Deputy Dog!

Shawnee von Bachbett is pictured here with her handler and the judge at her swearing in ceremony last night.  Judge John Damon, (who also swore in Shawnee's Mom Heline several years ago), gave Shawnee the oath during the monthly meeting of the Trempealeau County Board.  Shawnee and handler Deputy Travis McDonah then went out and promptly got their first three drug arrests!  Good job!

Not to be outdone, brother Sabiye, one of LaCrosse County Sheriff's Department's K9 Boxers, did a successful criminal suspect track last night as well.  Also new to the job, this was Sabiye's first track.  Another good job- congratulations Deputy Stoughtenger!

Dog Days of Summer

It's hot, hot, hot! But German Boxer puppy Vargus von Bachbett, aka "Gus", knows how to beat the heat. He and his French Bulldog roomies had a sprinkler party. Here's Gus with one of the Frenchies, a 7.5 month old puppy named BAM. Thanks to Gus' new owners, Sheryl and Lisa, for sending me pictures of the party!

Berry Bad Boxer!

One of our German Boxer boys, Sabiye, came with me on a berry picking walk yesterday. As I picked the juicy red wild raspberries and dark blue "black caps", I was transported back to an earlier time, another place, "BB" (Before Boxers). I picked berries then as well, with two dogs at my side, Liebchen, my Miniature Schnauzer, and Ellie, my Brittany. Ellie was particularly interested in my activity, and watched me carefully for several trips. Then one day, I noticed she was grabbing the wild blackberries from the bushes lining the woods, eating them before I got to pick any myself. Berry picking trips soon became a competition to see which of us could eat the most, the fastest! And sometimes, even when I had not been picking berries myself, I would notice the telltale evidence of Ellie's indulgence in the sweet morsels, with smudges of blue stains on her white muzzle.

So today, when Sabiye and I climbed the hill to the berry patch hidden among the weeds and woods, I was not surprised to see that I had once again trained a dog to hunt out berries! Here is a picture of Sabiye "caught in the act," snatching berries from a bush before I, the birds, or a bear, can make them our own!

Weekend Launches

This weekend marks the launch of our totally revamped Boxers von Bachbett website. This new blog is being launched as well. It will be the place for you to come to for all the latest news from us and our working German Boxer family.

Be sure to check out the links on the left side of our blog. They'll take you to some of our Boxer webpages, (we have two beautiful litters on the ground right now, so check out the puppy page!), as well as links to our video channels around the web.

So do like Eicke, (seen here on the left), and sit, stay, and join in!!

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