Maris

Croatian Junior Champion Slovenia Junior Champion Junior Hungarian Champion
Thornapple American The Beautiful
 
CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPEAN JUNIOR WINNER  * ZAGREB JUNIOR WINNER
"Maris"

Blue Merle Bitch * DOB 2/27/08

Sire: Ch Thornapple Single Barrel
Dam: Ch Thornapple Russian ToA Party

Marko Ljutic * Croatia

Breeders Amy Garrison & Ellen Brandenburg

GALLERY 1

GALLERY 2

      
We just came back home from CACIB Graz, Austria. It was a show with 35 aussies entered,
Maris was in the open class bitches competing with 7 females, and she won the class, got CAC.
Iwona came with Casy so she was CACIB female & Best Of Breed. Maris won R.CACIB.
Here are some photos attached. Hugs, Marko


January 18, 2010 *** NEWS from Croatia!

We went yesterday at Ljuljana Slovenia Dog Show.
Maris was Reserve Winners Bitch and Casy of Iwona was Winners Bitch.
Here are some photos. Hugs, Marko
CONGRATULATIONS Marko & Iwona on your wins!

 

   
It's a snowstorm in Croatia!
Hi Ellen and Amy, We are enjoying in snow :-) Maris is so happy and coat growing well. At January we entered one show in Slovenia,
and after it we will go to Italy and some other regional shows, so the show season is coming and I wait for her top coat condition.
I will attach some winter photos, it's kind of my art work. Hope you like it. Merry Christmas to your Family!!!!!! Love Marko
Your photos are beautiful Marko! The snow in Croatia is spectacular! Thank you for sharing!

   


Marko Ljutic shares photos of Maris enjoying her summer on the beach!
Marko owns a summer home on the Marko Ljutic shares photos of Maris enjoying her summer on the beach!
Marko owns a summer home on the Mediterranean Sea or Jadran Sea as the locals call it.


Marko & Maris are very lucky to have live on the sea!

INCREDIBLE BEACHES in Croatia!


A perfect Croatia sunset!

Maris the BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you for sharing Marko!


Thornapple America The Beautiful "Maris"
June 19 - News from Marko in Croatia!
Yesterday we where whole day in the woods, I just wonted to show one muddy picture in stacking,
Please DO NOT put it on the web :-))))) she is so dirty!!!!! Last week Maris passed her agility course,
actually she was first in her class!!!! I was so so so proud, look at her flying and she is so temperament
as you can see on the picture!!!!! After this we continue training and later on we will compete, she loves
it and it is good for body development. I had to share this picture just with you :-), the quality of them is not so high
Regards, Marko
Dirt Don't Hurt Marko! Ask Evan!
Maris is beautiful when she's show groomed and when she plays in the mud!

We just had to share! We hope you don't care!
Just to be fair ... Below appears a photo of Diablo with muddy hair!  lol! (thank you for sharing Bitta!)



FIND THE Aussie BULLET!!!!!
AMAZING Maris!!!!!

CH Thornapple Aftershock "Diablo"
The mud in Denmark is especially fine!


We just came home from one of our National Dog Shows in Croatia.
We won JUNIOR BEST IN SHOW 3. It was great!!!!!! LP, Marko
Maris is handled by Iva Raic.
CONGRATULATIONS Marko!


May 18 --- KUDOS to Marko & Maris in Croatia!!!!
Maris has a new title Multi Junior Ch Thornapple America the Beautiful and she is now also Junior Hungarian Champion!
This weekend at International Budapest Show in Hungary Maris won BEST OF BREED both days!!!!!!!!!!
and on Sunday BEST OF HERDING GROUP 1 under the judge FRANK PEDDIE (CAN)
Mr. Peddie THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!
Also we had a great time with Eszter Rozsos (Thornapple Family) the owner of Latte, she is super cool!!!!!


When I remember now, a year ago I did not know you actually, I was doing research on the Internet of the
Top Quality Australian Shepherd Breeders in the World from whom I will get my first Aussie girl. I was from
other part of the World and everybody was actually telling me there is no chance to get a good bitch from the
breeder without having any strong references or previous success in the breed. It was my first Aussie, it was
my first contact, it was my first show dog...and there is a bitch with 15 months, winning and she does have a
strong genotype with the phenotype that you can see on photos!!!!!
Thanks Ellen and Amy for your patience and help! Hugs, Marko
Maris makes us very proud Marko!  THANK YOU for doing an awesome job! HUGE CONGRATS!!!!


February 23, 2009 ***
We are so happy!!!!!This weekend we went to the Slovenia for a last PRM in junior class so that Maris can get her new title.
Maris took the first place in junior class and now she is Slovenian Junior Champion. Here are some pictures from the Best in Show.
Many hugs, Marko
CONGRATULATIONS MARKO!

Last weekend we went to the Slovenian dog show at Ljubljana Maris got title of Best Junior
in female class both of the days, and on Saturday she got Junior Best of Breed. ON the dog show we
meet Iwona and our Thornapple Family and had great time. Iwona loves those dogs more than anything.
She is so cool and open. So glad that we are in the same team!!!!!!!
Hugs, Marko


DEAR THORNAPPLE FAMILY,
This weekend Maris entered the Junior Class at CACIB Zagreb - Croatia. Although she has a lack of coat at the moment,
her strong body and construction made judges to give her titles of BEST JUNIOR female on both of the shows.
Actually after this weekend Maris - Thornapple America The Beautiful become

CROATIAN JUNIOR CHAMPION - 2 x Best Junior Female 29 & 30.11.2008
CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPEAN JUNIOR WINNER - title that won on Sunday 30.11.2008
ZAGREB JUNIOR WINNER - title that won on Sunday 30.11.2008

Mr. Erwin Deutcher (A): "Young bitch that is still in development, very harmonious in outline,
typical head with the beautiful neck and top line, excellent in movement and excellent angulation.
- BEST JUNIOR FEMALE" - judge on 30.11.2008
Mrs. Jadranka Mijatović (HR):"9 months old bitch, with very strong bone and anatomy, head is in
proportion with body, free in movement, still in development. - BEST JUNIOR FEMALE" - judge 29.11.2008
Maris is owned and handled by Marko Ljutić
Photo credit goes to Marta Longin  Hugs, Marko
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWESOME WINS and NEW TITLE Marko!!!!!!



This weekend we went for the dog show near by at Vinkovci, Maris loves dog shows so we must take her to dog shows that she can express herself :o)
She won BOB Puppy and was only Puppy from the Group 1 in the last round for BIS :) Hugs to whole family. 
Marko


Thornapple America The Beautiful "Maris" *** BEST IN SHOW PUPPY!
Maris is owner handled by Marko Ljutic of Croatia.
BIG NEWS FROM CROATIA!!!!
Here are some pictures from the National Show Pula at Croatia,
Maris won Best in Show Puppy under judge Alenka Pokorn of Slovenia
Photo Credit goes to Saša Komad Hugs, Marko
CONGRATULATIONS MARKO & MARIS!!!