January 2007 Ends 

BROOKSVILLE CLUSTERS 2007

Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Central Florida
who suffered incredible devastation and loss of life in the tornadoes of February 2nd.

Good News from Marie in Finland - January 28!
Last weekend we were in a international dog show around 4000 entries in
Turku Finland.  We had a great weekend, Jags kids took BOB & BOS
 (Gun Lake Thorn´s Pancake "Jorpes" & Gun Lake Thorn´s Vanilla "Pipsa")

And our Lorenzo kids only 14 months old took placement in the best male
class and the best female class, Gun Lake Do You Mind "Jumjum" got 4 best
male with res-CC and Gun Lake Did You Do It "Tia" got the 3 best female
with res-CC too !!!!!  The Judge was James Hayward Australia.
Marie, Finland, Kennel Gun Lake
Congratulations, Marie!

And MORE GREAT NEWS from Marie!
Last weekend one of Jag´s son (Gun Lake Stepdancer) "Jason" living in Sweden took BOB and CC.
"Jason" is a aussie with beauty and brains, after that show he help her family to bring home all the sheep
who had run away from the garden. And Jason is a really obidience aussie too. He is allready in Elit class only
2 years old !  A show dog with lots of work !!!!!  Marie E * Finland
Kennel Gun Lake  www.gunlake.ax
gunlake@aland.net

  January 22, 2007 * Good Morning, Birthday Boy!
Happy FIRST Birthday, Evan Michael Brandenburg!

    
Homosassa Wildlife Refuge & Gulf Of Mexico * Homosassa, Florida

We are home from 10 days of dog show heaven and 80 degree temps in Brooksville, Florida!
Kelly, Vikki, Ellen & Shayna enjoyed a great week of wins, parks, seafood and visits
 with good friends.  We topped the week off with a beautiful sunset on the Gulf of Mexico!
Thank you, Amy, for holding down the fort!  Next year you come too!

We are pleased to announce a new champion ... Ch Thornapple Scandalous "Mika!"
Mika finished her championship from the Bred By Exhibitor class with FOUR majors
(2 wins in Florida) at the age of 8 months!
Congratulations, Kelly, on your FIRST Bred By champion!
Mika was bred by Amy Garrison, Ellen Brandenburg & Coleen "Kelly" Zartman.

Miss Glamour - Thornapple Glam It Up - took Winners Bitch handled by Vikki
and Ringo - Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red - took Winners Dog handled by Shayna.
Thornapple Flirtin' With Fire "Flame" took Reserve Winners Bitch 6 of the 7 shows handled by Shayna.

Congratulations, Shayna, on 5 first place Open Junior Handler awards in Florida!
Shayna now has 8 of her 10 wins needed to qualify for Westminster Kennel Club 2008.
With 5 wins and excellent grades, Shayna is now qualified for the Eukanuba Dog Show 2008.

New Champion Thornapple Scandalous "Mika"
Thank you, Judge Lesley E. Hiltz * Major win
Owner/Breeder handled by Coleen "Kelly" Zartman

Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red "Ringo"
Thank you, Judge George J. Heitzman * Major win
Handled by Shayna Garrison

Thornapple Glam It Up "Glamour"
Thank you, Judge George J. Heitzman * Major win
Handled by Victoria Davidson
PHOTOS ARE HERE!!!!!    Florida Results

Congratulations Erika Prince on taking Winners Bitch with
 Thornapple Sedona Sunset on Sunday at the dog show in Detroit. 

Mandatory Microchipping and Fees Proposed in Indiana

[Thursday, February 01, 2007]
Indiana House Bill 1719, introduced by Representative Bardon, seeks
to require that all dogs over six months of age be microchipped, that
a new state-run microchip registry be developed, that owners of
intact dogs be assessed a $50 annual fee, and that "Beware of Dog"
signs be put up for every intact dog. If passed and signed into law,
the changes imposed by this bill would have a detrimental impact on
dog breeders in Indiana. It is vitally important that breeders and
dog owners contact their representative and the committee chairman to
express their opposition.

As part of the American Kennel Club's ongoing efforts to promote
responsible dog ownership, we encourage dog owners to properly
identify their pets. We believe, however, that the final decision
about identification-whether by collar, tattoo or microchip-should be
made by the owner, not the government. The AKC also supports
reasonable and enforceable laws that protect the welfare and health
of purebred dogs and do not restrict the right of responsible
breeders and owners. Imposing financial sanctions on owners of dogs
not spayed or neutered is an ineffective solution to animal control
problems because it fails to address the heart of the issue-
irresponsible ownership. These laws are extremely difficult to
enforce and can be evaded by irresponsible animal owners who will
purposefully not comply with this bill's provisions. This proposal
will unfairly punish responsible owners who are already complying
with local animal control laws, while irresponsible owners will
continue to make problems for the community and local shelters.

For example, the proposed set of laws would require:
All dogs over six months of age be microchipped with a state-
sanctioned chip.

All microchip data be stored in a state-run registry.

All owners of dogs not spayed or neutered be assessed a $50 per year
per dog fee.

All owners of dogs not spayed or neutered to post a sign for each dog
saying "Beware of Dog" and containing a warning symbol for children.

Violators of any of these requirements be subject to a $500 fine.
What You Can Do:

Contact the members of the Indiana House Committee on Rules and
Legislative Procedures who will consider this bill. (For those
legislators listed without e-mail addresses, go here.)

Representative Scott Pelath, Chair
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)

Representative Russ Stilwell, Vice Chair
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)

Representative Terri Austin
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)

Representative Earl Harris
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)

Representative Robert Kuzman
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)

Representative Denny Oxley
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)

Representative Matt Whetstone
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)
">h40@IN.gov

Representative Randy L. Borror
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)
">h84@IN.gov

Representative Ralph Foley
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)
">h47@IN.gov

Representative P. Eric Turner
1-800-382-9842 (from anywhere within Indiana)
">H32@IN.gov

For more information, contact AKC's Canine Legislation Department at
(919) 816-3720, or e-mail at ">doglaw@akc.org.

GIVE THESE LEGISLATORS A PIECE OF YOUR MIND!

PETA Animal-Cruelty Trial Starts Today - January 22, 2007
As we write this, two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) -- a group with the self-proclaimed mission of “total animal liberation” -- are sitting in a North Carolina courtroom facing 21 charges of Cruelty to Animals and 3 counts of Obtaining Property By False Pretenses. On June 15, 2005 the defendants -- Andrew Cook and Adria Hinkle -- were caught by police throwing bags full of dead animals into a shopping-center dumpster. Workers at local animal shelters are expected to testify that Cook and Hinkle had collected the animals earlier that day on the promise that PETA would find them adoptive homes.

JoAnn Jones, who heads a homeless pet adoption group, had this choice quote about the trial in today’s News and Observer (Raleigh):

Considering how extreme PETA tends to be, isn't the fact that they're euthanizing animals and throwing them in a dumpster, isn't that bizarre? Contradictory?

While PETA has been quick to denounce the way Cook and Hinkle disposed of the dead animals, it has yet to condemn the two for killing them in the first place. That’s strange since this is a group that equates dogs to boys, and won’t even approve of the necessary use of rats for the sake of life-saving medical research.

In fact, PETA’s lawyer -- Phil Hirschkop -- has publicly defended widespread euthanization, claiming that the conditions in shelters can be so bad and the prospects of finding the animals homes can be so slim that they would be better of dead.

On the first point, for a member of PETA, saying an animal would be better off dead than living in a shelter is the same thing as saying it’s better for an orphan to be dead than to have to live in an orphanage. A pronouncement like that doesn’t seem to square with the notion of animal or human rights.

Second, workers at shelters in and around where the crime took place have been quick to dispute the idea that they can’t find strays suitable caretakers. Notably, JoAnn Jones also told the News and Observer, “We have a lot of dogs that are sleeping in beds, riding in cars and living the good life.”

If you picked up today’s New York Times you might have caught our subtly-worded ad for PetaKillsAnimals.com, where we’ll be posting updates on the trial all this week.

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