Mid June
MID JUNE
2008
AWESOME PHOTO BY
CAMILLA ANDERSSON!!!!
Anna-Lena tells us a
mini tornado struck the show site scattering tents and equipment!
Luckily no one was injured. Amazing Anna-Lena!!!!! Thank God
the dogs & people were okay!
Photographer Camilla Andersson was lucky to catch the action with her
camera!
Halle pictured with her very best
friend Michelle! Halle spends her retirement having loads of fun
in Denmark!
Halle is owned by Michelle & Martin Dibbern - Co/owned with Bitta
Wohliche
Halle -
Ch Thornapple Silken Flame - spends the
day at the Beauty Shop with her stylist Bitta Wohliche in Denmark!
No groomer but the very best for Miss
Halle!
Still beautiful at 8 years old!
We love you Halle!
Halle is mom to Crufts Winner
Ch Thornapple Aftershock!
She is also dam to new Champion Thornapple Island Kiss &
her sister in Sweden Thornapple Ruby Passion
Ch Thornapple Red Dirt Road
Ch Thornapple Sky's The Limit
Ch Thornapple Dixie Darling
Ch Thornapple Starry Eye Surprise
Thornapple Anaken Skywalker sire to many German champions
Spanish Ch Thornapple Hot Topic
and many future champions!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!! **** JUNE 15
Grand Traverse Kennel Club ** Saturday June 14 ** Judge Mrs. Ke Ke Kahn
Thornapple Hot Night Crash *** Winners Dog
*** Best Of Breed Puppy
Puppy Herding Group 2 * Judge Mrs. Carol Cooper *** handled by Maria Neff
Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red *** handled by Shayna Garrison
Thornapple Island Kiss *** Winners Bitch * Best Of Winners * 3
point major *
Best
Of Breed
over Specials
handled by Maria Neff ** Thank you Vikki Davidson for showing Kauai to Best
of Breed!
Erica
Escalada *** FIRST PLACE *** Open Senior Junior Handler with Ch
Thornapple Glam It Up
Shayna
Garrison *** Second Place *** Open Intermediate Junior Handler
with Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red
Junior Handling Judge
Mrs. Carol Cooper
Grand Traverse Kennel Club ** Sunday June 15 ** Judge Mrs. Jane G. Kay
Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red
*** Winners Dog *** handled by Shayna Garrison
Thornapple Obvious Outcast
*** Reserve Winners Dog *** owner handled by Erika Prince
NEW CHAMPION!!!!
Thornapple Island Kiss
*** Winners Bitch *** Best Of
Winners *** 3 point major!
handled by Maria Neff * Thank you Maria! *** Kauai finished her championship
with
FOUR majors!
Thank you Candy, Erika & Jim
Prince for cooking up your famous baked beans, deviled eggs, strawberries &
cream,
fresh pineapple and for transporting your grill to the show site for our
annual Thornapple BBQ! And thank you Laura Baylis
for the incredible T Bone & Rib Eye steaks as well as the Traverse City
Cherry Pies! You always come through with THE most
delicious beef!!!!! Granny T and Amy are sorry we missed the yummy
cookout! We'll have to do it again for the Marshall shows!
NEXT YEAR -- BOTH of us will be there! That's a promise!
CH Thornapple Island Kiss
"Kauai" *** Best Of Winners * Major Win * Best Of Breed
CH Thornapple Sky's The Limit "Skylar" *** Best Opposite Sex
Grand Traverse KC *** Judge Mrs. Ke Ke Kahn
NEW CHAMPION!!!! Kauai finished with 4 majors! Thank you Mrs. Jane
Kay!
Left --- Thornapple Hot Night Crash "Crash" *** Winners Dog * Best of Breed
Puppy * Judge Mrs. Ke Ke Kahn
Right --- Puppy Herding Group 2 *** Judge Mrs. Carol Cooper * handled by
Maria Neff
HUGE CONGRATS TO MARIA NEFF
**** BEST JUNIOR HANDLER *** UKC
PREMIERE JUNIOR FINALS!!!!
Friday June 13th was a LUCKY day for Maria & Grace!!!!
GOOD NEWS from Iwona in
Poland!
I'm now in hotel in
Latvia Ryga - on 2 x CACIB show in Ozolinki. Today's show was with
nomination for Cruft!!!!
There was a show in open space and was raining all day!! The expert was
Paivi Eerola from Finland. She was
judging Aussie Open special show for aussies in Finland!!! Slash -
Thornapple Shakin All Over
- was a
winner in junior class and then he won with champions!!!! as a best dog in
breed!!!!! He finished 10 months yesterday!!!
Sheina won Best bitches and Slash won with her BOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The
judge said that he looks like 10 months old boy
but he is so perfect!!!!! He has nomination for Crufts 2009 !!!!!!! And I'm
so happy that he was valued by such a a judge.
Tomorrow is another show but I'm so happy today !!!!! Iwona
HUGE CONGRATS Iwona!!!!
Keeping it all in the family!
Crash won in Traverse City & his brother Slash won in Poland!
Finn (Thornapple Huckleberry Finn) and littermate Emma (Thornapple's
Emma), celebrate Father's Day with Dad,
Dan Kelly on their boat and by the pool! Life is rough when you are
a Florida Dog! Finn and Emma are from the
1st (Jake x Chante) litter and will be 2 years old this month!
Photos by Dan and Cindy Kelly Naples - Florida
"John Deer Evan"
helps with the puppy photo
shoot!
Erica & Shayna have fun with
Evan's hair!
NOT HAPPY with the new HAIRDO!
I'm OUTTA HERE!
Escape!
Mercury Thornapple
Turn It Up "Roxy" * Sire Ch Thornapple All Fired Up - Dam Ch Thornapple
Straight Up
CONGRATULATIONS Ami Romanelli & Todd & Brandy Dirksen on your new baby!
Evan didn't mind helping with this photo shoot!
Roxy
Thornapple Mercury
Crossfire "Gunner" * Sire Ch Thornapple All Fired Up - Dam Ch Thornapple
Straight Up
Co/owned with Ami Romanelli * Mercury Aussies
Gunner
Thornapple Mercury Wind
It Up "Mia" * Sire Ch Thornapple All Fired Up - Dam Ch Thornapple
Straight Up
CONGRATULATIONS Tim & Pam Havice on your new Thornapple baby!
Introducing our boy ---
Thornapple Mercury All Jacked Up "Jack" - Sire Ch Thornapple All Fired Up -
Dam Ch Thornapple Straight Up
Jack
The FAB FOUR as Ami calls them!
Baby MUG SHOTS of the FAB 4!!!!
Roxy checks out her cattle upon arrival at Todd & Brandy Dirksen's farm
in Iowa!
Big Brother Jackson shows Roxy how it's done!
Thornapple Mercury Hotshot
Tim sends
photos and news of Miss Mia -- Thornapple Wind It Up!
I snapped these two pictures of the gang and wanted to share.
Mia is one tough little cookie! She takes on Hemi and will NOT
back down. Gotta love that spunk! Tim
Thank you for the
update Tim & thank you for photos of Hemi! Thornapple Hemi Power
loves his new baby sister!
Thornapple Hemi Power "Hemi"
HI FIVE from Hemi!!!!
NEWS from Miss Addie!
Hi Granny T, I
have been a very busy puppy over the last two weeks. Last weekend I
stayed at Grandma Inch’s house when Diann and Michael
went out of town. I had a great time there because there were lots of
easy access newspapers and magazines to tear up. It was also fun to see
how many times I could get her to get up and take me outside. It was
good exercise for her. Her grass was not as soft and plush as Michael’s,
but it served the purpose. I don’t understand why they keep trying to
tell me where “to go”. I’ll go wherever I want, thank you. I have
discovered
that digging holes is really quite entertaining. I just don’t understand
why it is OK for them to dig holes and put things in them and it is bad
for me
to do it. Anyway, it always seems to end up with me getting a shower and
a blow dry and Michael getting wet. He is not as smart as you and Amy.
He doesn’t wear an apron. I have learned that throwing up is not much
fun. I was chasing a bumblebee last week and Michael told me “No-No”
and I ignored him as I always do. He smashed it on the driveway and
before he could pick it up, I ate it. Wow! I puked around eight times
and I
made Diann sleep with me in the basement that night. I felt fine in the
morning, but Diann looked like a rag. Live and learn I say. I still
like to show
people how much I like them by jumping and chewing on them. I don’t
know why they don’t like it. I am trying to not chew on them, but
it is hard to
break instinctive habits. They don’t like it much when I do my “Puppies
Gone Wild” routine either. I think it is fun to run around at full
speed and
bounce off of things. Today I have to go to the Vet again for more
shots. We will also see how much weight I have gained. I did not gain
much on
the last visit. I don’t get too excited about food. They keep trying to
bribe me with treats, but I am not very food motivated like Michael is.
I have noticed that he does anything Diann tells him for food and beer.
I am not that easy. Talk to you later. Addie
We are happy to hear
you are hanging tough, Addie!
Greetings!
SCOTT ARRIVES SAFELY IN PARIS!!!
Scott is at home and I'm very happy. He is a very beautiful puppy
(it is the puppy of my dream).
Summer has arrived in Singapore!
Arson & Audrey enjoy a morning swim in the local dog pool!
Thornapple Where's The Fire &
Thornapple Diamonds At Tiffany's have
it made in the shade!
Thank you for sharing, Sheryl!
Sheryl joins Arson in the fun!
Sheryl & Audrey are coming for a
visit in August!
Audrey will stay at Camp Thornapple while Sheryl studies dog grooming
for 4 months in Lexington, Kentucky!
Ch
Thornapple King Of Diamonds "Shamba"
drawing by Alix Hsu of China!!!
How's the
Thornapple gang doing? Congrats about all the new wins, also enjoyed
all the new pictures/updates.
Been so busy lately studying for exams...I only have one more to go now,
then it's SUMMER - woohoo!
Took a break between studying for exams, and since Shamba has such a
cute face, I [attempted] to draw him.
I don't think I've ever drawn a dog's face before, I think it turned out
okay. (:
We have an earthquake relief fair on Thursday, I'll take some photos to
share you with then. Alix
We LOVE your drawing,
Alix! Thank you SO MUCH!
GOOD NEWS FROM ANNA-LENA IN SWEDEN!
