6 puppy dog * Herding Group 3

Puppy Match Saturday night * Thornapple Diamond Dream "Dee Dee" * 1st Place 3-6 puppy bitch
Owner handled by Lisa Smith Co/owned with Chip Gatt
Thornapple Custom Critical "Fed Ex" * 1st place 4-6 puppy dog & Best of Breed Puppy * Group 3
Handled by Maria Neff
 Thornapple True Star "Raven" * Best Of Breed Adult * Herding Adult Group 1
Owned by Janet Caudill * Handled by Maria Neff


Thornapple Star Of Africa "Nandi"


Autumn Wind As You Like It "Shakespeare"


Thornapple Give Me Chills "Macy" (full sister to Icy & Ringo) pictured with a Puppy Group placement at the Feb 07 Chicago International.
Macy was EXCUSED at the Marion Kennel Club Show Friday, May 18, under Judge Dr. Robert J. Berndt, for lack of merit.  Because Macy & Nandi were the only 2
bitches entered, Nandi did not receive a point for her winners bitch win. Dr. Berndt explained, after judging, that he excused Macy because" she is too square.
 Because she is square, she will not be able to turn." We measured Macy ... she is 5-6" longer then she is tall.  Macy was awarded a Select In Futurity at our
2007 USASA Nationals under Breeder Judge Alan McCorkle. Macy has 2 wins with points from the puppy class.  Her last judge raved about what a nice puppy she is!
All in a day at the dog show!!!  :)


NEWSFLASH!  Macy takes Reserve Winners Bitch to her full litter sister, Thornapple Freeze Frame "Icy!"
Monday, May 28, Greater Muskegon Kennel Club * THANK YOU Judge Mrs. Linda L. Robey for your very consistent judging!
"Where's all your hair?  I guess you are not hiding anything on that pretty little body" Mrs. Robey

  

Thornapple Star Of Africa "Nandi"

  

    
Thornapple King Of Stars "Sirus"

  


Thornapple Scandalous "Mika"

  

  
Thornapple Kiss Kiss Bang Bang "Harmony" whelped 11/24/06
Sire Ch Thornapple Red Hot Outlaw * Dam Cork-Kerry's Sweet Vidalia
Watch for Harmony's debut in the breed ring June 07!

  

  
Sweet Tammy Tu Tu ... What can she be doing in Aunt Kelly's  tack box?
  
Accomplice, Miss Raina, on the lookout!  Hurry Tammy!
  
YIKES .... there is a mouse in Aunt Kelly's tack box!!!!!


Never fear, I've caught the mouse!
Tammy is our hero!

       
Bill & Carolyn's beautiful new travel trailer!!!!  Birthday Girl ... Miss Libby gazes out of the door of her new home away from home!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIBBY!!!!   7 years young!  We enjoyed your birthday party and the cake was delicious!
Despite the frost on Friday morning, the weekend was spectacular!  We enjoyed nice wins, delicious cookouts & time spent with good friends!
  


Show of Champions in Sweden!  (note the darling Pug Niklas is handling! Miss Tammy thinks he is quite handsome!)

    
Ch Thornapple Oh Brother "Damon" * BEST IN SHOW 2 May 19 * Owner handled by Niklas Munkvall

The NEWS from Sweden courtesy of Anna-Lena Munkvall!
On the 13th of May, we had a show of winners in Sweden!  33 Aussies were entered.  Damon won Best Of Breed!
Damon was awarded a new title -- Swedish Winner-07!  It is an official title in Europe!  Enya was 3rd Best Bitch and
Lucy was fourth Best Bitch.  The judge was Peter Harsanyi from Hungary.  The weekend of the 19th, Damon won BIS-2!!!
3700 dogs were entered in this show!  The breed judge was Fredrik Norgen of Sweden.  The group judge was Mrs. M. Talvitie,
Finland and BIS judge Mr. Hans Lehtinen of Finland!  The next day, May 20, Damon won Best Of Breed and Group 2!
The group judge was Leif Herman-Wilberg of Norway.
CONGRATULATIONS, ANNA-LENA & NIKLAS!!!!

Congratulations to all of the Thornapple winners this weekend!
I went to the Florida PanHandlers ASC show this weekend and had a pretty
good time myself. I'm happy to report: Thornapple First Class 'Major' & Erica- BOSP under
Susan Landry-Whiticar and Letty Afong. Ch. Thornapple Duramax ' Diesel' & Erica - BJH all four shows
Ch. Soundtracks No Doubt CD, RN, RA, RE, RJ-N, RJ-O, JJ-N, CGC 'Odie' &
Erica- *Came home with four new titles*
-CDX (Open Obedience)
-JJ-O (Jumpers Junior Open)
-JJ-E (Jumpers Junior Elite)
-GJ-N (Gamblers Junior Novice)
And a leg in RJ-E (Regular Junior Elite)
Ch. Penn Y Caerau's Glowing Ember 'Ember' & Erica - Took three Altered BOB's and one BOS.
It was a busy and productive weekend! Thanks for letting me share =) Erica
CONGRATULATIONS ERICA ON A JOB WELL DONE!  WOW, WHAT A WEEKEND!
Major is owned by Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall, Sweden

 


Erica Escalada * Best Junior Handler all 4 shows * PanHandle Shows

Thornapple First Class "Major" * Best Opposite Sex 2 shows!


Beautiful Major & Diesel!  Thank you, Erica, for the beautiful job you do with the boys!

We're very proud to share the good news we received just a bit ago from Nellie Morack, who owns Mr. Zane,
and just handled him to his UKC Championship this weekend in the Akron, Ohio area!  Zane is now officially known as:
UKC CH Wyndcrest Imagine That!  Not only did Nellie finish Zane's CH, she also got a Group 1, Group 3 and a Group 4!! 
 Nellie is doing a GREAT job with Zane, her first Aussie!  Zane is just 11 months old tomorrow,
out of our Misty ~ AKC/ASCA CH Aristocrats Intuition, and by AKC CH Thornapple Code Red. 
Zane is a litter brother to our Penn, who has already received majors in AKC and ASCA.
Congratulation again to Nellie and Zane, you've turned out to be a great winning team!!
Nikki Marenbach Hengy 
www.wyndcrestaussies.com

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!