April Ends

APRIL 2008 ENDS

And don't miss the 2008 USASA National Specialty News - page 1!
We are working fast & furiously on photos!
 2008 USASA National Specialty News - page 2


Miss Sure Shot!
Amy Garrison bags a turkey & brings home the bacon!!!

Two Australian Shepherds (Jake and Riot of course) who are just beginning their acting careers.
 This is intended to be a brief clip of their styling. Sound is all important to the full viewing experience.
 
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Enjoy - Jake and Riot  *** THANK YOU FOR SHARING, Ami *** Mercury Aussies!

AND THANK YOU, Ami, for sharing AWESOME NEWS below!
CONGRATULATIONS, Todd & Brandy Dirksen & Nikki Spirakis!
JOB WELL DONE!

Jackson is keeping that winning streak HOT!

 Thornapple Mercury Hotshot (AKC ptd/ASCA mjr ptd)
 
This weekend:
Heart of Iowa Kennel Club
Marshalltown IA, Saturday, April 26, 2008
Reserve Winners Dog - 6-9 month class
Handled by Alyssa (Valor Australian Shepherds)
Judge P. Levi Marsman
 
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Winners Dog for his first AKC points from the 6-9 month class
OWNER/HANDLED - Todd Dirksen
Judge Mr. Carl Gene Liepmann

 Also:
Thornapple Shaken Not Stirred "Abby"
(Chante x Jake) owned by Nikki Spirakis (Florida) :
April 26 - Central Florida Flying Disc Challenge
Hunt Fountain Park  Sports Complex
1st Place Distance and Accuracy Division


Baby Slash in 2007 with Shayna!
NEWS from Slash & Iwona in Poland!
In Romania on 2 CACIB show Slash was twice Best Puppy in Breed and
Slash and Sheina were two times II Best Brace couple of the show!!!!!!!
Now we are going for holiday and for 4 shows to Croatia. I'm leaving tonight :))
I'm wonder how Slash will play with the sea:)))) He loves water:))
More news and photos!!! after May 6th!!!!
All the best and I'm waiting for news from USASA! Iwona
 CONGRATULATIONS, Iwona & Slash & GOOD LUCK in Croatia!

BIG NEWS FROM ANNA-LENA IN SWEDEN!
We had a show in Sweden.  Chauncey (Thornapple Ragtime Move Over) was BOB and group 3!!!!
Boom (Ch Thornapple Dr Thunder) second best dog,
 Lucy (Thornapple Ruby Passion) BOS and Janis (Thornapple Ragtime Blu My Mind) second best bitch!
So the wonderful Thornapples continue their winning :-)))
Good luck at Nationals! Love, Anna-Lena
 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

AND more GOOD NEWS!
 I hope you had a great time at the Nationals this year and that you have good results with you home !!
I think AL has told you the results from last week, Lucy became BOB at a big show in Västerås.
The judge really liked her. It was the same judge that gave her the first CC. She told me that she has
checked Lucy out and that she has been seeing that she has done very well at all the dog shows she been to !!
I think that was fun to hear ! But now something else. Today, Lucy got her first obedience title here in Sweden.
 Her new name will be: LP 1 Thornapple Ruby Passion. I am so proud of her, she has done a good job.
At the club we went to today she also became “The best obedience dog of the day”.
Now we can say that Lucy is BRAIN and BEAUTY… Hug, Marie and Lucy
     WAY TO GO, LUCY!!!!   We are very proud of your new Swedish Obedience title!

AND **** MAY DAY NEWS from Marie and Olivia in Sweden!

Thornapple Black Powder "Olivia"
 Today Olivia & I went to a dog show not far from home.
The same show that Lucy went to on her first show here in Sweden.  I am very very happy.
My little Olivia got her first CC and became BOB and BIG 3 !! The judge thought she was cute and she IS !!!!
 We didn’t take any photos today, SORRY !!! But I took a photo of Olivia yesterday, I will sent it to you !
The background is not good BUT the dog on the picture is *SMILE* On Saturday Lucy and I are going to Denmark
to see if we can take our first Danish CC. Keep your fingers crossed for us. Hugs, Marie, Lucy, Olivia

DOG SHOW RESULTS FROM CHILE!
Hummer won Best Of Breed (Puppie Class) and Group 1 under the judge Mrs. Phyllis Wolfish (Canada)
He also won Best Of Breed and Group 2 under the judge Mr. Warner Cespedes (Costa Rica).
Plus he won Best Puppie In Show 4 under the judge Mrs. Phyllis Wolfish (Canada) .
He did a great job......He was the only Australian Shepherd who won something on the finals.
As I told you, he won Group 2 under the Judge Mr. Warner Cespedes (Costa Rica),
and the dog who won Group 1 with that judge was a German Shepherd. This dog won Best Puppie In Show.

Icon won Best Of Breed (Junior Class) and Group 2 under the judge Mrs. Phyllis Wolfish (Canada)
and won Best Of Breed and Group 3 under the judge Mr. Warner Cespedes (Costa Rica)....

It was a HOT HOT day.............the dogs were crazy and I was :( with the hot day.
Enjoy the photos!!!!!!  Take Care, Ale.
 CONGRATULATIONS, ALE!


Thornapple I Call The Shots "Icon"

    


Thornapple Unstoppable "Hummer"

    


The Danish Mudslingers! *** Cuba, Sycamore, Angel, Diablo & CRUFTS winner, Jada!

GREAT NEWS FROM BITTA IN DENMARK!
 I have some SUPER news from Jada and Cuba. Both Jada and Cuba are having AA on there hips
and 00 on there elbows. It is the absolute best result a dog can get J J I am so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J J J
All the dogs have been helping me in the garden that last 5 days J ……. They absolute don’t look like
 top show dogs right now J but they love helping there mom. When I got the house 3 years ago the garden
 hasn’t been touch fore 15 years!!! So every spring I have been working on it. I don’t think it will be ready this
year … but perhaps next year I can have a beautiful garden like yours J J
I also want to wish you all the best luck at the Nationals!!!!!! I will unfortunately only sitting here in Denmark
looking for updates on the Thornapple website J J hope that I next year can come over J  I can see that you
 are really are brining some stunning good looking good dogs!!! Kennel Thornapple will win a lot!! J
Say hallo to everybody that I know J  Hug and kisses ,Bitta
 WE LOVE YOUR MUD PUPPIES, BITTA!!!!!

 CH  Thornapple Aftershock "Diablo" goes undercover in Denmark!
He looks like a Grizzly Bear!

Our hearts go out to Mike and Diann Inch on the loss of their lovely Senior, Miss Thornapple Too Sassy
(Sired by Ch Thornapple Wind Hawk *** Dam CJR's Blue's Last Request)
May 23, 1993 - April 26, 2008 *** almost 15 years old
 
Mike tells us --- We need to get another dog soon, even though there will be no true replacement for Sassy. 
She was the perfect dog, even if she was "Too Sassy".  She hated motorcycles from the day we drove her home from your farm.
That was one of the first things she barked at.  It was also one of the last things she barked at on the way to the vet. Thanks, Mike Inch


Sweet Miss Sassy Sue


Goose's daughter gives raspberries!  Thank you for sharing, Kathryn Ross-Nash!
Congratulations on your beautiful Goose babies!  Ch Thornapple Te-Amos Wingman
Watch for more photos of Goose babies!

Guess what we are having for dessert ??? HaHa
Our red tri girl fell asleep after eating :-)) Love, Bianca
Proud Mommy in the Netherlands ... Thornapple Mythical SkyDancer


I know you've probably, most likely have already left for the specialty show in Colorado,
but I've been surfing your website[s] and have noticed that you have the most gorgeous photos and seem to enjoy photography as well.
Here are some pictures I took around a water town near where I live, thought you might enjoy the scenery of a Chinese water town
 - lots of things you wouldn't normally be able to see/find in MI.
Hope you have/had a great time at the specialty!
You have a lifetime supply of pictures on your websites that's been keeping me quite busy for the past few days! Alix
     
Photo Credits Alix Hsu of Shanghai, China! 
We have enjoy corresponding with Alix. She is an almost 16 year old student in Shanghai.
Alix loves to exhibit her Siberians in China and hopes to import a Thornapple Aussie to show too!

    
Alix shoots with a Canon what she describes as a very old 300 d.
These photos were taken with a Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II.
    
Thank you for sharing photos of your beautiful city, Shanghai, Alix!

Some pics from the weekend dog school party:-)
Best, Barbi

    


Thank you for sharing photos of Vito & pals having fun in Hungary, Barbie!

    

    
Vito's mommy is Thornapple Iced Latte of Hungary.

    
We've got a friend, who hand raise wolves and hybrids, and she brought a hybrid to the school,
for testing her behaviour, she was amazing,  with a behaviour dog and wolf also.  Barbi