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2007 Begins
HAPPY OKTOBERFEST TO OUR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!
PHOTO CREDIT AMI ROMANELLI
We've LOVE October
*** We welcome spooks, goblins & witches!
And YES, Riot & Jake too! CONGRATULATIONS you ARE our 2007 Halloween
poster boys!
It's HAPPY HALLOWEEN MONTH!
Thank you, Ami Romanelli, for sending 7 week photos of the beautiful Jake/Chante babies!
Like Father Like Son!
Proud Daddy, Jake!
PHOTO CREDITS AMI ROMANELLI
Sawyer --- 7.5 weeks
Ami
shares photos of darling Sawyer at 7 weeks!
Ami tells us Sawyer is
looking for a special show home!
Ami's contact
information:
http://mandolynjake.tripod.com
Mercuryaussies@hotmail.com
We read it first on the
Lists!!
CONGRATULATIONS, Ami, on
JAKE son, Punch, taking RESERVE WINNERS DOG at the 2007 ASCA Nationals!
HE DID!!!!!!!!!
scream but I am REALLY EXCITED HERE!!!! This young male was from
the first litter Jake ever sired. I am so proud of the entire litter and
all of their wonderful owners and of course thankful to Kelly Hughes
for allowing Jake the chance to sire a litter with such a talented bitch!
Punch was bred by Kelly Hughes (Punchline Australian Shepherds) out
of her lovely (and extremely talented girl) "Tosca" SVCH WTCH A-CH
HTCH Gefion's Punchline LaTosca CD, GS-E, JS-E, RS-E, HXAds, AX,
AXJ,HTADIII, HRDIII, HTDIII, DNA-VP. The litter is 17 months old.
http://www.punchlin
Punch has had a wonderful 2007 Nationals, placing in every pre-show
and taking a 2nd place in Brace (with Spirit).
http://www.punchlin
http://mandolynjake
Jake is VERY proud of all of his kids and their accomplishments! Ami
Mercury Australian Shepherds
http://mandolynjake
Mercuryaussies@
http://www.theparklander.com/
Jake & Riot make the
front cover of the Parklander magazine!
Congratulations, Ami, on your photos being accepted for the October 2007 issue!
Ami Romanelli reports on
Erica Escalada's ASCA Nationals wins
to date!
Here is what I know so far that Erica
Escalada has done as a handler:
Monday:
2-4 month Puppy Dog (one of her own!) After All's Paparazzi- 2nd place!
http://www.afterall
12-18 month Dog - Beatch To The Punchline (ASCA mjr ptd) Sired by my Jake - 3rd
place
http://mandolynjake.tripod.com/id27.html
Best of Breed!!!!! ---> ASCA Ch. After All The Simple Life "Hilton"
http://www.afterallaussies.com/Hilton.html
She also ran in Agility and Obedience and Juniors and some bitches, not sure how
they did...
Sunday
2-4 month Puppy Dog (one of her own!) After All's Paparazzi- 2nd place!
http://www.afterallaussies.com/Snap.html
12-18 month Dog - Beatcha To The Punchline (ASCA mjr ptd) Sired by my Jake - 3rd
place
http://mandolynjake.tripod.com/id27.html
Best of Opposite Sex!!!!! ---> ASCA Ch. After All The Simple Life "Hilton"
Saturday
12-18 month Dog - Beatcha To The Punchline (ASCA mjr ptd) Sired by my Jake - 2nd
place
http://mandolynjake.tripod.com/id27.html
Premier 10!!!!! ---> ASCA Ch. After All The Simple Life "Hilton"
http://www.afterallaussies.com/Hilton.html
I am sure she has MANY MANY MORE!!!!! Erica is such a talented handler!
Check out Diesel:
http://quicksilver.
And ONE Of ERICA's BIG
WINS!!!
http://quicksilver.
And Kathryn Ross-Nash reports in with
Herding News from the ASCA Nationals!
Hey friends!
a quick note from the insane world of nationals! GREAT to see Michael
and Bedford!!!! They are doing an amazing job!!! My little brag... in the
pretrial - where
there were MANY dogs in the started class and talented handlers from all over -
Our
little Thornapple boy
Goose-
took 2ND!!!!!!!!!
Rachel Vest. I was so happy. The judge even commented on his ability!!! I guess
you can be
pretty and STILL work sheep!!!!!!!
GOOSE is now CH Thornapple Wingman Of Te-Amos STDs!!!!!
AND Goose not only picked up all 3 legs for his new title this
week, but he also took his first open leg on sheep!
CONGRATULATONS, GOOSE
& KATH ON A GREAT ASCA NATIONALS!!!!
INCREDIBLE ASCA NATIONAL
HERDING NEWS FROM
KAREN WILSON!!!!!
After waiting all day
Michael finally called with results from the
ASCA National pre-trial.
I just couldn't be more proud of
Bedford and Michael!!!!!!!
He was
able to run in all three rings yesterday. He was wait listed for
Sheep and didn't get in until the very last minute.
He scored 76 on Sheep. Michael said he was a bit rowdy!!!!! :-)))
but he qualified. He scored 80 on Ducks!! and qualified. This is
amazing as this is only the second time he's ever seen them. Also,
for those of you who don't heard. Ducks really show a dogs finesse.
Can't be rowdy with the quackenhoffer's :-))) Last but not least he
scored 80 on Cattle for a 2nd place!!!!!!!!! This was only the third
time he'd been on Cattle. He already had one qualifying score from
last Fall. So he earned his STDc ( Started Trial Dog cattle ) There
were 45 runs on Cattle and only 5 dogs qualified. You talk about proud!!!
He missed Combined
High in Trial by 2 points!!!!!!
Michael really wanted that because those are special awards
which are usually fancy belt buckles and Michael really wants one of
those!!!!! LOL!!!! So all in all it was a really successful day. They don't
compete
again until later in the week at the National trial. If he qualifies
on Sheep and Ducks at the National trial he could come home with all
three of his Started titles on stock!!!!!!!!! He is well on his way
to becoming a WTCH ( Working Trial Champion )
Ok, I'll stop bragging. But I just couldn't be more proud.
Thanks for letting me share. Love, Karen
WAY TO GO MICHAEL &
BEDFORD!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, Alejandra Reyes, on
your new boy, Icon!!!!
Thornapple I Call The Shots "Icon" arrived in
Santiago, Chile on October 5th!
Icon will be shown at dog shows throughout South America.
Icon is sired by Ch Thornapple Single Barrel. His dam is Thornapple Flirtin'
With Fire
Good luck with your most beautiful boy, Alejandra!
October 1st *** Bow
season begins in Michigan!
Hudsyn sets her site on donations to the USASA Junior Program!
www.usasajuniors.com
Evan tries peace, love &
flower power to persuade Aussie lovers
to part with their $$ to support the USASA Junior Handlers!
Behind the scenes of a
Thornapple photo shoot!
Temperamental Stars!
Once the reluctant
stars agree to to a new contract,
the final results are spectacular!
SHAYNA & SHAMBA
EVAN'S PHOTO SHOOT
October 1 * 2007 * Grandpa Fred's BEAUTIFUL
RAINBOW!
Photo credit Amy Garrison.
One year ago today,
Ellen's father passed away after a valiant 9 month battle to recover from
a cardiac arrest. On the evening before he passed, a double rainbow brightened
the dark sky at our
HVASA puppy match. (Thank
you
Gwen Hayes for snapping photos)
Little did we know that evening,
that it was Grandpa Fred's rainbow. One year later, Amy awoke to this
spectacular rainbow! Amy knew
instantly it was Fred's beautiful rainbow! Fredrick Miller Jr. brightened our lives
just as his rainbow
brightened Amy's morning! Fred LIVED for his champion Keeshonds and he LOVED his
Thornapple
Family! He was very proud of all the Thornapple accomplishments around the
world. Grandpa especially
LOVED our Junior Handlers. He was an avid dog show photographer taking many
special photos of our Juniors.
He loved cataloging his photos on his Apple laptop and sharing them. September
28 was Fred's 83rd birthday.
We miss you, Dad! Love, Ellen
Teddy & Tuffy MISS their DADDY!!!!!