This is Domara's Apollo, born June 26 1990. His Sire is Ch. Domara's
Mohawk, C.D. (Ch. Hoheneichen's Magnum x Ch. Jecoda's Cherry Bomb ) and his dam
is Domara's Celica (Ch. Eko-Lan's Talisman x Domara's Melita Felita...a
litter sister to Mohawk). His sire "Mohawk" comes from a multiple champion
litter.
He was donated to the City of Goodview, Minnesota police dept. at 27 months
old and was trained by his handler, OFFICER Kent Russell, at the Minneapolis
Police Dept canine training facility.
Apollo has been certified for level 1 and 2 narcotics. He is used extensively
by Winona County and its many municipalities, as well as the state highway
patrol . He has been very successful in these duties. Officer Russell and
Apollo give many demonstrations at schools, nursing homes, camps for mentally
and/or physically challanged children and has been instrumental in changing
attitudes of the public to K-9's and especially German Shepherd Dogs.
One of Apollo's most fulfilling jobs was shortly after he started working for
the police dept. when he found a potential suicidal subject in the middle of
the City of Winona's Lake area. The suspect had a .45 caliber semi-automatic
weapon and had hid in the weedy water while the search was going on. When
Apollo came he was able to find the suspect (in a very heavily trafficed area)
and the rescue was successful.
This is just a tip of the iceberg. When the situation arises, Apollo has shown
himself to be a K-9 Cop in every way!