Oconomowoc Focus

By CHRISTINE WOLFE November 2002Thanks to the GM Today Newspaper The bond many of us have with our family dog is one of trustand love. But the relationship that develops between a search andrescue handler and dog is intense, emotional and professional. “It’s absolutely incredible,” said A. J. Marhofke, canine search, recovery, and forensic evidence…
National dog works with Dousman-based search unit By JAMES KOGUTKIEWICZ – GM Today Staff December 26, 2003 WAUKESHA – Diane Whetsel’s search dog Sage answers her every command and then begs for more. Sage, a 4-year-old British border collie, lives for the orders that lead it to a trace of human blood, hair or skin. The…
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…
By AARON HOLBROOK – Managing Editor January 24, 2003 TOWN OF TRENTON – A K-9 search unit from Waukesha County located the body of a 36-year-old Beaver Dam man Thursday afternoon, three days after he was first reported missing. Bruce A. Stafford, was reported missing on Tuesday morning after he failed to show up for…
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…