My first Bull Terrier was in l960,a lovely red white bitch from Misses Graham Weall and Miss Dot Vick, but it was not until I met David in 1970 that I was able to have another bitch, from the famous Romany Kennels, of Miss Montague Johnson and Miss Williams, and through these ladies we met David and Anna Harris and the Brummagen Bull Terriers we purchased from them a lovely daughter of Brummagen The Brigand, Liza that we had quite a bit of success showing and by now the "bug" had really bitten, but for us the turning point  into the "big time" came after a telephone call from the late Raymond Oppenheimer, telling us of a young puppy dog son of his Ch,Souperlative Explorer of Ormandy a young dog, Max, needed a new home due to domestic problems. We went to see Max, and home he came with us, he was nine months old. We showed him at Windsor Ch.show lst July 1983,he won the CC and Best Puppy, the judge was breed specialist Mrs.Winkie  MAckey Smith (USA) then 21August 1983 the CC again, and this third 30th August 1983,a champion in three straight shows, that year he won The Ormandy Dog Jug. He was just two and a half years old when he died, the result of a tragic road accident outside our home.  Max was a lovely dog, with a tremendous temperament, (paramount to us at Dajan to this day) and therefore all our Bull  Terriers live together, in the house with our French Bulldogs Gucci Chanel and Bee Bee and a very old Westie, Krysstel.
 

1983 Ch Segreda st Christopher of Dajan and Mischif of brummagen.

In l985 I was presented with the Pedigree and Our Dogs top stud dog Trophy for Max (Ch. Segreda St. Christopher of Dajan) who had, before his untimely death, mated  a few bitches; producing SA.CH.Sapper of Venwood at Dajan, an outstanding white dog,that we sent to South Africa and is behind many important South African pedigrees. We kept Sappers litter sister, CH, Miss Columbus of Dajan, Jess

We exported, again the David Harrison, (Sandawana Bull Terriers in South Africa), Dajan St.Nicholas in 1991,he was Top Stud dog in that country three years running.   Following on SA.CH.St.Nicholas"s success,we sent

The latest export to our Sandawana friends is (William)  SA. CH.Dajan Skies the Limit at Sandawana. litter brother to CH. Dajan Class Act, (our Regent Trophy, and Ormandy bitch Jug winner Perla)  in this same litter we bred a Swedish Champion, and another sister is a Belgian champion, the mother of these children is of course our Regent Trophy and Ormandy Bitch jug winner. Ch. Dajan Classy Dame.
We do not breed a great deal at Dajan, preferring quality to quantity, and to this end we bred two Regent trophy and Ormandy jug winners,  achieved this by careful bleeding, not just by studying pedigrees, but looking at virtues. and faults in our own bitches, and possible stud dogs -we produced Ch Dajan clasy dame by using a dog, shown very little (Radcliffes Gorbys boy) but we liked him as a puppy and also his Ghabar lines fitted nicely into our Dajan pedigrees- Then we (some people were concerned,) took a big chance by using a stud dog with an incorrect mouth) Ch Kilacabar Firestarter, but we knew he was "just right" For Ch Dajan Classy Dame,  so much so they produced Ch Dajan Class Act, (and a litter with good mouths ).
We are both Championship show judges of Standard and miniature bull terriers and  have judged  them in the Uk ( I have been invited to judge standard bull terriers at Crufts), S Africa, Australia Austria Sweden Belgium and Holland and i have judged the utility group at open show level we have owned French bulldogs for 18 years and now have Gucci and Bee bee, and just bred our first litter of frenchies.
Through our interest in dogs, we have made some wonderful and firm friends, especially in S Africa, Sweden, Belgium, Austria and Spain.
 

SA CH DAJAN SKIES The Limit at Sandawana "William"
and his new friend " Prince Arthur"
(Sired by CH  Dajan King of The Road.)
(Bread by HRH The Princess Royal)