December Begins
DECEMBER BEGINS NEWS 2009
Artwork by our very talented TApple artist Lauren Escalada.
Thank you Lauren!
Frantically working to catch up with the November & December News!
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Breeze *** December 14, 1995 --- December 16, 2009
U-AG1, U-CD, UCDX Thornapple Summer Breeze Am Can ASCA CD AM CDX NA NAJ CGC ThD VCC VCCX FFXAP FFXAG My very beautiful little Thornapple Summer Breeze has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. I am thankful to both of you for including Breeze in the journal cover (coming Jan09). It is indeed a last tribute to a one of a kind girl. She was my heart and soul for 14 years.
Betsy Hamkens
Dear Betsy, Our condolences on the loss of your very special girl. Miss Breeze was a once in a lifetime Aussie! Hugs, Ellen & Amy
NEWSFLASH!
Hundreds Gather to Protest Global Warming in Michigan!!!
Thank you Jennifer Hampton for your up to the minute report on global warming!
Thornapple Unforgivable "Britney"
Audrey & Taylor share good news December 19th!
Winners Bitch * Judge Mrs. Pat Hastings * Chicago Gold Coast Kennel Club Show AND Winners Bitch Sunday too! WOOO WOOO!
The scoop from Audrey! I just wanted to let you know that the judge was Pat Hastings.
She could not stop talking about Britt when I went to get my photo. She told me that the puppy was her WB until Britt walked into the rings and that there was no way any other bitch would beat her! YAY! Of course I got what I like to call the "red dog speech"
.... Ya know, about how hard it is to finish one and everything... I was like... I KNOW! haha :)
CONGRATULATIONS Audrey & Britney! Britney needs 1 major to finish her title!
Dec 21st - GOOD NEWS from the Netherlands! NO global warming! lol! AND it's a BEST OF BREED win for Janay!!!
Hey I'm very proud to tell you that Janay today became BOB at the international dog show here in the Netherlands.
Today she got a full point towards her Dutch Championship, she has now (at the age from 19 months) enough points 4.5 (needs 4) but I cannot finish her before her 27 months. She also got her second CACIB for her Int. Championship, way to go Janay!!!!! I'm so proud of her.....Ellen and Amy THANKS AGAIN!!! Rianne CONGRATULATIONS Rianne & Janay!
NO protests here! Janay & Nousa (Damon daughter below) LOVE snowy weather in the Netherlands!
Thornapple Thunder Jam "TJ" · Getting ready for Christmas in Germany!
CROWN CLASSIC DOG SHOW *** IX Center *** Cleveland Ohio
*** Shayna Garrison ***
1st Place Open Intermediate Junior Handling * December 10 * Judge Mr. William Sahloff 1st Place Open Intermediate Junior Handling * December 11 * Judge Ms. Katie L. Brooks 1st Place Open Intermediate Junior Handling * December 13 * Judge Ms. Deborah Brooks handling Ch Thornapple Tougher Shade Of Red CONGRATULATIONS to our good friend Thomas Meade *** BEST JUNIOR HANDLER Saturday December 11th * Richland County KC * Judge Mrs. Dyana R. Roth WOOOO WOOOO!!!! · Thornapple Good To Go "Chase"
Thornapple Good To Go *** Winners Dog for a 5 pt major!
Western Reserve KC * Judge Mrs. Arlene Rubenstein * handled by Maria Neff & Shayna Garrison Chase · Thornapple Lip Lock Rock "Yo Yo"
1st Place Open Black Bitch in a class of 10!
Thank you Karie Okerstrom for the show photos.
Unfortunately, Mother T was unable to take photos this weekend due to a sick little grandson named Evan! :)
Karie's photos are much appreciated!
Hi Ellen and Amy, We are enjoying in snow :-) Maris is so happy and coat growing well. At January we entered one show in Slovenia, and after it we will go to Italy and some other regional shows, so the show season is coming and I wait for her top coat condition.
I will attach some winter photos, it's kind of my art work. Hope you like it. Merry Christmas to your Family!!!!!! Love Marko Your photos are beautiful Marko! The snow in Croatia is spectacular! Thank you for sharing!
AIRBORNE in Croatia! Who needs a jet plane?
No carbon emissions here! · NO global warming in Croatia!
View all of Marko's photos on the Mailbox 25 page!
No global warming in Czech Republic! · Thornapple Bold And Beautiful "Melinda"
(sired by Ch Thornapple Bold Moves * dam Ch Thornapple Glam It Up)
NO global warming in Italy!
Melinda (left) is fantastic…very sweet and obedience.
NEWS from Italy!
We made our first show in ERBA 12 of December in junior category (6-9month) and she took Very Promising!!.
I attach you Melinda’ photos in her first snow, here in Italy is very cold (-10degrees, is incredible for our place!!!)
but the dogs love snow! Many kisses and happy new Christmas to you and your family (fantastic Shayna…I hope my daughter will be like Shayna with the dogs!!), and Amy obviously. Ciao Ele -- Eleonora Masi - Italy CONGRATULATIONS Eleonora & Melinda!
Kathryn Ross-Nash family send Holiday Greetings our way!
NO global warming in New Jersey!
FROM NOVA SCOTIA ** No global warming for Mylie in Canada!
Merry Christmas!!!! Hope that you are all ready for the big day!! We are actually quite behind this year, we just got our Christmas tree today!!!! It is snowing now, we are supposed to get around 6" so we may just have a white Christmas if the snow sticks around that long. Hope that you have a wonderful Christmas! Hugs, Angela and Collin and lots of Aussie kisses from Mylie:)
HUGE NEWS from Finland!
CH Thornapple Hot Wheels "Jag" (file photo)
We have just come home from the Finnish winner show and Nordic winner show 2009. Jag is almost 10 years as he took part in the veteran class and he wins BOB-Veteran both days !!!!!! The judge fell in love with Jag. She saw him as a very good condition older gentleman and in which youthful condition, they were the judge's words. Great to hear and yes he is in very good shape for his age. I think we got a picture. I will send it to you. BOS both days was Leading Angels Cherish Thornapple breeder Bitta! Congratulations! Amazingly for such a young Aussie girl !!!!! 35,000 visited the exhibition. I do not know if I heard correctly, but it was said that there were 15,000 dogs entries. If so, it is unbelievable. I will check it out! It was very crowded, it was almost hopeless to get around the ring. Good thing Jag is big and strong, we pushed our way pretty easily. Oops, I'm beginning more and more wondering how I can live without Jag? I can not do without him. As soon as he enters the ring he wins and it fits me perfect when I is a bit crazy and does not like to lose. Please, let me know if you one day have a new star for me.
Take care and many hugs from Marie
CONGRATULATIONS Marie & Jag! We are very proud of you!!!!
Thornapple Shoot The Slapshot "Sydor"
NEWS FROM Petra & Bas in the Netherlands!
Yesterday we were in Brussels (Belgium). Sydor won the Champion Class & Best Male & Best Of Breed!
So this is 2 pts for his Belgian championship and 1 international and CRUFTS Qualification YIPPIEEEEEE!
We need 1 point in a other country and he is an International Champion.
Alex - Thornapple Double Jeopardy - was 2 Excellent in the Intermediate! Proud Petra/Bas GREAT JOB! Congratulations Petra & Bas & Sydor!!!!!
Petra & Bas share photos of their crew having their own global warming protest in the Netherlands! lol!
From Petra - Here some pictures from the puppies and one of the Thornapple clan in the snow.
And a few from my mother when she give the dogs the CHEESE hee hee!
The black male we call NASH *** The black girl call we PRESTIN - Petra The puppies are sired by Ch Thornapple King Of Diamonds "Shamba" * Dam Thornapple Truffle O Wyndcrest "Zyla"
We have only ONE thing to say Petra! Your POOOOOOR MOTHER!!!!!! She is a saint!!!!! When will she put her foot down?? :)))
CH Thornapple Moon On Fire "Lunar" (file photo)
Anna-Lena, Niklas & family are enjoying a sunny beach vacation in Thailand but back in Sweden their dogs are busy!
Marie reports that Thornapple Moon On Fire won Best Of Breed & a Herding Group 3 at the dog show December 12th!
CONGRATULATIONS A-L!!! · CH Thornapple Pure Poison "Abby"
(enjoying the late fall doggie invitation days at the local water park in Florida!)
December 12 -- GOOD NEWS from Shari & Abby in Florida!
Well, hope you are sitting down, because Abby is taking the agility ring by storm. We competed in our first NADAC trial today and Abby qualified and took first place in all 4 of her runs. She was in 2 novice standard runs, novice jumpers, and novice weavers! I am so proud of how far she has come and she really seems to be starting to love it-she's happy as long as she gets to be with her momma! She is so darn cute! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Shari P.S. She actually beat very experienced Kaya by 1 1/2 seconds in the weavers run!
AND MORE NEWS from December 6th!
I had such a great agility weekend at an AKC trial in Miami with Abby and Kaya despite the bad weather in an outdoor ring.
This was only their second AKC trial: Kaya qualified and took first place in 4/4 of her runs and earned her Novice Jumpers and Novice Standard titles! Abby qualified and took second place behind Kaya in 3/4 of her runs and earned her Novice Jumpers and Novice Standard titles! I am so proud of how awesome they both did especially since both of them qualified on one of their standard runs that was done in the dark with the wind blowing all of the ring gates down last night. Kaya tore it up in the ring all weekend and proved she is NOT a novice dog, and Abby has come so far and is making such progress.
Yes, we are sitting down Shari! It's a good thing! Otherwise we would have been blown away! :)
CONGRATULATIONS on a great start with Abby's agility! We are very proud of Miss Abby!
Thornapple Hey You "Nash"
Winners Dog * Best Of Winners! * Cape Cod Kennel Club-- Fallmouth, MA Pictured with handler Jillayne Karras.
CONGRATULATIONS Lucienne Miodonski * Kannapolis, North Carolina!
No global warming where Nash lives & plays hard on the east coast!
Nell & Stars Christmas picture. Star has her first Agility lesson with world team member Janet Rahn this morning.
It will be a fun party. Hugs Jenny · Thornapple Stompin' AtThe Savoy "Ella"
I've been a good girl! Ella visits Santy in the panhandle of Florida!
COULD be a bit of global warming in Florida ... do ya think?
Thanks to Ella's owner Lorna Bowman for sharing photos!
Leading Angel's Pure Thornapple "Summer" - Amsterdam Winner 2009!
Summer is sired by Ch Thornapple Single Barrel * Dam Thornapple Up The Ante GOOD NEWS from Bitta in Denmark!
December 6th ** A little late news … pictures are of Sycamore from Norway and Summer in Amsterdam… don’t have anything of the rest of the dogs….. Wow wow … what a weekend for the girls :) Sycamore was in Norway with my good friend Katrine Kryh and she show her to BOS, Norwegian Champion and Norwegian Winner 2009!!! Wow … my black Diamond :) I am so proud of her. While Sycamore was I Norway the rest of the Thornapple gang was in Amsterdam. It was the girls weekend. Nothing for the boys (they looked super … but) Jada took BOS (again) and Amsterdam winner 2009. Summer Best Junior and qualified for Cruft and 3rd Best Bitch.
Thank you ones again for all my stunning kids!!! Hug Bitta
CONGRATULATIONS Bitta & Summer!
Thornapple Black Diamond "Sycamore" Norwegian Winner 2009
BEST PUPPY in SHOW competition on video at the World Dog Show October 2009 Thank you for sharing this video Iwona!
Hey Bitta! How do you like the rare snowstorm in Denmark today?? -- December 17th!
Thank Goodness for the Global Warming Conference in Copenhagen this week!!!!! LOL!!!
Leading Angel's Cherish Thornapple aka. Tíbrá would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
(Cruzan - Ch Thornapple Single Barrel x Mirage - Thornapple Up The Ante)
Tíbrá already has some fantastic wins here in Norway, including 10 x BOB-puppy, 1 x 4th Puppy in Group, 2 x 3rd puppy in group, 1 x 2nd puppy in group, 6 x 1st puppy in group, as well as some BIS-placements; 2 x 3rd Best puppy in Show, 1 x 2nd Best puppy in Show and 3 x Best puppy in Show! Also 4 x BOB-puppy in Sweden, as well as 1 x Reserve Best puppy in Show and 1 x 3rd Best puppy in Show at International dog shows (no puppy groups in Sweden). As a 10 month old Junior she already has 2 Norwegian CC's, 2 Finnish CC's and 3 winning titles from Helsinki Winner/Nordic winner, so her full name is now - FinW-09 NorJW-09 NordW-09 Leading Angel's Cherish Thornapple - I'm SO extremely happy for my blue girl, and can't wait to get another Aussie to show!
Med vennlig hilsen/with kind regards -- Caroline Elisabeth Mauseth Eagermind shelties & aussies, Norge/Norway -- www.eagermind.be www.eagermind.wordpress.com CONGRATULATIONS Caroline on an incredible year with your beautiful girl Tibra!
The meaning of Oreo --- November 16, 12:27 --- Animal Shelters Examiner Nathan Winograd The ASPCA killed Oreo despite an offer to save her by a No Kill shelter and sanctuary.
"Over the last several days, the ASPCA’s killing of a dog named Oreo has ignited a furor among animal lovers nationwide.
They tried to justify it by claiming she was aggressive. But the question of whether or not Oreo was beyond rehabilitation is merely a side story to the most significant issues raised by Oreo's execution. And while Oreo’s killing by those who were supposed to be her protectors has left too many questions unanswered, what has emerged as the most significant one is why did Ed Sayres, the President of the ASPCA, rush to kill an abused dog when the public demanded that she be saved & a sanctuary had offered her lifetime care?" .......... continued on Nathan Winograd's blog.
For more information: Pets Alive, Middletown, NY
Dear God,
So far this year you have taken away my favorite dancer, Michael Jackson, My favorite actor Patrick Swayze, · My favorite actress Farrah Fawcett, My favorite comedian, Dom DeLuise, · My favorite pitchman, Billy Mays, And my favorite sidekick, Ed McMahon.
Just so you know, my favorite animal rights activist is Wayne Pacelle!
Amen. (author unknown)
Lauren Escalada *** VITA (Very Important Thornapple Artist!)
Took a couple of pictures over the weekend and thought we would share Hope all is well! XOXO, Dianne Thank you for your beautiful photos Dianne!
West Palm Beach in December is beautiful & tempting! :)
And Erica's sister ... our Summer TApple family & visitor ... Erica Escalada!
SUCH BEAUTIFUL Thornapple SMILES!!!
This update from the weekend of December 12th ....
We just wanted to send you a couple of pictures from the show. Erica showed Vinelake's High Tide Tango and went WD all four shows with three BOW.
She also showed a Jubilee bitch and took WB and BOS for a major. Erica and Diesel took three BJH wins and last but not least a HIT in open obedience with Odie. A fun weekend ~ it felt good to go to a show again, it's been a long time!! Lauren was thrilled you liked her picture.
Can't wait to read about the Thornapple Crew wins in Cleveland. XOXO, Dianne CONGRATULATIONS Erica! · The THORNAPPLE SMILE!
I've been a GOOD little Pug, Santy!