Arbeitshunde German Shepherds was a lifelong dream of Brooke Luckingham, a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, and former K9 handler for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team.  The love of the German Shepherd breed is in her blood, beginning with her great-great-great-grandfather, Alexander Baxter.  He is pictured here with his Shepherd, who is said to be of the blood-line of Rin-Tin-Tin.  When Brooke was a young child she fell in love with the breed, but had to wait until adulthood to pursue her dream.  She adopted her first shepherd mix when she was 21, setting the stage for her eventual pursuit of training and breeding.

 

After experiencing significant childhood traumas and a long unresolved trauma-related illness that debilitated Brooke for some time, she purchased her first working dog and began training her for Animal-Assisted Therapy. Through the training process, Brooke found that much of the lingering health issues she was suffering from, as a result of her illness, would begin to fade away.  

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Brooke has always had a desire to serve her community, and because of her experience, she developed a passion through her canines to help others that struggle with PTSD and other ailments.  During her quest to certify her dogs for therapy work, Brooke met Bob Lapointe, a former Disaster Dog handler and K9 handler for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.  Bob recognized Brooke's passion and eagerness to train.  He began mentoring her on the intricacies of tracking and article detection.  After several months of instruction, Bob brought Brooke and her K9s onto the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue k9 Team where she served for four years as a Human Remains Detection dog handler.     

 

Brooke is currently training with an accomplished and long-time trainer, Dave Taylor with Cedar Valley Canine in Electronics Detection with the hopes of certifying her dog Drago to help aid law enforcement in locating storage devices that contain child pornography.

 

Progressing forward, she has made it her mission to include in her breeding program well-rounded dogs who have great temperament, strong drive, solid nerves, and ability for a professional working environment or personal companionship.

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