May Winds Down
MAY WINDS DOWN 2008
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HUGE NEWS FROM ACROSS THE POND!!!!
CH
THORNAPPLE AFTERSHOCK "Diablo" **** RESERVE BEST IN SHOW!
May 18th *** I
thought you would like to Know that Bitta and Diablo came over to
England
yesterday to show under me at Scottish Championship Show, where I was
awarding CC's.
Bitta and Diablo got their 3rd CC making them an English Champion !!!!
Not only did
he finish his English championship and go Best Of Breed but he thrilled
me even more
by Winning the Pastoral Group and then returning today to win Reserve Best
In Show
overall !!! Making them # 1 Aussie in the UK at the moment !!!!!
Wahoo way to go Bitta and Diablo !
Congratulations to Ellen & Amy on breeding such an outstanding dog
...And by
taking this win you are currently Joint Top Aussie Breeders in the UK
rankings !!!
Hugs, Jayne
Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show
Group Judge was Stuart Mallard
(Mr. Mallard awarded Lorenzo Best Of
Breed
at Crufts in 2002 and gave Bitta and Diablo group 2 at Crufts
last year !)
BIS show judge was Steve Hall *** total entries in show over
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOGS!
Oh Jayne, what a
wonderful thrill for you to see Diablo, your CC winner go
Best in Pastoral Group under the Group Judge, then Reserve Best in Show
under the Show Specials Judge.
Bitta, congratulations for your awesome success in England with Diablo,
he
would have to have been in top form to go so far, thanks to your
preparation
and presentation of this outstanding male.
What wonderful news for you and Amy, Ellen, just the icing on the cake,
beautiful dog, top handler. We are so looking forward to seeing photos
of the event as it unfolded.
Congratulations to you all, Bitta, Diablo, Jayne, Ellen and Amy - WHAT A
TEAM!!!!!!!! and of course thank you 'little clunker' for getting Bitta
and
Diablo safely to and from the show. Ellen, who needs a 'newbie' car,
when
this little fellow does such a grand job? <BBGrin>
My heart is singing for you all.........
WOOOOOWWW That is
FANTASTIC!!!
Congrats Bitta, Ellen and Amy!!!!!!!!!
It must have been a pleasure to crown Mr Diablo as English Champion!!!!
Love, Anna-Lena
Congratulations to
Bitta, Diablo, Ellen, and Amy!!!
Wow, wow, wow....
Hope to see win photos with Jayne, Bitta & Diablo.
And I will also say THANK YOU to Anna-Lena who put up a Jag & Jenny son
(Gun Lake Thorns Pancake) to BIS on a
unofficial show her in Finland. Erica who is this dogs owner send you a
big Thank You too.
Marie Ekholm, Finland
Kennel Gun Lake
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kennel Gun Lake
www.gunlake.
Hi Ellen & Amy,
Congratulations on this wonderful win!!!!!!!!! it is so awesome! Jayne,
I
can imagine it must have been a pleasure to give him his crowning CC!
If all goes well I have the pleasure of congratulating Bitta and finally
finally see Diablo and Jada this morning. They are stopping by our house
on
their way home. Bitta is taking one of our puppies with her for a
friend. Love, Bianca
Congratulations to
EVERYONE involved with Diablo and his new titles.
Congrats to Bitta, Ellen and Amy...way to go. #1 all the way. Laura
THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!
Congratulations Bitta - we are SO PROUD of you and Diablo - such a
team!!!!!!!! I heard he is only the 3rd Aussie to receive
an English Championship - fantastic!! Then to go win a Reserve
Best In Show is just the icing on the cake. And...#1 Aussie -
wow, wow, wow!!! Super Congrats! Hope there are awesome win photos
coming....we will be especially fond of the win with Jayne!!!
Jayne, what does "joint" top Aussie breeders mean?? Do they keep track
of what, the top 10 breeders in each breed?
Very cool!!! Busting With Pride, Amy
Gooooooo....
Hugs, Jayne xx
That is so so so
amazing!!!!! A Huge Congratulations to everyone involved!!!!
Congratulations to Bitta,
Diablo, Ellen, and Amy!!!
Jayne, I want to come over and go to a dog show in England ...
preferable
Love, Mary
Congrats to Bitta and
Diablo!!!!!!
Diablo it is an amazing Aussie......
I hope my baby Thornapple Unstoppable "Hummer" (a Red Merle Diablo
grandson) will be so GORGEUS as Diablo
when he matures. Congrats Congrats!!! Bitta must be so proud.....Ale
Super congrats to Bitta
and Diablo. Wonderful accomplishments! And to the judge who awarded
them!!!!
And to the Thornapple Breeders!!!!
Greetings All,
First Congratulations to all the WONDERFUL wins across the globe and
also a Congratulations to The Matsons
on their FANTASTIC photos we get to share from all over the world.
It is so nice of you to post them for all to see. I absolutely
love pictures. Can not wait to see all the win photos from this past
weekend. I miss Ellen and Amy's show schedule this year.
Last year Rain was with them and it was soooooo exciting to converse with
them about the wins and the losses. I almost
felt like I was there:))))))
Just catching up
on emails! WOW!!! HUGE, HUGE CONGRATS to Bitta and Diablo....and of
course, Ellen and Amy. Thornapples rock the
world!!! What an amazing win. Sister Sedona sends her love and hugs
to Big Brother Diablo!!! :)
Bitta, you make us all proud to be a part of this Thornapple family!
Candy
Just want to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS on Diablo & Bitta's
fantastic win this weekend and your first (of many I'm sure) UK
champion
and the first Red Merle CH in the UK. He looked lovely in the group.
We stayed to cheer him on in the group but unfortunately couldn't
stay for
BIS but was thrilled to hear he was Reserve BIS. I hope Bitta has
warmed up now LOL it was freezing up there!!! Kirstie
Thank you for sharing, Jayne!
Jayne lives in the beautiful Lake District of England!
GENESEE COUNTY KENNEL CLUB *** Saturday, May 17 *** Judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger
Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red "Ringo" *** Best Of Winners
*** handled by Stephanie Hentschel
Thank you for your
assist on Saturday, Stephanie!!!!
GENESEE
COUNTY KENNEL CLUB *** Sunday, May 18 *** Judge Mrs. Francine W.
Schwartz
Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red "Ringo *** Best Of Winners *** handled
by Shayna Garrison
Thornapple Little Sure Shot "Annie" *** Reserve Winners Bitch ***
handled by Amy Garrison
Thornapple Big Girls Don't
Cry "Fergie"
MARION
KENNEL CLUB *** Friday, May 16 *** Judge Mr. Robert R. Frost
Thornapple Big Girls Don't Cry "Fergie" *** Winners Bitch *** handled by
Victoria Davidson
KOKOMO
KENNEL CLUB *** Saturday, May 17 *** Judge Mr. George Murray
Taylor Grisman *** 1st Place Novice Intermediate Junior Handler ***
Thornapple Hey There Delilah
KOKOMO KENNEL CLUB *** Sunday, May 18 *** Judge Mr. Houston Clark
Thornapple No More Mr
Nice Guy "Alice" *** Winners Dog *** handled by Victoria Davidson
Taylor
Grisman *** 1st Place Novice Intermediate Junior Handler *** Thornapple
Hey There Delilah
Judge Mrs. Valerie Dombrowski *** CONGRATULATIONS Taylor on your 3rd
FIRST PLACE win
moving you to OPEN Intermediate! We are very proud of you and
Delilah!
Watch for Taylor's Junior Handling page coming soon!
Artwork by the very talented Alix Hsu, of Shanghai,
China! Alix is high school student at the American School in Shanghai!
Thank you, Alix!!!
Joanne & Jim Matson share their photos taken while visiting China.
Hi everyone, Every time I see
the news and the devastation in China right now with the recent
earthquake it just breaks my heart.
We have fond memories of our visit to China and visiting the Panda
Center in Chengdu (the epicenter).
Attached are a few photos. I wonder if these serene images will come
again. My heart goes out to the people of China. joanne
Photo Credit Jim & Joanne Matson
NEWS OF CHINA TODAY ** May 19 ** FROM ALIX HSU!
Today at 2:28 pm, almost the entire China stopped what they were
doing for a three minute moment of silence.
I was in PE class, actually, out on the field playing soccer, when
the horns of the buses out on the streets, and the alarm of [I
think]
the fire department, along with our school's fire alarm were
simultaneously set off. The past few years have brought so many
disasters,
beginning with (most prominent in my mind) the Tsunami and Hurricane
Katrina. It is sometimes hard to empathize with those who've lost
their loved ones in these catastrophes, and I know many people, who
will sigh at those news headings and say, "not again". But if they
were
the ones sending their child to school in the morning, and having to
come back at the end of the day, or the week, to pick up a body, I
think the
situation would be viewed quite differently. It is just heart breaking and
absolutely devastating coming to terms with the number of people who
have lost their homes, families, and friends. Here's to hoping more
survivors of the hurricane will be discovered.
I just saw the pictures of the pandas - their markings are
stunning! They look exactly like the cuddly teddy bears you see in
souvenir shops.
The serenity portrayed in Jim & Joanne Matson's photo of the lake
and swans is beautiful! I think three pandas are missing from the
Wolong Nature
Reserve, and 32 of the reserve's panda houses were destroyed or
severely damaged. Pandas from the other nature reserves in the area
seem to
all be safe so far. And to quote from the news, "...the staff may be
able to search for the pandas when things become more calm, or the
pandas may
return to the reserve on their own because it has served as their
food source. But Braden also said that the pandas may be tense and
fearful after the quake."
Phew, well, according to a more cheerful
observation...congratulations on Diablo's win! I bet you, Amy, and
Bitta are thrilled about this huge achievement!
Alix
Our hearts and prayers go out to the
victims of the Chinese
earthquake and the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar.
Joanne shares more photos from their 2005 trip below!
Beijing * Photo Credit Jim &
Joanne Matson
Beijing * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Beijing * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Beijing * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Guilin * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Guilin * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Guilin * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Hong Kong * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Hong Kong * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Hong Kong * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Hong Kong * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Thailand * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Thailand * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Thailand * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
Thailand * Photo Credit Jim & Joanne
Matson
THANK YOU Jim & Joanne for sharing your photos!
A photo share wouldn't be complete without photos of spring in Estes
Park, Colorado!
It's a beautiful day out here in Colorado (May 19). The park is
gorgeous this time of year. I wish you could see it.
We actually saw marmots on the trail down low. Usually they are up high
in the mountains in the rocks, but right by the trail was pretty awesome.
jo
Photo Credit Jim & Joanne Matson
GOOD NEWS FROM IWONA & SLASH IN POLAND!
This weekend we went to
national show in Alytus Lithania, where
Slash
won his class!!
and then best junior in breed!!! He opened Lithanian Junior Champion :))
Then Sheina won BOB !!!!! and V place on BOG !! and Sheina and Slash V
place in
couple competition (on 13 !! couples) :)))) Pictures were taken by
friend of mine - as soon
as I will get them I will send them to you !! Iwona
CONGRATULATIONS, IWONA!!!!
Good morning Ellen and Amy,
We wanted to send along a few photos of Thornapple Song of the Patriot,
aka
Cash. Jonathan is having a wonderful time spoiling him already. He is
eating well, loves his toys and running and chasing in the yard. Though
I
do think his favorite activity is being snuggled. :-) We will be
taking
him for his puppy check and micro chip this afternoon. We will send
lots of
pictures to keep you updated. There are not words that can express how
grateful we are to have him as part of the family. A mere thank you
doesn't
seem enough. Kim, for Kirk and Jonathan, too
Thornapple Song Of The Patriot "Cash" ** Happy in his new home!
Cash is sired by Ch Thornapple Single Barrel. His dam is Ch
Thornapple Russian ToA Party.
Cash has big shoes to fill! Jonathon thinks he can do it!
Kirk, Kim & Jonathon lost their dear sweet Thornapple Aussie, Bandit
(pictured below), this past March, at the age of 4, due to an
almost unheard of condition in dogs, a
brain tumor. Bandit was not only their very dear pet, Bandit was Kim's
seizure detection dog. How can this be??? How could
this very special dog with an important job
to do, be taken from them so young? We extended our hearts to Kim
and her family, offering our beautiful Cash to help ease their pain.
Kim & Kirk met us at the Kokomo Dog
Shows this past weekend, to pick up their new pride & joy!
Jonathon didn't think he could love another Aussie but Kim tells us it
was love at first sight. Kim also praised Cash --
only one potty accident in the house since he arrived home on Friday
evening. She says Bandit is watching over Cash & helping with his
training! (Cash is Addie's litter brother.
Miss Addie ... are you paying attention here???? See how easy it
is when you cooperate with your family!)
Our deepest sympathies go out to you and your family Kim. Your
happiness and gratitude means the world to us!
We hope that Cash can be every bit the Aussie Bandy was! Hugs, Amy
& Ellen
Kim pictured with her beautiful Bandit.
MAY 20 Cash update!
We took Cash for
his puppy check-up today. Everyone immediately fell in love with
him. The receptionist even got up from her seat at the desk to come
over and pick him up.
When the vet came in the room, the first thing he said was “What an
incredibly handsome puppy, what breeder is he from”? He said over
and over again what an amazing
Aussie Cash is, both structurally and in personality. He even loved
the name. He said it was a good, strong name for an amazing dog.
He had lots of fun checking Cash
over and Cash was the most agreeable patient. He even napped on the
table for a couple of minutes, it was the longest puppy check-up we
have ever had. Our vet did the
normal puppy checks and then he had us encourage little Cash to walk
around the room. He commented on how wonderful Cash’s gait was and
that he was right up on his toes.
(It wasn’t what I expected for the normal puppy check-up, but the
vet was clearly having fun and Cash was the model patient).
Everything checked as expected. The doctor held
him and snuggled him at the end of the visit and Cash offered gentle puppy
kisses. He was simply the best puppy. He didn’t even fuss for the
nasty microchip. Of course he was
given liver treats during and after the procedure. He liked the
treats so well I purchased a case to use for puppy training. I am
certain Oliver, Barclay, Brite and Andy will like
them too. They are only one calorie per treat, which is good for
the collies.
Cash has mastered walking up the back stairs! Little Brite, our
sheltie taught him. We were watching them, it was really funny. We
are still working on going down the stairs, but
he is catching on so quickly, it won’t be long. Going out to go
potty or play requires walking down a lot of stairs in our older
home. I have been asking around for some suggestions
as to where to take him to puppy class. The instructor we used for
Bandit is no longer teaching. I have some places to check out. I
also know there is a lady in town that has an
agility ring set up on her property. I am hoping to get in touch
with her in the future. I believe she offers some evening classes
where doggies can go over and play. I will wait
until he finishes his vaccines before we take him to any class. We
want to be sure his immune system is strong.
Well, baby Cash is fast asleep. I am hoping he will sleep through
the night tonight. I guess he misses us. His crate is in the
living room next to Brite’s crate. The other doggies
sleep in the bedroom with Kirk and I. I am certain the young Brite
and baby Cash will soon be snuggled in bed with Jonathan.
J
Bandy slept with Jonathan every night.
(He took up most of the bed and would often steal the pillow, too). Of
course Jonathan didn’t mind one bit.
Again,
congratulations on all your winds this past weekend, both here and
abroad. We are so happy for you. You have every reason to be so
proud. Hugs to all, Kim, for the family
MAY 21
A COMPUTER UPDATE from Kim!
Hi Everyone. We will be w/o computer for a couple of days. Little
puppy Cash (new Aussie puppy and Brite’s new counterpart)
chewed the power adaptor this morning. Don’t you just love new
little puppies! J
He was so cute I couldn’t be upset. I ordered a new one
from Dell overnight. (Overnight from Dell means several days). I
will check emails remotely but won’t be online much. Love to all…Kim
Now Cash .... Just because
your sister, Addie, can chew computer wires, doesn't mean you have
to follow family tradition!
Love, Granny T
AND CONGRATULATIONS, Marcy Hayes & Thornapple Mandrin Blush on Best In
Match!
Mandy and I went to an AKC sanctioned match at the polo fields
(Western Reserve club). Mandy was awesome!
She loves showing outside, windy and all! She won Best In Match!
YIPEE! Marcy Hayes - Judge
Ann Yuhasz
Alejandra sends BEACH
PHOTOS from CHILE!!! It's a CHILLY FALL DAY in Chile!!!
Gaspar &
Icon enjoy the sand,
cool breeze and surf!
Dreamy
leaps for joy!
Ophelia goes eye to eye with a super star ... fish
that is! We LOVE this photo Ale!!!!
It's just as CHILLY here in Michigan, Ale! We have FROST WARNINGS tonight
... May 18th!
Will Summer ever come to Michigan?????
I WILL chew these ... life according
to Miss Addie!
AN UPDATE FROM MISS ADDIE! (the Inches have a new keyboard for the computer!)
BORDER PROTECTION!
