Kentuckiana/TarHeel

March 2005

We spent our Easter Week vacation at dog shows

in Louisville, Kentucky & Raleigh, North Carolina!

Congratulations Maria Neff on winning Best Junior Handler

at the Alamance Kennel Club show!

Thornapple Reaction "Cole" (middle - front is Scorch also handled by Maria) took

Reserve Winners Dog to a major under Mrs. James Edward Clark at the Louisville KC

show from the 6-9 puppy class. Cole was handled by Maria Neff

in his puppy class and by Amy in Winners Dog.

Thornapple I'll Never Leave "Lumidee" took Reserve Winners Bitch to a major

under Mrs. James Edward Clark at the Louisville KC show on Sunday, March 20,

from the Open Blue class. Lumidee is handled by Shayna Garrison.

Maria Neff made the cut to compete in the special Pedigree Junior Handling competition

under Mrs. James Edward Clark at the Louisville KC show on Sunday.

Watch for Maria & Grace at the USASA Nationals.

After the show on Sunday, Kelly, Vikki, Ellen, Debbie & Maria packed up

and headed south to Raleigh, North Carolina for the Tar Heel Circuit.

We did 5 of the incredible 8 days of shows! What a blast!

The weather was glorious & we were thrilled to spend time with

with our good friends, James Smith (who flew in with his Greater Swiss Mountain Dog)

& Sandy & Russell Sharp (who own beautiful Angel).

(Celebrations included BIG strawberry margaritas at Lonestar Steak House

& lots of chips & salsa at the official Thornapple Family Restaurant, Chilis!)

Next year, we plan to hit all 8 shows! · Kentuckiana Photos #1

Kentuckiana Photos #2 · Tar Heel Photos #1

Tar Heel Photos #2 · Tar Heel Photos #3

Thornapple Red Hot Outlaw "Scorch" was HOT taking Winners Dog & Best Opposite Sex

over specials for 2 points under Mr. John P. Wade at the Danville KC show

AND Best of Winners for a 4 point major under Mrs. James C. Mulvey at the Durham KC show.

Scorch is handled by Maria Neff.

Scorch taking Best Of Winners for a 4 point major under Mrs. Mulvey.

Pictured behind Scorch is our beautiful puppy, Dior, who took Winners Bitch for a 4 point major!

Scorch beautifully presented by Maria.

Watch for Scorch in the Open Red Tri Dog class at the USASA Nationals.

Thornapple Pure Poison "Dior," amazed us by taking TWO 4 point majors

from the 6 - 9 puppy bitch class! Dior won under Mrs. James C. Mulvey at the

Durham KC show & Mr. Norman Herbel & the Raleigh KC show.

Dior was handled at the cluster by her Auntie Kelly, Coleen Zartman.

Dior & Scorch have fun in Best of Breed at the Durham KC show!

A little pep talk by Auntie Kelly!

Dior's brothers, Cole (above) & Lunar (below) shared the 1st place wins

in their puppy class in Kentucky & North Carolina! Cole took Reserve Winners Dog

under Mrs. Lee Canalizo, Alamance KC show.

Cole, Lunar & Dior are sired by Ch Bluestem's Man-O-Firethorn.

Their dam is CH Thornapple Honey I'm Home.

Watch for our beautiful Yukon puppies at the USASA Nationals in the puppy class,

sweeps & futurity! Watch for Honey & kids in the Brood Bitch Class!

Thornapple Moon On Fire "Lunar"

Lunar is owned by Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall of Sweden.

Axel thanks Purina Pro Plan for sponsoring the Tar Heel Circuit!

Thornapple Tandem Axel took his Open Black Tri Dog class 4 of the 5 shows.

Axel LOVES his handler, Vikki Davidson!