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CH Thornapple Diamond Rio · "Bubba" · 1997 Kal Kan Pedigree Award Winner
AKC #: DL60147904 · OFA Hips: AS-11472G28M-T
Date Of Birth: August 19, 1995 · OFA Elbows: AS-EL172-T
CERF: AS-2717/98-48 · OFA Cardiac: AS-CA14/18M/P-T
Pedigree · OFA Patella: AS-PA16/18/M-T
CH Thornapple Diamond Rio was the #1 Australian Shepherd All Breed and #1 in Breed for 1997. Under the expert handling of Mr. James Moses, Bubba was awarded 102 Best of Breed wins and 25 Group I wins in 1997. Bubba is also the 1st Black Tri Australian Shepherd to win a Best In Show under Mr. Thomas L. Bennett. A heartfelt thankyou to Frank and Linda DiSanto for their support of Bubba in 1997!
1998 found CH Thornapple Diamond Rio and his Junior Handler, Ms. Rachel D. Brandenburg, achieving greatness in the Junior Handling ring. Rachel was awarded the #1 Junior Showmanship Award for 1998 by the United States Australian Shepherd Association. The highlight of their year was a qualifying win at the Pedigree Invitational held at the Waukesha KC show in July of 1998 over 33 Open Junior entries. This prestigious win entitled Rachel and Bubba to travel to San Antonio, Texas to compete at the Pedigree Invitational - all expenses paid by Pedigree! Pedigree also awarded each qualifier a D-Flite Tack Box. Rachel and Bubba were thrilled to win a 3rd place award at the Pedigree Invitational over some of the top Open Junior Handlers in the Country!
Watch for Bubba at the 2001 Crufts Dog Show in the U.K. Congratulations Jayne and Wally Holligan on your lease of CH Thornapple Diamond Rio!
Hitchin & District Canine Society · April 30, 2000 Millenium Show * England
Best in Show · CH Thornapple Diamond Rio
Handled by Jayne Holligan
Owned by: Jayne and Wally Holligan, Ellen Brandenburg, and Amy Garrison
CH Cobbercrest You're So Vain · "Gambit"
AKC #: DL54322703 · OFA Hips: AS-9790G27M
Date Of Birth: March 10, 1994 · OFA Elbows: AS-EL137
CERF: AS-3520/98-57 · OFA Cardiac: AS-CA17/37M/C
Pedigree · OFA Patella: AS-PA19/37/M
A trip to the USASA National Specialty in 1997 proved exceptionally fruitful with the purchase of our "MY Main Man" son, CH Cobbercrest You're So Vain. Gambit's dam is CH Moonstruck's Hard To Be Humble who was Winners Bitch at the 1st USASA National Specialty.
In September, 1998, Gambit won Reserve Winners Dog at the ASCA National Specialty in Greely, Colorado. He was handled to 1st place American Bred dog by Victoria Davidson while "his owners" were sightseeing at Estes Park in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. In Winners Dog competition the next day, Vikki handled Gambit to Reserve under ASCA Breeder Judge Andrea Blizzard. We were very proud of Gambit and grateful to Vikki for doing such a fine job! No sightseeing for us at Nationals!
We are thrilled with our first champion Gambit daughter CH Thornapple Seminole Wind, owned by Victoria Davidson.
Thankyou Janice Ronald of Moonstruck Aussies for entrusting us with your beautiful boy CH Cobbercrest You're So Vain - ASCA registered name - CH Moonstruck You're So Vain!
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Stud Dogs · CH Thornapple Diamonds N Spurs
CH Thornapple Diamond Rio · Thornapple's Red Knuckles
CH Propwash Hey Jude · CH Cobbercrest You're So Vain
CH Propwash Hey Jude · "Jude" · AKC #: DL43084303
OFA Hips: AS-778G25M · Date Of Birth: May 7, 1992
OFA Elbows: AS-EL139-T · CERF: AS-2134/98-73
OFA Cardiac: AS-CA9/57M/P-T · Pedigree · OFA Patella: AS-PA10/45/M-T
Breeder: Leslie B. Frank * Propwash
CH Propwash Hey Jude is the sire of 12 AKC Champions and 1 CKC Champion. Jude is also the sire of obedience, agility, herding, and even flyball titled offspring thus making Jude a ROMXII sire according to the requirements of the United States Australian Shapherd Association. At 7 years of age, Jude is a very sound dog who continues to produce offspring who excel in all areas of competition.
We recognize the following "Jude kids" for
their exceptional accomplishments! · CH Thornapple's White Diamonds * ROMXI
CH Thornapple's Locomotion
CH Thornapple My Baby Loves Me * Best Opposite Sex 1996 USASA Nationals
CH Thornapple's Here's Your Chance
CH Thornapple's Hot Buttered Rum * Award of Merit Westminster KC 1997 & 1998 * #4 Breed & #4 All Breed 1998
CH Silver Screen Simon Says · CH Propwash Cobbercrest Goshen
CH Snowbelt's Rhapsody In Blue · Pintado's Miss Daphne Kate CD
CKC CH Pintado Mr. Right · CH Thornapple Midnight Rider
CH Thornapple Dream Maker · CH Thornapple Heart's Desire
CH Silver Screen Simon Says CD · Thornapple Azure Blue Dream NA OA OJWW
CH Silver Screen Femme Fatale · Thornapple My Kind of Guy STDs HTDIs
Northbay's Summertime Blues FD
Thornapple's Red Knuckles · "Knuckles" · AKC #: DL53463201
OFA Hips: AS-9959G25M-T · Date Of Birth: June 18, 1994
OFA Elbows: AS-EL92-T · CERF: AS-2711/99-57
OFA Cardiac: AS-CA10/31M/P-T · Pedigree · OFA Patella: AS-PA11/19/M-T
Thornapple's Red Knuckles is a gorgeous red tri dog with a heart of gold! We are unable to finish Knuckle's Title of Champion due to an unfortunate accident following the ASCA Nationals in 1996. He severely injured his knee which required cruciate ligament repair. He has made an excellent recovery thanks to the hard work and dedication of his co-owners, Coleen Gerlach and Bonnie Fitch. However, he has a very slight limp, making it impossible to gait him in the conformation ring. Thornapple's Red Knuckles is a "Gooch" son and a full brother to CH Thornapple Markd By Darkness, an American/Australian Champion, who has multiple Group Wins and multiple Runner Up To Best In Show Wins in Australia. Knuckles is a moderate sized dog with an excellent temperament. He is a beautiful representative of our breed.
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CH Thornapple Diamonds N Spurs · "Reno" · AKC #: DL60147902
OFA Hips: AS-11215G28M-T · Date Of Birth: August 19, 1995
OFA Elbows: AS-EL156-T · CERF: AS-2715/99-42
OFA Cardiac: AS-CA8/17M/P-T · Pedigree · OFA Patella: AS-PA13/17/M-T
Reno's show career started at the tender age of 7 months with a 1st place win in the 6-9 Puppy Dog class at the Detroit Kennel Club Benched Show, March 10, 1996, under Mrs. Patricia Laurans. In April, Reno won 3rd in the 6-9 Puppy Dog class at the USASA National Speciality under Dr. Carmen Battaglia. Reno took his first points by winning Best of Winners at the Lexington Kennel Club show, August 31, 1996, under Mr. Sam Houston McDonald. On October 13, 1996 At the International Kennel Club of Chicago Reno once again won Best of Winners from the Open Blue class under Mr. Frank L. Dusek. At the 1997 USASA Nationals, Reno won 3rd place in Bred By Exhibitor under Mr. Robert J. Moore. He went on to take Best of Winners at the AKC show that followed on April 6, 1997 under Breeder Judge Mrs. Linda Allee Cassella. Reno finished his title at the Ann Arbor Kennel Club show, April 27, 1997, under Ms. Merrelyn Clark. June 14, 1997 found Reno winning his first Best of Breed under Dr. Harry Smith Jr. Mr Richard Edwin Lake gave Reno his first group placement the same day. Reno has gone on to win a total of 45 Best of Breed wins and 27 Group placements from June 1997 to December of 1998. In 1999 Reno won the Stud Dog class at the USASA National Speciality Marshall, Texas. February 15, 2000 was the highlight of Reno's career with a Best Of Breed win under Mr. Stanley S. Saltzman at the Westminster Kennel Club show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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CH Thornapple Diamonds N Spurs "Reno" · AKC/UKC CH Thornapple Single Barrel
CH Thornapple King Of Diamonds
AKC/ASCA/UKC CH Thornapple Sky's The Limit
CH Thornapple Tandem Axel · CH Thornapple Code Red
CH Thornapple Red Hot Outlaw · CH Thornapple All Fired Up
CH Thornapple Dr Thunder · Thornapple Ragtime Move Over
Thornapple Black Code
(resides in South Carolina with Russell & Sandy Sharp, Sandstone Aussies)
CH Thornapple End Of The Rainbow CGC ThD RN
(resides with Betsy Hamkens in North Dakota)
CH Thornapple Wingman of TeAmo HT STDs
(resides with TeAmo Australian Shepherds in New Jersey)
CH Ragtime Vertical Horizon
(standing with Ragtime Aussies in Portland, Oregon)
CH Thornapple Powercore
(standing in England with Applefire Aussies)
Am CH Fin Ch. Swe Ch. FIN CH, EST CH, NordicW03, FinW04, SweW04, FinW05 Fin W06 ESTW07Thornapple Hot Wheels
(resides in Finland with Kennel Gun Lake)
CH Thornapple Oh Brother
(resides in Sweden with Easy Australian Shepherds)
CH Thornapple Aftershock
(resides in Denmark with Bitta Wohliche)
Frozen Semen available for Diablo · CH Thornapple Hot Temptation
(resides in New Zealand with Di & Alan Falconer)
Frozen Semen available for Zippo · Retired .....
CH Cobbercrest You're So Vain · CH Thornapple Diamonds N Spurs
CH Propwash Hey Jude · Thornapple Red Knuckles
CH Thornapple Bad Habit
AKC/UKC CH Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan"
CH Thornapple King Of Diamonds "Shamba"
AKC/UKC/ASCA CH Thornapple Sky's The Limit "Skylar"
AKC/CKC CH Thornapple Tandem Axel "Axel"
CH Thornapple Code Red "LaDew" · CH Thornapple Red Hot Outlaw "Scorch"
CH Thornapple All Fired Up "JayDe"
Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom" · Thornapple Ragtime Move Over "Chauncey"
Thornapple Black Code "Armani"
CH Thornapple End Of The Rainbow CGC, ThD RN "Rain"
CH Vertical Horizon "Mira" · CH Thornapple Powercore "Spitfire"
Am CH Fin Ch. Swe Ch. NordicW-03, FinW-04, SweW-04, FinW-05 Thornapple Hot Wheels
"Jag" · CH Thornapple Oh Brother "Damon"
CH Thornapple Aftershock "Diablo"
AKC/New Zealand CH Thornapple Hot Temptation "Zippo"