I first came into contact with a bull terrier whilst delivering newspapers to a family who owned a bitch when I was a 12 year old boy. It took another 5 years of begging and persuading to convince my parents to purchase a bull terrier. By this time my parents had become hooked on the idea and my mother is my partner in breeding bull terriers to this day.

So in 1981 we acquired our first bull terrier. A Brobar Honky daughter called Pete’s Pip of Sonspar, who was to become our foundation bitch. After listening to advice and doing a little homework we decided to mate her to a beautiful big dog called Brobar Troubleshooter. Where we met and became close friends with Arthur and Joyce Miller of Brobar fame. This is where I gained knowledge of the breed spending many days discussing the breed and helping out with their dogs. From the mating of Pete’s Pip to Troubleshooter came 10 puppies, we decided to keep a dog who we named Martons Marauder ,he had reasonable success in the show ring but it was at stud that he proved his worth, winning the stud dog trophy for 1987, as sire of Bodyline of Brobar, winner of the Ormandy Jug for bitches 1984, and when Marauder was mated to Brobar Hot Pot of Mereigis ,who was litter sister to Brobar Silver Satin dam of the Ghabar dogs, came Ch.Brobar Joker of Emred, runner-up Regent Trophy 1987,and runner-up Ormandy Jug for dogs two years 1987 and 1988. Joker was then exported to Australia where he had success at stud.

Ch.  Martons Marauder

 

In 1994 Turkshead All Gold of Emred, who was a granddaughter of Joker’s litter sister, was mated to Ch.Maxdon Hustler of Tiapan, Ormandy Jug winner  1993. Hustler being predominatly Ghabar and Aricon lines. From this mating came Emred Domino Dancer (Summer Queen Brood Bitch Winner 1999 ) she was then mated to Radclyffe Gophrit of Dollygroves  who was line bred back to Ch. Ghabar Flagship. From this mating came Ch. Emred Devils Chance, winner Ormandy Jug 1999 and runner-up Regent Trophy the same year. . 
               

Ch. Emred Devils Chance 

The Next in the line is Devils Chance son, Ch. Bilston Blackjack of Emred who   won the coloured club’s  Romany Trophy and has been invited to compete in all three major trophies for 2004. He gained his title in 2005 winning a terrier group along the way with 900 terriers entered on the day. He was then invited to compete in the major trophies for 2005 where he won the SANDAWANA TROPHY for best coloured of the year.                                

Ch. Bilston Blackjack of Emred

Ch. Emred Devils Essence

In 2005 we decided to go even closer into our line. Emred Sweet Pickle, who was the result of a half brother/sister mating to Ch. Emred Devils Chance was mated back to Devils Chance. The result from this was Ch. Emred Devils Essence. Essence won 6 CC at only 6 shows, plus group 4 at her first show at 1 year,1day old. Then at the major trophies for 2006 she won the REGENT TROPHY & ORMANDY JUG for Bitches. This was especially pleasing as we have now won all 4 major trophies.!

In our breeding programme we have consistently used dogs with good heads, perfect mouths and correct construction with emphasis on shoulders placement, believing that the shoulders are the point of balance in a dog . Also true Bull Terrier temperament is very important.