July Begins

JULY 2008 BEGINS

USASA HALL OF FAME KENNEL #10

Happy 4th of July!
Ami, Jordan and the "Patriotic Pups" (Chante, Jake and Riot).
www.mercuryaussies.com *** Mercury Australian Shepherds *** FLORIDA

Thornapple Red Georgia Clay "Tayshaun"
Tayshaun is owned by Kim Cochran & Chris Reedy
DOG SHOW NEWS FROM CHRIS REEDY of Walkate Aussies!
 At the ASC of Michigan's 4th of July shows:

 

Friday Tayshaun went WD/BOW/BOB for 2 points under Denise Vavla (UKC)

Saturday am: Tayshaun RWD under Jonna Cole (ASCA)

pm Tayshaun WD/BOS for 3 points! under Grant Winchell (AKC)

Sunday am: Tayshaun WD/BOS for 3 points under Nikki Marenbach Hengy (ASCA)

Glitter Best of Breed puppy

p.m. Tayshaun RWD under Gail Karamalegos (ASCA)

Glitter BOSP

AWESOME JOB KELLY!!!!
NEW CHAMPION July 5th!!!

Best Of Winners *** Ann Arbor Kennel Club * July 5th
Judge Mr. Walter J. Sommerfelt *** Handled to his championship by Coleen "Kelly" Zartman
Needing only a single to finish, Topper went out in style by taking a 3 point major!

Ch Thornapple After Eight * file photo

Thornapple Hot Night Crash *** Reserve Winners Dog *** Handled by Maria Neff

Thornapple Hot Night Crash *** Best Of Winners *** Ann Arbor Kennel Club * July 6th
Judge Dr. Albert P. Bianchi *** Handled by Maria Neff
Crash now has 11 points - 1 major - from the puppy class!

July 6th Judge Dr. Albert P. Bianchi disqualified Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red "Ringo" from the Open Red
class for "a white collar that extends beyond his withers." We can assure Dr. Bianchi that Ringo's white does not
extend past his withers. Ringo is an almost finished champion with wins under AKC all around judges as well as
AKC BREEDER judges that include the honorable breeder judges Mrs. Pamela Levin (pictured above) and the esteemed
Mr. Alan McCorkle who awarded Ringo a Select in Futurity at the 2007 USASA National Specialty.

SWEDEN WINS FUEL THE FIRE!!!

THORNAPPLE ON FIRE IN EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**** July 4th ****

L-R --- Ch Thornapple Aftershock "Diablo" Best Of Breed!!!
Reserve Dog Champion Class *** Ch Thornapple Oh Brother "Damon"
Reserve CACIB and CAC winner *** Thornapple Ragtime Move Over "Chauncey"

DIABLO TAKES BEST OF BREED AT THE WORLD SHOW!
WOOOOO WOOOOO Congratulations Bitta!
Approximately 140 Aussies entered!!!!

Best of Breed and World Winner - 08***Ch Thornapple Aftershock

R.Cacib and CAC (CC) ***Thornapple Ragtime Move Over

Excellent 2nd Champion Class (out of 16) Ch Thornapple Oh Brother

Excellent Thornapple Shaking all Over

Excellent Ch Thornapple Dr Thunder

Excellent Ch Thornapple Cuba Blue

Excellent Thornapple Ruby Passion

Excellent Thornapple Black Powder

CH Thornapple Aftershock "Diablo" *** Best Of Breed *** World Winner *** World Dog Show Stockholm *** July 2008

Hi, We are Kerstin and Viktoria from Energie´s Aussies. We would like to share some very nice pictures and videos
 from the world dog show in Sweden. We have the BOS world winner female "Energie´s Black Hot Energie".

 Congratulations to Diablo´s win. Bitta and Diablo looked great !

 Very nice greetings from Germany --- Kerstin & Viktoria Patzold

Thornapple Ragtime Move Over "Chauncey" ** Reserve C.A.C.I.B. *** World Show Stockholm *** July 2008

Beautiful Chauncey!  Thank you Anna-Lena!
Photo Credit Linda Nilsson

Beautiful Sarah ** File Photo
1st veteran bitches with excellent Ch Thornapple Mandarin Passion "Sarah"
now VWW-08 (Veteran World Winner 2008) *** World Dog Show *** July 2008

Thornapple Shakin' All Over "Slash"
CONGRATULATIONS Iwona Musial on Slash's placements at the World Dog Show!
3rd Best Junior Dog (20 juniors were entered) *** Aussie Specialty in Sweden
World show he was 7th Best Junior Dog (25 juniors were entered) *** World Dog Show in Sweden

Aussie Specialty July 3rd **** Judge Joni Johnson * USA *** Sweden

CH Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom" **** Best Dog from the Champion Class

Thornapple Move Over "Chauncey" *** Reserve Dog for the CC!

Thornapple Ruby Passion "Lucy" *** First Place Open Bitch

Thornapple Black Powder "Olivia" *** 2nd Place Junior Bitch

Thornapple Australian Shepherds *** BEST BREEDER GROUP!!!!

Thornapple Australian Shepherds BEST BREEDER GROUP at the Aussie Specialty in Sweden!!!
Thank you AKC Breeder Judge Joni Johnson!
Thank you for the photo Marie Johansson!

PHOTO CREDIT:  Litbild, Camilla Karlsson

CONGRATULATIONS ANNA-LENA & NIKLAS and MARIE!!!!
THANK YOU for your excellent presentation!!!

L-R Thornapple Ragtime Move Over "Chauncey" *** Ch Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom"
handled by Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall
THE SCOOP FROM ANNA-LENA!!!!!!
The weekend started with a very big terrier specialty (with 1700 terriers). Niklas was BOB with a Norfolk Terrier,
and your Sealyham from America was BIS.  He was just outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic dog!!!
We were home at half past 6 at the evening and started to bath all the Aussies.... At Thursday it was the big
Aussie Specialty with 104 Aussies and Joni Johnson who judged. As Marie told you Slash was 3rd in junior dog
with excellent. Chauncey won the open dog with excellent, and Boom won the champion class with excellent
(I think it was 12-13 champion dogs....). First we compete about the CC, and Chauncey won!!!  After that competition
we went in for best dog, they took all the class winners in for the competition, and Joni was standing there and
we were running up and down and around. And when that was done she pointed at me and Niklas to run once more :-)))
But after a long while she decided to put up Boom as best dog!!! And in junior class bitches Olivia was second with
excellent. Lucy won the open bitch class also with excellent. And we took in the breeder group with: Boom, Chauncey,
Olivia and Lucy and became BEST BREEDER GROUP!!!! I think it was 6 groups at the competition. After that we went
 back home and bathed all the dogs again...And yesterday we went up very early again for the world show. It was a Danish
 judge who judged. And he gave the BOB to Diablo. Chauncey took the reserve cacib (behind Diablo). Damon was second in
champion class (it was 19 champion dogs!!!! from all over the world). So when he choose for the reserve cacib he went over
Damon and Chauncey....:-))) And Jada was second in champion bitch class. But the most funny thing was that Sarah became
Veteran World Winner 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Sarah is now Italian Champion and VWW-08 :-))) And today it was up early again
because Niklas was showing the Norfolk again, and he became BOS and got the World Winner title. So we are very very tired...
after having friends here all the weekend, and not so many hours of sleeping every night....
Well now this is over, and we are very pleased!!!! Many Hugs, Anna-Lena

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  BOOM on the MOVE at the Specialty!!!!
Thank you for the incredible photo Iwona!!!!

CH Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom" ** Photo Credit Iwona Musial

Ch Thornapple Dr Thunder with AKC Breeder Judge Joni Johnson
Boom is handled by Niklas Munkvall

Ch Thornapple Dr Thunder

Thornapple Ragtime Move Over with AKC Breeder Judge Joni Johnson
Chauncey is handled by Anna-Lena Munkvall

CHAUNCEY ON THE MOVE WITH ANNA-LENA!

Congratulation for Your Thornapple team in Stockholm. Just send a pic about our "Max" Tanamrks Alabama Iced Xmas
 /dam:Ch.Thornapple Iced Latte/. Won his class in Special Show under Judge Joni Johnson. And the other together with his
half bother Tanmarks Baltic Ice Warrior "Newton" dam: Ch. Thornapple Iced Latte/ Big Hugs from Hungary Dora and Eszter




July 5th *** NEWS from Marie in Sweden! Hi everybody!
In the results from the Aussie Specialty:
* Third place in the Junior Class for Males: Slash
* Second best dog in the show: Chauncey with CC
* Best Opposite Sex: Boom
* Second place in the Junior Class Female: Olivia
* First Place in the Open Class: Lucy
BEST BREEDER GROUP !!
 It has been a wonderful weekend with very good friends and a LOT of dog talk :)
I know that Iwona took pictures and some other friends to me took picture so a LOT of pictures are coming !
Hug, Marie  THANK YOU for the update, Marie! And HUGE CONGRATS to all of our winners!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA & AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!

JULY 3rd --- Today we went to "Cajon del Maipo", a gorgeous place (Chile)! Here I send you some photos.
I LOVE the photo of Gaspar with Icon......Ale
  
Thank you for the wonderful photos of beautiful Aussies in Chile, Alejandra!

  
Digging to China from Chile!

  
Hummer & Patriot

  

  
A beautiful sunset by the sea!  Alejandra & gang left *** Gaspar & Patriot right!

Gaspar & Icon!