I took 2011 off from showing as we had two litters, a German Pinscher litter in January, our first in two years and a Vizsla litter in August, our first in four years. I do not go to shows when I have young puppies in the house, but I will be in the ring in 2012 with some of the puppies from each of these litters! See you then!
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I am sorry but due to technical difficulty I am unable to update this page to the end of the year.
The 2010 show season has come to an end for us. This is by far the most memorable show year I have ever had!
I want to take a moment her to thank the people who helped to make it happen. Howard and Von Walker, owners of Grand Champion Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold for giving up precious time with Lily so I could have the opportunity to show her to TWO Best In Specialty Show Wins, THREE Sporting Group Ones, an Award Of Merit at her National Specialty, Best of Opposite at the Westminster Dog Show amoung so many other Best of Breed wins and Group Placements. They are moments in time I will cherish forever. Emily Brooks and Gigi Walker, two junior handlers who gave me so much pleasure watching them grow and improve in the Juniors show ring. These two girls showed us what good Sportsmanship is all about. Old friends who showed up ringside to lend a hand and cover dogs, Carol, Tee, and people who I just may have met 10 minutes before walking into the ring, thank you. To new friends, Linda and Rick, thanks for pitching in when and where needed. We had cookouts and sleep overs at and for the shows, dinners out and banquets to attend. Christina and Phil, and Brian and Cheryl, thank you for bringing your dogs to the shows so I could show them. A special thank you to Adam Brooks for taking photos at the shows all year long, you got some great shots! And to Michelle Brooks for having the guts to tuff it out to finish her own dog, you are on your way to finishing many more! I want to mention Emily Brooks again, thank you for helping me with running to get a dog or put one away, for going in the ring to cover even on a dog you may never have handled, and for doing a great job, and for doing with a smile! Thank you to everyone who supported us throughout 2010, we appreciate every one of you! God Bless you and your beloved dogs and may 2011 bring you everything you are hoping for!
October, November, December 2010- These past three months have been very busy for us with the shows. It all started with an Award Of Merit for Vizsla Lily at the Vizsla Club of Americas National Specialty in October up in Wisconsin, yes we went to Wisconsin! This was a special honor as there were more than 160 Champions competing at this show! From there we traveled to Wilmington, NC mid October where German Pinscher Ty won the breed and went on to win another Group placement! There were additonal Best of Breed wins for both before the month was over. Vizsla Lily started Novemeber off with multiple Best of Breed wins and a Sporting Group 2 ! GP Ty won Best of Breed several times during the month and GP Boulder picked up more points towards his championship, he is handled by his owner Michelle Brooks. The baby (2 yrs old) of the family GP Glory won an Award Of Merit at the German PInscher Club of America Supported Entry in Concord, NC and two Brutus (our big GP boy) sons both won their first Majors the same weekend in Concord, rounding out a super month of shows! We only did 3 shows in December. Glory (our 2 yr old GP) won Best of Breed 3 out of 3 days, Michelle handled GP Boulder to his AKC Championship (yeah Michelle and Boulder!) Vizsla Lily won Best of Breed, and Lily's littermate sister Vizsla Jewel took Winners on Sunday to finish out 2010 in style!
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September 2010- It was a wonderful show month. Vizsla Lily moved up 4 spots in the breed ranking to number 8 and she remains at number 8 in all breed as well. Lily started the month off with a Group 3 and then went on to her
second Best In Specialty Show win! Lily was the ONLY Vizsla to win an honor all 4 days at the shows in New Jersey.
Thurs at Big Apple Sporting Dog show she was Best of Opposite, Friday at Tuxedo Park she was Select, Saturday at the Vizsla Club of Northern New Jersey she was Best In Specialty Show, and Sunday at Westchester she was given an Award of Merit and Select. All of this plus multiple Best of Breeds throughout the month! WOW is all I can say!
Our GP boy Ty also did very well. He remains the #2 dog in the country, #1 breeder-owner handled. Ty was
Best of Breed at every show he attended including those in New Jersey where the judges paid him the highest of compliments. GP Brutus's son Ranger won Winners Dog in Raleigh and Hailey won Winners Bitch as well. It has
been a show month to remember.
I am sorry due to technical difficulties I am unable to update this page to the end of 2010.
August 2010- As of the end of this month German Pinscher Ty, Grand Ch Diamondmines Black Ty Affair, is the Numbr 1 Breeder/Owner handled dog in the country and ranked number 2 by the AKC. GP Boulder is now only two points away from his championship, nice job Michelle. Vizsla Lily Grand Ch Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold has moved up in the rankings as well, she is now number 8 All Breed and number 12 Breed and closing in on the top 10!
We are looking forward to September which we hope will be as promising as August was!
July 2010- The month started with a Working Group 4 for Ty our German Pinscher boy, Grand Ch Diamondmines
Black Ty Affair, with several Best of Breed wins for him as well. And the month ended with a hugh win, a
BEST IS SPECIALTY SHOW for Vizsla Lily, Grand Ch Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold along with multiple other Best Of Breed wins for her! AND our youngest German Pinscher Glory, Diamondmines Black and Beautiful finished her AKC Championship, Boulder, Diamondmines Bold and Beautiful, handled by owner Michelle Brooks won both of his majors! Also Ranger, a puppy sired by our boy Brutus, Ch Diamondmines Star Studded Affair, won his first two championship points at the age of 6 months. The juniors did very well also, you can see photos of them on thier individual pages. There was so much happening in July I am certain I have forgotton something. Now we are looking forward to August.......
June 2010 - It was a quiet month overall. Both Vizsla Lily and German Pinscher Ty won Best of Breed several times during the month. GP Magic won the breed one day at months end. We did take a little time off partly due to the hot weather. We are looking forward to the July 4th holiday, the dogs love to swim in our pool, we wish everyone a safe and happy 4th!
May 2010 - Vizsla Lily has done it yet again, another Sporting Group First! Her owners Howard and Von Walker were present to cheer her on, it was very exciting for all ! Not only that but she began the month with a Group 2! In additon Lily won Best of Breed at every show she was entered in for the month. Our German Pinscher Ty won Best of Breed at every show he was entered in as well. And GP Diamondmines Bold and Beautiful, aka Boulder, was handled by his owner Michelle Brooks from the AOH class to Best of Winners at the two shows he was entered in! These special dogs are a breeders dream come true!
April 2010 - the month is not over but we could not wait to share this newsLily the Champion Vizsla we bred and handle Won Sporting Group 1 at the Piedmont KC show on April 10th! Lily is owned by the Walker family of Tn and Loved by All! We will update the remainder of this month at months end. April is now done for showing and wow what a month! Lily Won ANOTHER Group One and Two Group Fours! This girl
is a sight to see! Also our German Pinscher boy Ty, Ch Diamondmines Black Ty Affair won
Best Of Breed at every show he was entered in, good boy Ty!
March 2010 - GP Ch Diamondmines Black Ty Affair (Ty) took Best of Breed 6 out of 10 shows. Our congratulations to the other Best of Breed winners. Vizsla Ch Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold took Best of Opposite in York, Pa and Raleigh, NC.
February 2010 - Vizsla Lily, Ch Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold wins Best Of Opposite Sex
at the 2010 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show out of an entry of 32.
She is always breeder handled by me and owned by the Walker family of Johnson City, Tenn.
AKC stats are out for January, Ty is the #1 German Pinscher,
Glory is the #1 German Pinscher bitch, and Lily is the #7 All Breed Vizsla.
January 2010 - Ch Diamondmines Black Ty Affair (Ty) won Best of Breed at all but
one show he was entered in, nice job Ty! Diamondmines Black and Beautiful
(Glory) won Best of Breed the day Ty did not! She also won BOS and now
has 10 Championship points. Ch Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold (Vizsla Lily) won a Sporting Group 4 at Clemson and Best of Breed at the Saturday show in Ocala Florida, she is owned by the Walker Family. Diamondmine dogs are off to a great start for 2010!
2009 show season has come to an end for us. We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make it another successful year for us here at
Diamondmine Show Dogs. A special thank you to the Walker family for sending their beautiful Vizsla Lily to live with us so we could show her to her championship and more. As we look back over these past months we realize how blessed we are to have such wonderful friends both in and out of the dog world. We also realize how blessed we are to have such wonderful dogs, and we love each and everyone of them with all our hearts. They have brought us happiness and joy each and every day at home as they are our family first and foremost. They have given everything they have to give in the show ring and we are very proud of their many accomplishments. We are now looking toward 2010 and all it will have to offer. See you all again next year!
October, November, December 2009 - We didn't go to many show in the
*************************last 3 months but did very well at the ones we did attend,
*************************Glory ( our puppy GP)was BOB over the special in Oct.
*************************Vizsla Lily, owned by the Walker family and bred by me
*************************won a Group 4 in Nov in limited showing.
*************************Glory was winners again in November
*************************GP "Ty" finished up the year with a Group 3 after 10
*************************months off from showing.
September 2009-The German Pinscher Club of America at their annual
*********************specialty show banquest has honored Diamondmine
*********************with the following awards:
*********************Conformation Dog of the Year for 2008 goes to:
*********************Ch Diamondmines Midnight Affair "Magic"
*********************Brood Bitch of the Year 2008 goes to:
*********************Magic's Dam "Molly" Ch Oakwoods Miss Money Penny
*********************Other big news for September is we now have another
*********************Vizsla Champion bred here at Diamondmine
*********************Ch Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold finished on 9-6-09.
*********************also in the same weekend little GP Glory picked up
*********************two more AKC points toward her Championship and
*********************Magic picked up three more Best of Breed wins.
August 2009 - We took most of the month off. We showed one weekend only
*****************at UKC shows. BUT, Magic won the ever so hard Terrier Group
*****************(yes they are in the terrier group UKC) and onto a Reserve
*****************Best In Show! We are so proud of her! Little Glory did well also
*****************with Best of Breed and a Group 3 placement! See photos on our
****************Girls Show Wins page.
July 2009 - BIG NEWS! "Lily" Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold, loved and owned by
*********the Walker family of TN., took Winners in Greenville, SC for
*********BACK to BACK 5 POINT MAJORS! She took Reserve at the Vizsla Specialty
*********on Thursday. We are very proud of Lily, she now needs just 2 points to finish!
*********in other news, Magic our GP took Best of Breed on Sunday. Nice going girls!
June 2009 - In only two shows for the month Magic came home with Best of Breed,
*********Boulder took winners dog both days, and Reese, owner handled by Tee took
*********winners on Sunday. "Lily" Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold took Reserve on
*********Saturday and Winners on Sunday. Magic's ranking moved up one to #8 at
*********the end of June. Not Bad for only Two shows for the Month!
May 2009 - "Boulder" Diamondmines Bold and Beautiful goes Winners Dog on Sunday
***********at GKKC in Gray, TN, "Reese" Diamondmines No Small Affair goes Best
***********of Winners on Sunday in Gray, TN owner handled by Tee Phelan,
***********"Magic" Ch Diamondmines Midnight Affair takes Breed both days in Gray.
***********Vizsla "Lily" Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold takes Best of Breed from the
***********classes over the Special. A great day for the Diamondmine dogs!
April 2009 - Glory, Diamondmines Black and Beautiful gets her 1st AKC point at 6 mos old.
Hailey, Diamondmines Affair of the Heart takes Winnners the next day in Charlotte,
Magic, Ch Diamondmines Midnight Affair wins Best of Breed both days in Charlotte!
March 2009 - Ty finsihes his UKC Championship on March 21st, and Magic gets her UKC Championship on March 22nd then goes on to take two Group 4 placements at the UKC shows the same 3 day weekend!
February 2009 - Ty and Magic travel to New York. Ty was invited to the Westminster.
It was a great first experience for these two 19 month old puppies.
January 2009 - Brutus takes a Best of Breed and Ty takes a Best of Breed out of 4 shows
in Florida.
SHOWING FOR 2008 HAS COME TO AN END. WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED US ALONG THE WAY, IN THE RING, RINGSIDE, AT HOME AND AWAY. EVERYONE WHO CHEERED US ON AND SUPPORTED US. AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO AN END THE GP'S WE SHOWED THIS YEAR ARE NOT YET A YEAR AND A HALF OLD, THAT WILL HAPPEN ON 12/28. EACH AND EVERYONE WE SHOWED MADE US PROUD. WE HAD FOUR INVITED TO EUKANUBA, ONE INVITED TO WESTMINSTER, ONE TOOK BEST IN SWEEPS, ONE TOOK BEST OF OPPOSITE IN SWEEPS AT OUR NATIONAL SHOW IN NOVEMBER, ONE FINISHED TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS, SIX FINSIHED A SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP, ONE PLACED IN THE WORKING GROUP, AND THREE ENDED UP IN THE TOP 20, NOT TO MENTION MULTIPLE BEST OF BREED WINS AMOUNG THEM. WE ARE ALSO VERY PROUD OF A VIZSLA GIRL WE BRED. SHE STARTED HER SHOW CAREER IN 2008 WITH A BEST OF BREED WIN FROM THE CLASSES AT HER FIRST SHOW, AND AS WE GO FORWARD INTO 2009 WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW THESE YOUNG DOGS AND BRING OUT THE NEXT GENERATION IN THE SPRING. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH THESE SPECIAL DOGS! BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE IN 2009!!
GERMAN PINSCHERS
WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW INVITEE FOR 2011
GRANDCH DIAMONDMINES BLACK TY AFFAIR
THIS IS TY'S SECOND INVITATION TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS SHOW.
GPCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY SUPPORTED ENTRY
AWARD OF MERIT WINNER 2010
CH DIAMONDMINES BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL
********************GLORY**************************
STOLI AND RANGER BROTHERS AND THE
10 MONTH OLD SONS OF "BRUTUS"
CH DIAMONDMINES STAR STUDED AFFAIR
EACH WON A MAJOR WIN AT THE
GPCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY WEEKEND 2010!
WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW INVITEE FOR 2009
CH DIAMONDMINES BLACK TY AFFAIR
(ONLY THE TOP 5 DOGS IN EACH BREED GET AN OFFICIAL INVITE TO THIS SHOW)
2008 GERMAN PINSCHER NATIONAL SPECIALITY -November 15th
BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES WINNER - CH DIAMONDMINES MIDNIGHT AFFAIR
****************************************"MAGIC"*********************
BEST IN SWEEPS OPPOSITE SEX - CH DIAMONDMINES STAR STUDED AFFAIR
***************************************"BRUTUS"********************
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! OUR BOY *TY* PLACED 3RD IN THE WORKING
GROUP AT FURNITURE CITY IN GREENSBORO ON 11-8-08
SEPTEMBER 2008 - GERMAN PINSCHER *REESE* RECEIVES HER UKC
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE OWNER HANDLED! GP *BRUTUS* RECEIVES
HIS UKC CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE! *TY* IS STILL AKC #1 DOG #2 BREED
WITHOUT HAVING ATTENDED A SINGLE SHOW IN SEPTEMBER!
BRUTUS IS UKC # 1 GP, AND BROTHER TY IS UKC #2.
AUGUST 2008 - THREE DIAMONDMINE GERMAN PINSCHERS REMAIN IN THE TOP
20 WITH *TY* STILL THE NUMBER ONE DOG, #2 BREED! BRUTUS REMAINS
THE UKC #1 GERMAN PINSCHER!
JULY 2008 - GERMAN PINSCHER *MADISON* RECEIVES HER AKC CHAMPIONSHIP!
*TY* REMAINS AT #2 AKC, *MAGIC* IS STILL #10 AKC, AND BRUTUS IS
#1 UKC AND HE REMAINS IN THE TOP 20 AKC! 
JUNE 2008 - WE WENT TO JUST 2 SHOWS IN JUNE AND *TY* REMAINS IN THE #2
SPOT AKC BREED RANKINGS, *MAGIC* REMAINS IN THE TOP 10 AND
*BRUTUS* IS #11.
MAY 2008 - THREE GERMAN PINSCHER LITTERMATES RANKED IN THE TOP 10
AKC *TY*, *MAGIC*, AND *BRUTUS*.
2008 EUKANUBA INVITEE / BRED BY EXHIBITOR *WINNIE*
2008 EUKANUBA INVITEE / BRED BY EXHIBITOR *BRUTUS*
APRIL 2008 - *TY* IS THE #1 GERMAN PINSCHER BREED AKC, *MAGIC* IS #9
BREED AKC, *BRUTUS* ROUNDS OUT THE TOP 20 AT #20 BREED AKC,
3 LITTERMATES IN THE TOP 20, 2 OF THEM IN THE TOP 10 !!!
(see Canine Chronicle Breed standings for April 2008)
2008 EUKANUBA INVITEE / BRED BY EXHIBITOR *MAGIC*
2008 EUKANUBA INVITEE / BRED BY EXHIBITOR *TY*
MARCH 2008 - THE DIAMONDMINE GP PUPPIES END MARCH 2008 WITH 4 LITTERMATES IN THE TOP 20 (AKC) BREED. *TY*, *MAGIC*, *BRUTUS*, & *SADIE* (see Canine Chronicle Breed Standing for March 2008)
JANUARY 2008 - DIAMONDMINE STARTS 2008 WITH 3 GP'S IN THE TOP 10 BREED (AKC) BY THE 31ST OF JANUARY *TY*, *BRUTUS* & *SADIE* (see Canine Chronicle Breed Standing for January 2008)
RANKED NUMBER ONE FEMALE FOR 2006 (AKC) *MOLLY*(see Canine Chronicle Breed Standings for 2006)
2006 EUKANUBA INVITEE *MOLLY*
2007 WESTMINSTER AWARD OF MERIT WINNER *MOLLY*
MULTIPLE GROUP PLACEMENTS (UKC) *MOLLY*
![Our Handsome German Pinscher"Ty"receives his secondinvitation to the Westminster Dog Show!](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Diamondmine/images/photos/gallery/3728440.jpg?2 "Our Handsome German Pinscher"Ty"receives his secondinvitation to the Westminster Dog Show!")
![German Pinscher Club of Americahonors"Magic"with Conformation Dog of the Year 2008!Magic is one of the 5 that earned Molly her top honor!](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Diamondmine/images/photos/gallery/2715020.jpg?1 "German Pinscher Club of Americahonors"Magic"with Conformation Dog of the Year 2008!Magic is one of the 5 that earned Molly her top honor!")
