March Ends

MARCH 2008 ENDS · THANK YOU LAUREN ESCALADA!

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

NEWS FROM ALEJANDRA IN CHILE!!! 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)

Hummer won Best Puppie Of Breed under the 3 judges!!!: Medeiros (Brazil), 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!!!!

Thornapple Talkin' Smack "Dreamy" *** Best Junior of Breed & Group 1!

Only the BEST Beach House for Dreamy & the Gang!

Oh if only dog show hotels were THIS good here!

Thornapple Unstoppable "Hummer" *** Best Of Breed Puppy

It's not all work & no play at a dog show in Chile!

Dreamy enjoying her special day at an incredible beach in Chile!

HOLLYWOOD NEWS FROM AMI ROMANELLI *** MERCURY AUSSIES

Thornapple Shaken Not Stirred "Abby"

Abby has been chosen to join his Daddy, Jake, in filming of the movie Marley & Me!

Abby will be featured in the Obedience School scenes! CONGRATULATIONS, ABBY & NIKKI!

Abby is sired by ASCA/UKC Ch. Mandolyn Shake and Jake CD,CGC,RN,RA,NAP,NFP, NJP, RS-O FD,FDX,FDCH-S,FDCH-G,FDCH,HCT-1 (AKC ptd/2 legs ASCA CD)

Her dam is Ch. Thornapple Straight Up

Abby was co/bred with Mercury Aussies & is owned by Nikki Spirakis of Tampa Florida Abby and Nikki's website: http://web.mac.com/nikmania/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html Abby started her Agility training and Obedience Classes at "Pasco Paws" with Kelli Hayes.

She LOVES all of her toys and playing in any body of water that she can find.

Abby and Nikki are now members of Central Florida Dog and Disc Club. You can visit the website here: www.cfdiscdogs.com. When Abby is not busy being a MOVIE STAR she wins Skyhoundz Frisbee tournaments! Abby also plans to keep her resume full by joining KETCH Flyball team in Tampa.

Ami · MERCURY AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS · http://mandolynjake.tripod.com

BIG NEWS FROM NETHERLANDS!

YIPEE! Great news from Holland, Sydor's - THORNAPPLE SHOOT THE SLAPSHOT - first show in the youth class and he was 1st so his first point for his youth championship.

I'm so proud on him. Sorry no pictures by the first place, because Easton was also first in the open class and Bas had to walk with Sydor, and he takes always the pictures. Next weekend we have a show in Luxembourg and this is also for CRUFTS qualification 2009,we do our best for it, but there are many other people this time. We let you know, Best Wishes, Petra OBEDIENCE NEWS from Sweden!

I just want to tell you that Lucy is a girl with both beauty and brain ! Yesterday we went to our first obedience competition.

I have been at a few competitions before but Lucy has never been at a obedience competition. It is a lot of things that you should do with the dog, fetching, jumping over an obstacle (I don’t know if you spell it that way ) and a lot of other things. Little Lucy did a great job and got a first price…If we get two more first price she will get her first obedience title..

She is the girl of my dreams !!!!!! She do everything I tell her to do ! Here are photos from Lucy's competition. Hug, Marie and Lucy Kathryn Ross-Nash & Zoe Nash *** Te-Amos Australian Shepherds - share photos from Russia!

Kath & Zoe have returned home from a Dance Study trip where Kath taught Vagonova dancers their first Pilates class!!! Zoe studied ballet with the dancers at the Molly Theatre.

NEWS FROM SUMMER FULS *** RAGTIME AUSSIES **

Here is an update from Katie Comfort in Washington with her boy "Timber" Ragtime Thornapple Forest Fire ("Todd" CH Ragtimes Light It Up! X "Hillary" Thornapple Takes Control) DOB 1/6/06. I will send some more pics soon.

TTYL Jewel

We took the dogs to the mountains for a few days to play in the snow, then headed up to Canada for a flyball tournament. We only raced one day, and Timber earned a ton of points. It was enough to get his FD and FDX titles. We had 6 races during the day (each race had 5 heats) and technically in one of the races when both Timber and Zoey ran together, he earned all the points he needed for those two titles...him and Zoey are both super fast when we can get them to run together, and they won all 5 heats against a very nice team. We are going to another tournament in April, somewhere down near Portland. Katie · CONGRATULATIONS KATIE & TIMBER!

** NEWS FROM AMI ROMANELLI **

Eileen is showing Ice at USASA Nationals. In addition to the regular and sweepstakes classes she is entering in Brace with another Jake son! I am so excited.

Ice looks nice in the ring... now he just needs to stop the super wiggle butt routine! Ami

Thank you, Helena Calado!

GAILY EASTER WISH YOU · Lida & Puntici · www.royalstuart.wbs.cz

Thank you, Iwona Musial!

Thank you Jajcarskie Kartki Wielkanocne!

Well, at his second AKC show weekend (3rd show day) Jackson took Reserve Winners Dog!

This time Todd owner/handled him to the win. Its neat that he was recognized b/c Judge Ms Edweena (Teddy) McDowell gave Jackson's Grandma (Ch. Thornapple Kahlua and Cream a 4 point major win)

and Chante won a large class under her. Also at the same show she gave Riot's Dad Damon a 4 point major win! All in the family on Easter.

Dubuque Kennel Club, Sunday, March 23, 2008

Thornapple Mercury Hotshot · Reserve Winners Dog

Owner-Handler - Todd Dirksen · Ami · Mercury Australian Shepherds http://mandolynjake.tripod.com

CONGRATULATIONS ON AN AWESOME EASTER WIN!!!