Happy Birthday Irco!

Our big, handsome Irco vom Weiten Land, SchH3, IPO3, FH turns 11 years old today!  A happy, healthy boy, we wish him many more years!  Here's a photo I took of him a few weeks ago.

Bachbett Boxers in the News!

K9 Cliff vom Grand Kevin is retiring from the LaCrosse County Sheriff's Department, and young Sabiye von Bachbett will be covering Cliff's "beat" from now on.  And of course, Sabiye's sister, Shawnee von Bachbett, has been sworn in as a deputy in neighboring Trempealeau County, where her and Sabiye's Mom, Heline vom Talersberg, is ALSO an active police K9.  And this past week, all of the K9s made the local news, with articles in the LaCrosse Tribune and in the Trempealeau County Times.  Here is a link to the Tribune article on Cliff and Sabiye and it includes a photo of the two together. http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_76ac3220-d389-11e0-9600-001cc4c002e0.html.  Unfortunately, the Trempealeau paper does not have a web site, but here is the picture of Deputies Shawnee and MacDonah. Congrats to all and a very long and happy retirement Cliffer!!

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!

Law Enforcement Family!

Here's a picture of K9 Heline (center, with handler Deputy Tim Wilson), and her two law enforcement offspring!  Daughter K9 Shawnee von Bachbett is on the left (with handler Deputy Travis McDonah), and son K9 Sabiye von Bachbett is on the right (with Deputy Brandon Stoughtenger).  Shawnee will be hitting the streets soon, as a tracking and narcotics detection dog.  Sabiye is a patrol and narcotics detection dog.  And Heline has gotten an "upgrade" to full patrol apprehension dog, as well as tracking and narcotics!

Cliff DAREs to Go to School!

K9 Cliff and handler Brandon Stoughtenger did a demo at the D.A.R.E. graduation for a fith grade class at a local school today.  He was a real hit!  Many people associate Cliff with his video on Youtube Extreme Police K9 where he looks, well, like a beast!  And he is a beast in protection work, but like a really great German Boxer should, he has a solid, reliable, friendly temperament, and is extremely trustworthy.  He loves kids, and enjoys doing these demos where he gets to meet his adoring public!

New Police K9 Boxer!

Sabiye von Bachbett, son of National Sieger Arames vom Messingsberg, SchH2, DPO1, FH and Police K9 Heline vom Talersberg, SchH2, DPO1, has followed his mother's footsteps into a career in law enforcement.  Sabiye will be working as a dual purpose (drug and patrol) K9 in LaCrosse County.  He is pictured here wearing his K9 Armor vest donated by the Wisconsin Vest A Dog program, that makes these life saving vests available to police dogs at no charge!  Thanks to these folks for their great work!  And good luck to Sabiye and handler Brandon Stoughtenger in their career together as a team.

2011 ABC Successes!

Congratulations to Anja von Waldstadt (Arames vom Messingsberg X Josephine von Bachbett), owned, bred, and trained by Renee Williams, and littermate Ava Josephine von Waldstadt, owned and trained by Elisabeth Lonergan, on their successes at the American Boxer Club Nationals!  Here's a video of the girls in the parade of titleholders!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BefSvtObLGU