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Chilean Champion Thornapple I Call The Shots
"Icon"

Black Tri Dog * DOB 6/4/07

Sire: CH Thornapple Single Barrel
Dam: Thornapple Flirtin' With Fire

Owned by Alejandra Reyes * Santiago, Chile
www.royalsaussies.com

Bred by Amy Garrison * Ellen Brandenburg

NOVEMBER 2009 NEWS from Chile!
Icon did it again, he took BEST OF BREED under the judges Mr. Desmond Murphy (USA)
and Mr. Roberto Rossi (Brazil) and he is now #1 Australian Shepherd Ranking year 2009!
He is also #3 in the Herding Group for 2009!
He took a Group 3 and a Group 4 at the dog show!
You can not imagine how happy we are :) It was an amazing dog show...we let our hearts in the ring :)

Icon took Best Of Breed & 3rd in the Herding Group under Judge Mr. Francisco Chapa.
Expo Dog Show *** November 15, 2008

Winners Dog (Open Class) under the judges Mrs. Keke Khan (USA) and Mr. Rafael the Santiago
(Puerto Rico) for 2 CAC. BEST OF BREED and GROUP 3 (Adult Class) for a CAC
and a CACALB under the judge Mr. Roberto Velez Pico (Puerto Rico).
And Best Opposite Sex (Adult Class) under the judge Mr. Ralph
Scoggins (USA) ICON IS OUR NEW CHILEAN CHAMPION *** September 13, 2008!

April 2008 ** 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)....

Thornapple I Call The Shots "Icon" *** New Chilean Junior Champion!

We just arrived from the beach.
Icon won Best Junior Of Bred under the judge Jose Arnaldo de Medeiros (Brazil)
Dreamy won Best Junior of Breed and Group 1 under the judges Heather Logan (Canada) and Ramon Podesta (Chile)
And.......Thornapple I Call The Shots "Icon" is our NEW CHILEAN JUNIOR CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!
At the age of 9 months old on his first dog show in Chile in the Junior Class!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS & JOB WELL DONE, ALEJANDRA & GASPAR!!!

Icon jumps for joy! New Champion!!!!

Time for play at the beautiful beach in Chile!

The Thornapples bring home the bacon at the dog show in Chile!

Hummer's owner, Alejandra, performs belly dance professionally.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful photo, Ale!

Judge Dr. Robert Smith ** USA
We just came back from the dog show. Icon did win Best Special Puppie (3-6 months old) of Bred!!!
With 2 different judges ... With Rafael Malo (Spain) and with Mr. Robert Smith (USA).
Mr. Robert Smith loves Icon ... he said: "this is an excellent male puppie!!!!!!!!"
It was a great dog show for Icon.........he looks so gorgeous.
I hope you like the pictures......Now, I'm going to sleep :P
CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD JOB, Alejandra!

Judge Rafael Malo ** Spain

Icon LOVES his new grooming table!
We placed an order, on Alejandra's behalf, for a grooming table & Metro dryer from www.petedge.com.
We FedExed it to Chile. It arrived 2 days later just in time for their big show November 24 & 25th.
Alejandra & Icon anxiously await Dreamy's arrival on Tuesday, November 27th.

Icon's Kitties & family!
Gaspar & Alejandra & their big Ford truck - one of about 5 in all of Chile!

Icon and Celeste enter 3 times with 3 different judges:
Sr David Ojalvo (Argentina) --Sra. Silvana Bottini (Brasil)
Sra. Agnes Ganami (Israel)
Icon wins first place male special puppie (3-6 months) with the major qualification
for a puppie with the 3 judges. Celeste wins first place female special puppie (3-6 months)
with the major qualification for a puppie with the 3 judges. Chimindoa BlueRock City "Celeste"
wins the best of breed special puppie the 3 times, with the 3 judges.
They look so GORGEUS!!! All the people look at them and said: WOW!!! gorgeus puppies!!!!
All the Handlers love Icon`s white chest structure. The next expo is in November 24,25.
With 3 judges --- Dr. Roberto Smith ( U.S.A.), Polly Smith (U.S.A.) -- Rafael Malo Alcrudo (Spain)
Alejandra

Icon's FIRST dog show in Chile! Thank you for sharing, Alejandra!

Icon sends Happy Halloween wishes from Chile * Nov 07