Oconomowoc Focus

Written by Laurel Walker / Jsonline.com / Posted: Mar. 10, 2009 A.J. Marhofke isn’t in the habit of begging, and neither are his faithful sidekicks, Molly Mae and Zip. AJ Marhofke and 911bc need your help Well, maybe Zip begs. The lively 10-year-old border collie pushed tennis balls in my direction again and again, hoping…

By STEVE LOUDEN, Freeman Staff DOUSMAN, WI: About 30 dogs and their handlers found their way to the third annual K-9 Search and Rescue Seminar on Saturday at 911 B.C. K-9 Search and Recovery, the home-based business of A.J. Marhofke.  “We hope to teach them what it takes to teach a dog to search for…

Trip to Shawano made with Amber Wilde in mind By STEVE LOUDENEnterprise Staff SHAWANO ­ The official reason for the trip to Shawano County on Friday was for training, but 911BC Search and Recovery members hoped they might find a woman who has been missing for nearly four years. That optimism gave team members a…

Zip is a forensics dog that helps investigate crime scenes. Not every crime scene investigator looks like the stars of television’s CSI or CSI: Miami. In fact, some have twice as many legs and a lot more hair than the characters played by Marg Helgen-berger, David Caruso or their equally determined colleagues. These four-footed sleuths…