Mid-End April

On our way to Nationals, we stopped to show dogs in Terre Haute, Indiana!
Congratulations, Betsy Hamkens, on your boy's major win at the Bloomington Indiana KC show!
Thornapple End Of The Rainbow "Rain" * Winners Dog under Judge Mr. Wolfgang Schnitzer
Shayna Garrison * 1st Place Open Junior Handler * Judges Ms. Denise Dean & Mr. Frank T. Sabella
Congratulations Shayna! 10 WINS * QUALIFIED FOR WESTMINSTER!!!
Austen Garrison * 2nd place Novice Junior Handling Saturday & Sunday!
GREAT JOB AUSTEN!!!!!

Thornapple True Star "Raven" * April 28 * Winners Bitch * Best Of Winners
Fort St. Clair KC * Judge Thomas Hale * Co-owned with Janet Bond
Thornapple Sky's The Limit * April 29 * Winners Dog * Best Of Winners
Fort St. Clair KC * Judge Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath
Both winners handled by Maria Neff
Congratulations Maria Neff on 1st Place Open Senior Junior Handling on Saturday & Sunday!

Thornapple Scandalous * April 28 * Winners Bitch * Best Of Winners * Best Opposite Sex
Progressive Dog Club Of Wayne County * Judge Mr. Houston Clark
Owner/Breeder handled by Coleen "Kelly" Zartman

Congratulations to the following people on your purchase of Amy's gems!
Kelley Curtin * Al'Nair Aussies * 2nd piece
Mark & Lori Schlarb * Sirius Aussies * Ohio * 5th piece
Thank you, Mark & Lori, for purchasing this piece at the USASA Banquet.
The $400 proceeds will be donated to the USASA Junior Handler's Fund.
Amanda Hutchinson of sunny California * 3rd piece
Kevin & Hope McQueen * Texas * 6th piece
Shelly Hollen * Shalako Aussies/Enphaze * Texas * 9th piece

Amy is busy working on new pieces to add to this collection.
Amy's gems are like Aussies ... no two are alike!
Don't be left out! Order your original piece today!

GOOD NEWS from New Zealand!
April 15 ... This weekend, on the Saturday, Zippo got the DCC and BOB with his son,
Denver (Ukulunga Set-The-World-On-Fire) got his final points for his championship
and then went on to win a Group 1 placing. Coralee is so pleased as it was a truly
super way to cap off his championship. This is Zippo's first Champion so we are
also obviously very proud parents too! Kisses from Zippo and see you soon! DI
Congratulations Di & Ch Thornapple Red Hot Temptation!

April 15th ... Carolyn Zernick reports a big win for Thornapple Give Me Chills!
It is Winners Bitch, Best Of Winners and Best Opposite Sex for Miss Macy!
Judge Jack H. Ireland * Steele City Kennel Club
Congratulations Carolyn!

résultats nationale élevage en france
classe puppy mâle premier boss de la lauze aux micoucouliers
thornapple ragtime one goodman x patch zen cc (17 chiens engagés)
classe baby femelle 3ème très prometteur belette de la lauze aux micoucouliers
thornapple ragtime one goodman velouve de la lauze aux micoucouliers(17 chiens engagés)
classe jeune femelle 2 ème excellent basingere de la lauze aux micoucouliers
thornapple ragtime one goodman tiack de la lauze aux micoucouliers (47 chiens engagés)
thank's for goodman, c bayle CONGRATULATIONS, CLAUDINE!

AND Congratulations Nikki Hengy and Art on back to back majors
with your boy, Penn, at the ASC of Michigan ASCA Show Sunday,
April 15th, under judges Tina Smith Owens & Dorothy Christensen!
Wyndcrest Quote Me Later "Penn" is sired by Ch Thornapple Code Red!

Penn wins Best Of Breed & Group 4 at the Logansport KC show!
Handled by Shayna Garrison

It is a PHOTO AWARD for AARON BRANDENBURG!
Thornapple Custom Critical HAMS IT UP at the ASC of Michigan ASCA show!

Happy Spring! Just returned from the Davisburg flyball tournament and great news.
Buddy has earned his Flyball Dog Champion title! He was a good boy as usual.
Enclosed is a picture from practice (no photographer at the tournament)
We are on to the Ionia tournament the first weekend of May.
All my best to everyone. Marianne Courey
CONGRATULATIONS MARIANNE & BUDDY!

April 14th ... Erica wanted to give a UKC show a try so we headed to sunny Hollywood, Florida this morning.
We are happy to report that Diesel - Ch Thornapple Duramax - took two back to back Group 1's
and two Reserve Best in Shows. Tomorrow we will go back for more fun.
Hope all is well ~ take care! Dianne & Erica :) AWESOME Erica!
Sunday update! A REPEAT PERFORMANCE! 2 Group 1 wins! 2 Reserve Best In Shows!
WAY TO GO ... Erica & Diesel!!!!

Thank you Rick and Terri! Your words mean more to us then you can imagine.
Angel (pictured above) was a VIP (very important Thornapple)!
Your photo ... featuring Angel --- and the Twin Towers standing tall -- has inspired people around the world.

What a beautiful boy!!!! Just want to smooch that gorgeous face!
Hello all! Ranger is saying congratulations to his dad, Diablo.
How proud everyone must be! We are proud too, and so happy
for all of you. I will write more later, just wanted to say
congratulations from the Wargin family. Our best to you,
Ed, Kathy-jo, Jake, Lena, and Ranger Wargin

THANK YOU TO KATHY-JO & Ed WARGIN ... celebrated Michigan Authors ...
for signing our donation of your wonderful books to the Michigan USASA Club Basket Raffle!
The books are The Legend of the Petoskey Stone (look for a Petoskey Stone in the Michigan basket too!)
and MICHIGAN Spirit Of The Land photos by Ed Wargin, text by Kathy-jo ... BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS!!!!)
The State Basket Raffle will be held at the 2007 USASA National Specialty.
The raffle proceeds benefit the breed health foundation!
The raffle will be held at the Welcome Reception.
Don't miss this opportunity to bid on the Michigan basket!

And ... Thank you Rachel Brandenburg for donating an autographed (by all dancers!)
2006 - 2007 MSU Dance Team poster and an MSU T Shirt to the Michigan USASA Club
Basket Raffle! AND CONGRATULATIONS on your May 2007 graduation in Finance Business
from MSU! We love you and are very proud of you!

LUCY LOVES HERDING SHEEP!
"Last week Lucy met sheep for the first time here in Sweden
and she did very well! Today we have been herding again and
I took some pictures of her and the sheep. We have met a
wonderful lady who will help us with the herding. Both Lucy
and I are thinking herding is very funny! Have a nice weekend!
Hugs, Lucy & Marie

Rain visits CAMP THORNAPPLE!
Thornapple End Of The Rainbow CGC ThD RN is here for the
2007 USASA National Specialty and to finish his AKC Championship.
It was love at first sight for Shayna and Rain!

Kisses for Shayna!

FROM BETSY!!!! Rain earned his Rally Novice Title this last weekend and a qualifier for his CD.
So he is now Thornapple End of the Rainbow CGC ThD RN. Soon a CH in front?????
CONGRATULATIONS, BETSY!
Thank you, Betsy, for trusting us with your very special boy!

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NEWS FROM SWEDEN! We were at a dog show this Saturday. Damon became BOB and Group 2!!!!!
Glidden became third best dog, Groucho second best dog with cc, Lunar fourth best dog and Janis BOS with CC.
You've got best breeders group with a fantastic critique (as you know we got it on every dog on every show....
including the breeder groups and the progeny group). Enya got best progeny group. We didn't go in to the final eight with your
breeder group or Enya's progeny group. It was one of Enya's puppies that have to go home. And the breeders group final was just before group 1
(where Damon compete). It was 20 Aussies and this five was the only once with champion quality LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we had an other fantastic show.
At the evening it was the competition Champion of Champions (as Show of winners in Denmark, but with other rules). Damon made the cut to the 8 best,
but he was beaten by a Pharao hound (who became second of the whole show). I also enclose some new photos of Lunar. Even if he is blowing coat ....
Hugs'n love, See ya soon!!! Anna-Lena CONGRATULATIONS, Anna-Lena & Niklas!

Attached is the new photo of Nell winning her 18th Title.
She is so awesome. Jenny and Nell
CONGRATULATIONS, JENNY & NELL!

GOOD NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA!!!! Hey, Another of my Courage babies kicked some tail today. This time it was
Cuebiyar Tequila Sunrise, aka Tigga. At her second ever show (at her first she was Runner Up Baby in Group)
she pulled off 1st in the baby sweepstakes, Best Baby Puppy in Group and Runner Up Best Baby Puppy in Show!
Here's hoping we go one better at tomorrow's show :) This puppy is the pick red tri from my Courage x Ebony cross.
I just wish I had had the room to keep all 3 puppies. Amanda CONGRATULATIONS, AMANDA!
http://cuebiyar.50webs.com/20070203rtb1.jpg photo taken at 8 weeks.