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This page will feature the best of our awesome boy CH Diesel of Safe Haven "Diesel" and our other dog's winning show photos, so check back for new pictures as we win at the dog shows!
Our awesome boy that we bred Epiphany's Next Big Thing "Matthew" is on his way to becoming an AKC Champion!! His fourth time in an AKC show ring at eleven months on April 26, 2008 he placed WINNERS DOG, BEST OF WINNERS AND BEST BRED BY EXHIBITOR over adult males at the Chesapeake, Virginia Dog show with Tracy owner handling!!! He got his first points towards his AKC Championship at this show!! He was also the Bred By Exhibitor!!! Later that day he got a Group 2 from the Bred By Exhibitor Group!!!
Our awesome boy CH Diesel of Safe Haven "Diesel"
took Best of Breed multiple times after we made him a Champion in 2004 with Tracy owner handling!!! We brought Diesel out of retirement in 2007 to show him in Veteran classes. He was shown five times at Supported entry shows under AKC Mastiff Breeder Judges, including a Judge from Ireland. He won four out of the five times and finished the year with a BIG BANG!!!
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EPIPHANY'S NEXT BIG THING "MATTHEW" GETTING A GROUP 2 FROM THE BRED BY EXHIBITOR GROUP AT THE CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA DOG SHOW ON APRIL 27, 2008 AT ELEVEN MONTHS WITH TRACY OWNER HANDLING!!!! THANK YOU TO AKC JUDGE CHRISTINE JOHNSON FOR PLACING HIM 2ND IN A LARGE GROUP OF NICE WORKING DOGS!!! HIS NAME IS QUITE FITTING FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS OUR NEXT BIG THING!!!! | |
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EPIPHANY'S NEXT BIG THING "MATTHEW" ON APRIL 27, 2008 AT ELEVEN MONTHS PLACING WINNERS DOG, BEST OF WINNERS AND BEST BRED BY EXHIBITOR OVER ADULT MALES WITH TRACY OWNER HANDLING!!!!! THANK YOU TO AKC JUDGE THERESA L. HUNDT FOR AWARDING MATTHEW HIS FIRST POINTS TOWARDS HIS AKC CHAMPIONSHIP!!! | |
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EPIPHANY'S NEXT BIG THING "MATTHEW" ON APRIL 26, 2008 PLACING BEST PUPPY AT ELEVEN MONTHS WITH TRACY OWNER HANDLING!!!!! THANK YOU TO AKC JUDGE PATRICIA W. LAURANS FOR GIVING HIM THIS WIN!!! | |
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CH EPIPHANY'S SEEING IS BELIEVING "NICOLE" BECAME A NEW UKC CHAMPION ON APRIL 20, 2008!!!! SHE HAD JUST TURNED 11 MONTHS THREE DAYS EARLIER!! SHE BECAME A UKC CHAMPION IN TWO WEEKENDS WITH TRACY OWNER HANDLING!!! THANK YOU TO UKC JUDGE HELENA ENGELAUF FOR FINISHING HER CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND!! NICOLE'S NAME IS QUITE FITTING FOR HER BECAUSE SEEING IS BELIEVING!!!! | |
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CH EPIPHANY'S NEXT BIG THING "MATTHEW" BECAME A NEW UKC CHAMPION ON APRIL 19, 2008!!!! HE HAD JUST TURNED 11 MONTHS TWO DAYS EARLIER!! HE BECAME A UKC CHAMPION IN TWO WEEKENDS WITH TRACY OWNER HANDLING!!! THANK YOU TO UKC JUDGE KAREN SHIVERS FOR FINISHING HIS CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND!! HIS NAME IS QUITE FITTING FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS OUR NEXT BIG THING!!!! | |
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CH EPIPHANY'S OVERNIGHT SENSATION "MARSHALL" BECAME A NEW UKC CHAMPION AT 8 1/2 MONTHS ON FEBRUARY 3, 2008!!!! THIS WAS MARSHALL'S FIRST TIME EVER IN THE SHOW RING, AND HE BECAME A UKC CHAMPION IN ONE WEEKEND WITH TRACY OWNER HANDLING ALL WEEKEND!!! ALL OF MARSHALL'S WINS CAME FROM THE BREEDER-HANDLER CLASS!!! THANK YOU TO UKC JUDGE BETTY UMBERTO-WELLS FOR FINISHING HIS CHAMPIONSHIP THAT WEEKEND!!! HIS NAME IS QUITE FITTING FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION!!!! ** Photo by Hal Davis, DaBro Photos. ** |
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CH DIESEL OF SAFE HAVEN "DIESEL" WINNING BEST VETERAN UNDER AKC MASTIFF BREEDER JUDGE MRS. CATHERINE "CAT" ANGUS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 AT THE SOMERSET HILLS KENNEL CLUB SUPPORTED ENTRY!!! DIESEL WAS THEN ONE OF THE TWO DOGS THAT MADE THE CUT FOR BEST OF BREED IN AN ENTRY OF 54 MASTIFFS!!! MRS. ANGUS TOLD TRACY AND RICK CISNEROS WHILE THEY WERE WAITING TO TAKE HIS WINNING PICTURE THAT "DIESEL WAS THE BEST VETERAN THAT SHE HAD SEEN IN A LONG TIME."!! THAT WAS A NICE COMPLIMENT THAT SHE GAVE HIM AND WE WANT TO THANK HER FOR WHAT SHE SAID!!!
WE WANT TO THANK RICK CISNEROS OF NIGHT STALKER MASTIFFS FOR THE GREAT JOB HE DID SHOWING DIESEL TO THIS BIG WIN. |
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CH DIESEL OF SAFE HAVEN "DIESEL" WINNING BEST VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES UNDER JESSICA BAHLMAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 AT THE SOMERSET HILLS KENNEL CLUB SUPPORTED ENTRY!!!!! MS. BAHLMAN SAID THIS ABOUT DIESEL IN HER CRITIQUE "Veteran Sweepstakes 7 Years & Under 9 Years Dogs Ch. Diesel Of Safe Haven -
Beautiful, correct head. Broad skull and muzzle, square and correct in proportion. Good Pigment. Great length of body, huge bone, and well angulated. Lovely side gait with good extension..."
WE WANT TO THANK RICK CISNEROS OF NIGHT STALKER MASTIFFS FOR THE GREAT JOB HE DID SHOWING DIESEL TO THIS BIG WIN. |
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CH DIESEL OF SAFE HAVEN "DIESEL" WINNING BEST VETERAN DOG AT THE BUCKS COUNTY KENNEL CLUB SUPPORTED ENTRY SHOW ON MAY 5, 2007!!! IT WAS HIS FIRST SHOW IN OVER A YEAR AND UK BREEDER JUDGE JUDGE MRS. SARAH H. WINDHAM OF FALMOREHALL MASTIFFS SELECTED HIM AS BEST VETERAN DOG!!!! SHE SAID THIS ABOUT HIM IN HER CRITIQUE "VETERANS 1ST- C & T THORE'S CH DIESEL OF SAFE HAVEN AT 7 YEARS OR THEREABOUTS, I FEEL THIS DOG COULD YET CONTINUE TO SIRE VERY TYPEY PROGENY. WITH A SUPER BODY AND EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG REAR COUPLED WITH A WELL FORMED HEAD AND THIS HARD TO COME BY EXPRESSION, COULD ONE GO WRONG? NO PROBLEM ON THE MOVE."!!!! DIESEL THEN MADE THE CUT FOR BEST OF BREED IN AN ENTRY OF 136 MASTIFFS!!!
WE WANT TO THANK RICK CISNEROS OF NIGHT STALKER MASTIFFS FOR THE GREAT JOB HE DID SHOWING DIESEL TO THIS BIG WIN. |
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AT HER FIRST DOG SHOW ON APRIL 28, 2007 IN CHESAPEAKE, VA AND GOING BEST PUPPY AND RESERVE WINNERS BITCH!!! THANK YOU TO AKC JUDGE JOHN A. STUDEBAKER FOR ALL THE NICE COMPLIMENTS HE GAVE EIRENE, AND FOR PUTTING HER UP AS BEST PUPPY AT HER FIRST SHOW!! THANK YOU TO MELINDA McCAIN FOR MAKING THIS WIN HAPPEN!! EIRENE IS 10 1/2 MONTHS HERE. | |
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HE WAS BEST OF BREED WITH A 4-POINT MAJOR UNDER AKC JUDGE GERARD PENTA AT THE LADSON, S.C. SHOW ON JANUARY 24, 2004 AND WON THE CRYSTAL TROPHY THAT IS BESIDE THE WINNER'S BOARD ON THE FLOOR. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 17 MASTIFFS ENTERED AT THIS SHOW THAT DIESEL HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST TO ACHIEVE THIS WIN. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF DIESEL!!!! WAY TO GO TRACY FOR OWNER HANDLING OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY!! |
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WINNERS DOG AT THE VA BEACH, VA SHOW ON OCTOBER 30, 2003 UNDER AKC JUDGE BEVERLY A. EICHEL. |
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Joseph E. Gregory in Chesapeake, VA on April 26, 2003. We were surprised when she placed Winner's Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex at 9 1/2 months of age!! Her second day there she beat a 4 year old for Reserve Winner's Bitch. Rain won her class both days, and she was Best Mastiff puppy both days also. |
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