WHILE OTHER GERMAN SHEPHERDS roamed backyards or barked at mail carriers, Axel was out hunting down illegal narcotics and going on search-and-rescue missions.
Now after five years as a loyal trained companion to a deputy in the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office (that’s 40 in “dog years”), Axel is heading into a well-earned retirement. Law enforcement K-9s are often all work and little play. They sometimes remain anonymous. But Axel is special…
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