About Us
Marcy Bankus – Barrington Hills, Illinois
Bob Jenkins – Chicago, Illinois
In the late 1970's, Marcy and Bob met Ch. Foyri Electrify, a white Bull Terrier shown by Marcy's step-father, Dick Cooper. "Ted's" presence and personality sold them on the breed. When Ted was retired from the show ring, Marcy was blessed with him as her house dog. Ironically, they each had been won over by Ted several years before they were ever to meet.
In 1989 their friendship began through their involvement with the showing of their Great Pyrenees. Bob has been involved in exhibiting for over 20 years, and Marcy for over 30 years, with her family establishing Tip 'N Chip Kennels in 1948. During the early years of their friendship, they had come to discover a common love for Bull Terriers and the irony of the connection with Ted.
In 1996, when Marcy's son Nick decided he wanted a dog to show other than a Pyr, this was their chance to get a Bull Terrier and to begin their venture into the world of breeding Bull Terriers. They began researching breeders and dogs, and came to find that they liked the dogs being handled by the all-breed handler Vanessa Everett. Whereupon she introduced them to Paula Grecco of Ruffin Bull Terriers in Valparaiso, Indiana.
In October 1998 they had their beginning when Marcy and Nick brought Ruffin's Aragon Gale (Jessy) to their home in Barrington Hills, Illinois. Thus Aragon Bull Terriers was born. Soon after, the second step in Aragon was added in the presence of Horizon's Headed For Aragon (Rosie), who lived with Bob in Chicago. Again, with the help and assistance of Paula and now a new-found friend in their lives, Kevin Gardner of Horizon Bull Terriers in Plymouth, Indiana.
Sadly, in July 2006, Bob passed away at 51 years old. (See In Memoriam.) Marcy now continues on with the kennel, with a goal to breed for excellence in quality, temperament, and health, to help further benefit the breed.

Marcy is a member of the following clubs:
Bull Terrier Club of America
Fort Dearborn Bull Terrier Club
Fox River Valley Kennel Club
Great Pyrenees Club of America
Great Pyrenees Club of Greater Chicago