NOVEMBER 21 - 1 2004
November arrives
with a stunning display
of Northern Lights!
Dancing streams of red,
white & blue
lit our Michigan sky on Sunday, November 9!
November 20 & 21
Scorch & Maria pictured in the puppy class at the
Monroe KC show in August 2004
Lakeshore Kennel Club Shows * Crete, Illinois
Thornapple Red Hot Outlaw "Scorch" takes Best of Winners on Sunday
under Judge Patricia Gellerman * Maria Neff handling.
Thornapple Won By A Landslide "Reagan"
takes Best Of Winners on Saturday
under Judge Arley D. Hussin and Winners Bitch on Sunday under Mrs. Gellerman.
Reagan is handled by Kim McDowell * Co-Bred with Andrea Allen
NEW ASCA Champion!
ASCA CH Thornapple Power of Persuation
(pictured taking
a breed win as a puppy)
Drew finished her ASCA Championship this weekend by taking her 4th major!
Drew is owned by Brenda Albrecht and handled by Maggie Pryor!
Congratulations Brenda!
November
21
Damon flies to Sweden to visit the
European ladies!
We will miss our Damon boy! Hugs & Kisses!
CH Thornapple Oh Brother "Damon"
Leased by Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall * Akersberga, Sweden
Easy Australian Shepherds
FLASH!!!! DAMON IS RED
FACTORED!!!!
Contact Anna-Lena for more information
and for info on
Sarah's litter.
Damon kicks up his heels in anticipation of his
European adventure!
Damon after grooming for his trip.
Damon and Enya play in the snow in Sweden!
November 18, 19, 20 & 21
We met up with James & Heidi Smith
in Syracuse, New York,
for the Leatherstocking
Cluster.
Frozen water pails did not dampen our spirits! We had a great time!
Thank you James & Heidi for your great New York hospitality!!!!
Thornapple Starry Eye
Surprise takes 2 majors and 2 reserves to majors!!!
Judge Kenneth L. Rayner * Winners Bitch * 3 point major
Judge Lester Mapes * Best Of Winners * 4 point major
"Najee" is co-owned with Victoria Davidson * handled by Victoria Davidson
Thornapple Sweet
Magnolia Wine takes 2 reserves to Najee's majors!
Maggie is owned by Candy & Erika Prince * handled in Syracuse by Coleen Zartman.
On Saturday, we took a back road trip to
the Fly Creek Cider Mill
where we tasted the delicious hard ciders and apple wines!
We also visited Cooperstown, New
York ... the home of our great American sport, baseball!
We took an extra day on the way home to
visit the Canadian Niagara
Falls.
We arrived at dusk. We managed to click a few photos before dark.
PHOTOS OF THE MONTH!!!!
Matt Cain, 4th grade student, grants
actor, writer, musician &
Michigan resident, Jeff Daniels, a photo opp!
Matt is a frequent dog
show visitor/match exhibitor and Amy's nephew.
Matt and his mom, Jill Cain (Amy's sister), are huge Jeff Daniels fans!
Matt & his mom attended a Jeff Daniels CD signing at Borders Books In
Brighton,
Michigan.
People in line were instructed autographs only. Absolutely, NO PHOTOS! When it was
Matt's turn in line,
he had a question for Mr. Daniels.
Matt said to Jeff, "Are you
really going to be The Preacher?"
Jeff looked up, a bit surprised by the question. Jeff said, "Do you mean
The Preacher in the movie, Because of Winn Dixie?"
Matt said, "yes."
Jeff said, "Do you like that book?"
Matt said, "I love it!"
Jeff said, "You know how sometimes movies aren't as good as the book? Well
this time I think you will like the movie just as much as the book. You can
see it in February."
Jeff and his publicist were so impressed
with Matt's question, they asked Matt if he would pose
for a photo with Jeff. Matt graciously agreed. Jeff's
publicist sent Jill an email copy of the above photo.
Jeff is a Chelsea, Michigan resident.
He owns Purple Rose Productions
(Escanaba In Da Moonlight) and Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, Michigan.
Jeff's hilarious new
CD is titled "Live and Unplugged."
The proceeds from
Jeff's new CD are earmarked
for the Purple Rose Theater Fund.
So ya all buy one now, ya hear! We did!
www.JeffDaniels.com
& thank you Kathryn Ross- Nash for the family photo below!!!
(we can always count on Kathryn for entertaining photos!)
Goose, Misty, Blanche and Maverick gather for their
Thanksgiving Feast!!!!
(the chefs, Zak and Zoe!)
It's not turkey for the Nash's this year!
Bake @ 375 degrees - 10 minutes per #
Serve warm!
CONGRATULATIONS GOOSE and MAV ON YOUR
CGC awards
and Mav on your TDI award!!!!
Buddy at 7 months ....
Thornapple Buddy is a full brother to Goose, JayDe, Spitfire, Rain, Phoenix,
Tucker & Fracas.
Buddy is in training to be a therapy dog at Children's Hospital in Detroit.
Isn't he just so darn cute!!!!
Buddy is owned and loved by Marianne Courey.
Michael Wilson sends SITREP 7 & 8 * Report from
Sudan!
November 6, 7 & 8
We enjoyed a successful weekend at
the West Michigan Cluster
in Grand Rapids, Michigan!
JayDe takes Winners Dog &
Best of Breed from the 6-9 puppy dog class
over 2 very nice specials (his 2nd weekend out)!
Judge Mr. J R White
Thornapple All Fired
Up "JayDe"
Handled by his owner, Shayna Garrison.
Judge Mr. J. R. White
Grand Rapids Kennel Club * November 7, 2004
Congratulations Shayna on an AWESOME
win!!!
The crowd cheers Shayna Garrison!
(center & right - Our good friends, and Schipperke breeders, Laura & Amy
Halterman)
and Thornapple Won By A
Landslide "Reagan" takes the weekend in a
LANDSLIDE!!!!
Reagan took the ring by storm to win
Winners Bitch all 3 DAYS!!
Judges J. R. White, Lester Mapes & R. E. Hilliard
Reagan also won Best of Breed
on Saturday
from the open blue merle class!
Reagan is breeder owned by Andrea Allen * Congratulations Andrea!!!
Co/Breeders Ellen Brandenburg & Amy Garrison
Handled by Kim McDowell
Thornapple Hot Temptation
takes Reserve
Winners Dog to JayDe
on Friday AND Winners Dog on Saturday under Judge Lester Mapes.
JayDe took Reserve to Zippo on Saturday!
CONGRATULATIONS MARIA
NEFF ON BEST JUNIOR HANDLER
with CH
Ragtime Vertical Horizon "Mira"
Sunday, November 8 * Judge R. E. Hilliard
Congratulations Kathryn Ross-Nash
and Kelly Hatton
on your Winners Dog/Best Of Breed win Sunday at the
West Michigan Cluster
with Maverick's full brother and uncle
to JayDe, Te Amo's Infinite Victory "Ex." Judge R. E. Hilliard
Ami Boxer has good news
from Florida!
Riot was entered at the Ocala FL AKC shows
this weekend and took a RWD to a 4 point major on
Saturday under Judge Chantal Andrews! He was pulled
for WD, she specifically told me I have a stunning
puppy! He was entered in 12-18 month.
Congratulations Amy on your win with
Thornapple Causin' A Commotion CGC
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