Axel, a beloved sheriff’s K-9, is retiring to chase balls instead of suspects

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; he has personality…

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