Woman recovers £18k diamond eaten by dog An Exmouth woman has recovered the diamond from her £18,000 ring after it was swallowed by a police training dog. Angie Collins, 51, had to sift through two days-worth of dog waste before the finding the gem on Christmas Day. The German Shepherd, called Jack, swallowed the diamond after chewing the ring - which belonged to Mrs Collins' late mother. Mrs Collins, a police dog trainer, told BBC Radio 5 live's Drive: "It was absolutely fantastic as I'd actually given up all hope of finding it.... It makes it even more precious to me now.