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    • WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?
    • OUT WITH THE GANG 1
    • OUT WITH THE GANG 2
  • SA MASTIFF NEWS
  • SHOW/APPRAISAL RESULTS
  • ABOUT US
    • WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
    • IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DOGS!
    • ACHIEVEMENTS
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      • DOG WORLD ARTICLE 2010
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    • SAXON GUCCI (HANNAH)
    • SANDAHARR MINDY (HAVOC)
    • SANDAHARR BOMBALURINA (LILY)
    • SANDAHARR MINNIE THE MINX (CRINKLES)
    • SANDAHARR SONGBIRD (HEATHER)
  • OUR STUD COLLECTION
    • SANDAHARR MANHATTAN (HECTOR)
    • SANDAHARR CINNAMON BALLS (SAXON)
    • SANDAHARR REAL REAL GONE (BIFF)
    • SANDAHARR DESPERADOS (ANGUS)
    • SANDAHARR MORK (NOVO)
    • SANDAHARR RUMPELTEAZER (TEAZER)
    • OPTIMAL SUPERIOR ZALIM (KATO THE 3RD)
  • RETIRED AND/OR REHOMED
    • SANDAHARR GROLSCH (PRUDENCE)
    • BOLD AS FCUK (MABEL)
    • SANDAHARR (CHI CHI)
    • SANDAHARR NETBALL (SKINNY)
  • THE PROBLEMS WITH IMPORTS...
    • PINE RIDGE BOUMSONG (IMP AUS)
    • GOLDEN SUN TEMPLAR (IMP MALTA)
    • BAVANAS PRIDE EROS (IMP HOLL)
    • ATARAXIA JOAN JETT (IMP AUS)
    • LINJO ZOE (IMP SA)
    • VRYSTAAT SURPRISE (IMP BELG)
    • IMMER MOED ANNE (IMP HOLL)
    • LINJO ROXY (IMP SA)
    • ATARAXIA TOO GOOD (IMP AUS)
  • GALLERY
  • R.I.P.
    • SANDAHARR MISCHIEF (BLONDIE)
    • ATARAXIA TOO GOOD TO BE CALLED ANGUS (CHIEFTAIN,AUS.IMP.)
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SOUTH AFRICAN MASTIFF BREEDERS UK,SANDAHARR KENNELS

ABOUT US:

We are Sandra and Harry Brownlie and we  live in a very rural area only 50 miles from Carlisle,near Abington in Scotland. We have a joint history in many breeds over a large number of years,  so you can guess that we are no youngsters!
Harry was a great terrier  and lurcher  man with an enviable knowledge of lines and the working  aspect of these dogs  having travelled the length and breadth of the  country to see dogs at work or  to work his own. I personally favoured  the showing side and we had many wins  with our Akitas,although their  coats were very hard work at show time!
We have both previously owned between us large breed dogs,  including  a Rottweiler, Dobermanns, Boxer, German Shepherd and  Akitas. 
In  2002 we started to look for a new breed to join us at Sandaharr to be a  house dog and companion for myself in my  dog walking business I had at  the time. Breeds we researched and visited all  over Britain include the  English Mastiff, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Presa  Canaria, Dogue De  Bordeaux, Bouviers and also Russian Black Terriers. As much  as we  respect and admire all these breeds the 'WOW' factor wasn't there until   Harry saw a picture of the Boerboel in a 'Dogs' magazine and then we were committed to finding out as much as possible about this breed. Then  followed a  lengthy time of research and visiting the breed and we were  very impressed with  what we saw on visiting Anthea Jones in the South of  Wales with Celtic  Connection Boerboels.
We got our first female, 'Razina',  (means strong and patient) in January 2004 from Anthea. We had picked a  puppy with attitude as  the Akitas play rough and can be dominant and  she would have to be of strong  character to deal with this. She  proceeded to settle in wonderfully well  forming a very special bond with  our old male Akita, Chieftain, who has sadly  passed away since then. Over the last 11/12 years our interest in the breed has grown to a  time ,money and  life consuming passion, and we are proud to say that we have  made many great friends and contacts at home and worldwide through the  breed.  It is very important to us that all our dogs can play as a pack and   exercise as a pack. We like to run all the dogs together for the main  part, which not a lot of breeders will do. To this end we have to be in  control of  the pack and more importantly each individual dog and the  pack leader who at  the present time is Juicy, though we expect her grand-daughter Hope to take this over in around a year as she matures. We have to be very firm with  the dogs to achieve this harmony. In  the past we have brought dogs in at  various ages and we work hard to integrate them with the others. We have  though, had to re-home certain dogs as they don't  gel with the others  and while fine as part of a one dog or two dog family, they  don't meet  our needs as sociable animals or perhaps are too submissive. Even  puppies we have bred have been re-homed for this reason, it's all down  to the  pack mentality and acceptance. Yes, we do have the occasional  skirmish,even a couple of serious fights (always the girls!) but it  is very quickly dealt with, bad behaviour will not be  tolerated from any  of the dogs. When you visit we will ask if you feel  more comfortable  seeing/walking the dogs individually or all out  together. We won't be offended  if you decline to see the lot of them out  together, we understand that it can  sometimes be overwhelming at  first. One thing we can be sure of though is that  you will fall in love  with a few,if not all, of our characters.
 
Written DECEMBER 2014 by Sandra Brownlie
REGISTERED S.A.M. BREEDERS WITH S.A.M.-UK
AND S.A.M. BREED COUNCIL,SOUTH AFRICA.
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