August Begins
AUGUST BEGINS NEWS 2009
USASA Journal * Back Cover * July August 2009
** STEEL VALLEY CLUSTER **
Canfield Fairgrounds * Canfield Ohio * July 30 & 31 *** August 1 & 2
Beautiful junior handling rosette waiting to be awarded on Saturday!
Junior Handling Judge Mr. Richard Terella!
CONGRATULATIONS Shayna Garrison * BEST Junior Handler !!!
54 Junior Handlers entered! *** Beaver County KC * August 1
A huge thank you to Junior Handling Judge Mr. Richard Terella!
Something to CROW about! · TWO NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!!
NEW CH Thornapple What's The Word "Lingo" (file photo)
handled by Shayna Garrison * 2009 champion #10
Fort Steuben KC * July 30 * Judge Mr. Dana P. Cline
Winners Dog * Best Of Winners * Best Opposite Sex * 4 pt major!
NEW CH Thornapple Big Girls Don't Cry "Fergie" (file photo)
handled by Victoria Davidson * 2009 champion #11
Columbiana County KC * July 31 * Judge Mrs. Minna-Liisa Koltes Winners Bitch * 4 pt major!
Erica Escalada * 4th Place Open Senior Handling with Ch Thornapple Git R Done "Larry"
Fort Steuben KC * Thursday July 30 * Judge Mr. Eugene Blake
The Mahonin-Shenango KC * Sunday August 2 * Judge Mr. Michael D. Buckley Shayna Garrison * 1st Place Open Intermediate Junior Handling with Ch Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red "Ringo"
Columbiana County KC * Friday July 31 * Judge Mr. Walter R. Bebout Best Junior Handler * 1st Place Open Intermediate Junior Handling Beaver County KC * August 1 * Judge Mr. Richard Terella Thornapple Uncensored beats the heat in Canfield Ohio!
Vikki Davidson shares her ice cream with XXX. Erica Escalada shares her lap with XXX!
Jonathon, Shayna, Plinko, Evan, Fracas, Jenny Poe & Thomas ringside on Saturday in Canfield.
Thomas & Evan
3 laps around the fairgrounds every night!
l-r Coretta, Jenny Poe, Dolce, Victoria Davidson, Fracas, XXX, Evan Brandenburg Junior Handling competition at the Steel Valley Cluster * Canfield Ohio Junior Handling Seminar Saturday Saturday conformation photos are coming!
Torrential rains at the Canfield shows makes departure difficult for many campers including ourselves!
The fairground's front end loader is on the job!
A quick tow .... we say goodbye to our mud puddle! We are heading for home! .... or so we thought!!!
It's ALWAYS an "aventura" when the Tapples travel! :)))
360 Fitness after hours gives Evan a huge parking lot to ride his scooter while we wait for a wrecker.
SURPRISE SURPRISE! TWO sets of travel trailer wheel bearings burn up on this trip! (new record!)
SMOKIN' at our last toll booth on I-80! US 23, our highway home, is just ahead!
CRY as we crawl off the turnpike to park into the 360 Fitness parking lot.
A trip home tonight is not to be. The wheel bearings are gone on the front driver's side wheel.
Erica, Shayna & Evan play with the dogs & Aaron rides his scooter while we wait hours for a wrecker.
After waiting for two wreckers that never showed, finally a nice repair man with tools comes to our rescue.
Unfortunately, due to the damage done to our wheel, he is unable to install an extra hub we carry with as a spare.
A decision is made to remove the damaged tire & attempt to drive to Fowlerville on 3 wheels.
Waiting patiently for the repair is Erica Escalada & XXX - right Shayna Garrison & Ringo. Far right is Libby.
PIZZA DELIVERY! DINING IN!
We order Marco's Pizza delivered to our parking lot!
Finally --- 10pm Sunday --- On The Road Again!
$235 later, Amy white knuckles the rig pulling the travel trailer on 3 wheels @ 55 mph!
About 15 miles down the road, much to Amy's amazement, BILLOWING SMOKE pours out of the wheel on the opposite side! LO & BEHOLD -- A SECOND wheel BITES the DUST!
Stranded on US 23 (1.5 hours from home) at an exit in the middle of nowhere, we decide to drive another 5 miles to Cabela's Sporting Goods in Dundee Michigan. Cabela's has a huge RV camping lot where RVers are welcome to make themselves at home. We potty dogs at midnight & prepare to hunker down for the night. Unfortunately our generator will not run, we've used the last of our dog water & Erica lost her cell phone somewhere in this disaster.
It's an adventure!!!!
(Please pardon the large smudge in the middle of the camera lens :))
Man's work!
Once again, it's Grandpa Tom & Evan to the rescue! Tom drives to Dundee early Monday AM armed with tools!
Tom and Evan repack all of our wheels best they can with the parts available ... good enough to get us home!
The GOOD NEWS is --- Thanks to Tom & Evan, we have NEW HEAVY DUTY 8500# rated axels and huge new tires that will be installed before our next trip. This should spell the END to all of our bearing problems FOREVER!
We took the opportunity of our surprise "vacation" day to take Evan inside Cabela's.
He loves the fresh water aquariums and all of the stuffed big game animals!
After Cabela's, while Tom slaved, we enjoyed a nice walk to Bob Evan's for breakfast. 1:00 pm & a turkey sandwich later for Tom, we are on the road again!
Tom tows the travel trailer with his truck leaving us in the white van headed for home. We arrive home safely late Monday afternoon!
Thank you TOM for skipping work once again to bail us out!
On the road again! Thank you Grampy!
THE MICHIGAN SUMMER CLASSIC *** Calhoun County Fairgrounds *** Marshall Michigan Thursday July 30 * CH Thornapple Dirty Mind "Brock" * Best Of Breed Thornapple Hey There Delilah "Delilah" * Reserve Winners Bitch handled by Taylor Crisman Jaxon Kennel Club * Judge Mr. Richard Mullen Taylor Crisman * 2nd Open Intermediate Junior Handling Judge Melinda L. Lyon Saturday August 1 * Thornapple Seduction "Reese" * Winners Bitch handled by Aaron Brandenburg CH Thornapple Dirty Mind "Brock" * Best Of Breed Sturgis Kennel Club * Judge Mr. Lawrence C. Terricone Taylor Crisman * 1st Open Intermediate Junior Handling Judge Mr. Lawrence C. Terricone Sunday August 2 * Taylor Crisman * 2nd Open Intermediate Junior Handling Judge Mr. Wayne E. Bousek AKC/ASCA CH Thornapple Mercury Hotshot "Jackson" (file photo)
We are very proud to announce that Jackson is now a dual Champion.
http://www.navrockaussies.com/jackson.html
Jackson will continue training in obedience and herding in hopes of adding some titles to the other end of his name!
He finished in ASCA under Judge Herman Stiefferman at the Sunday afternoon show in Wentzville, MO.
Thanks to Gateway ASC for a great weekend. Good to finally make it down that way again! Brandy Dirksen Navrock Australian Shepherds · http://www.navrockaussies.com August 2 * Hi Amy, I told you I would send you pictures of the Sinatra son in Arizona.
...Here they are. His name is RisingStar's Wiggle Me Quigley CGC RN GS-N STDs OFTDs PT. Sarah www.risingstaraussies.com/risingstar/quigley1.htm Quigley's dam is AKC CH RisingStar's Sweet Serenity.
He is sired by Thornapple That's Showbiz "Sinatra."
Quigley is owned by Tammy Pachura * [email removed]
Danish CH Thornapple Queen Of Diamonds "Sycamore"
August 2 ** HUGE NEWS from Bitta in Denmark!
Wow wow wow……. I am over the moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sycamore is now Danish champion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jubiii!
And not only that, she took BOS!!!! And BIS/BOS!!!!!!!!!
Night night Bitta · CONGRATULATIONS BITTA!!!!
Bitta Wöhliche · Dyreoasen v. www.Dyreoasen.dk
Mine hunde: www.Leading-Angels.dk
Leading Angel's Pure Thornapple "Summer"
Good news – summer took BOB puppy and BIS today!!!!! I am so proud of our breeding. :)
Thank Ellen & Amy for this stunning litter. Hug Bitta
GREAT JOB Bitta! Summer is stunning!
Summer is sired by Ch Thornapple Single Barrel. Her dam is Thornapple Ante Up.
Czech Republic CH Thornapple Premonition "Cherry"
GOOD NEWS from Iva & Cherry in Czech Republic!
August 2, 2009 National Dog Show Bremen , Judge Mrs. Phyllis Poduschka-Aigner (A)
Cherry Excellent 1, Anw.Dt.Jgd.Ch.VDH, Jgd.CAC, Junior Best Of Breed, Best Of Breed -BOB.
Respected title Deutscher Jugend-Champion VDH. WOW WOW!
18 x Australian Shepherd *** 5x bitch jugend klasse
CONGRATULATIONS Iva!
Good News from Jenny & TJ in Germany!
Today we went to our Vet to Check TJ's Eyes!
Her were clear of all and we were VERY Happy!
With 18 months we will check his hips and elbows.
We were really very happy about our sweet Boy!
Greetings Jenny · Good News Indeed Jenny!
Thornapple Thunder Jam "TJ"
August 2 * Another awesome weekend for Anna-Lena * Easy Aussies in Sweden!
Anna-Lena reports that Boom - Ch Thornapple Dr Thunder - won Best of Breed & Group 5!
Shayna Garrison * Evan Brandenburg * Erica Escalada pose with the moose antlers at Cabela's Sporting Goods!
Pretty Thornapple Smile!
Jenny Poe joined us for the Canfield Ohio shows.