K9 Team Profiles
Axell
Officer Erik Newhouse and K-9 Axell, a 2 year old German Shepherd from the Czech Republic, recently passed standards as a certified patrol dog team by the Oregon Police Canine Association (OCPA). Officer Newhouse and Axell is the patrol K-9 team with the police department trained in tracking suspects, locating hidden persons in structures, suspect apprehension, and locating items with human scent on them.
Axell was purchased by the McMinnville Police Department from Adlerhorst Kennels in Riverside, California. Officer Newhouse and Axell attended a 250 hour initial training course taught by Officer Shawn Gore of the Portland Police Bureau. Officer Gore is a Master Trainer with the OPCA.
Shortly after passing standards, Officer Newhouse and Axell assisted the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office in an interrupted residential burglary by performing a track for the suspect. During Axell’s track, he located a backpack that contained stolen property from the burglary. The backpack would not have been located without the assistance of Axell.
Jack
Officer Josh Eckroth and K-9 Jack (nicknamed Chewy), a 2 year old Labrador Retriever mixed breed, recently passed standards as a certified narcotic detection team through the Oregon Police Canine Association (OCPA).
Jack was donated to the McMinnville Police Department by OPCA Master Trainer, Mack Reid. Reid owns and operates his own canine training company known as Reid Detection Team Training. Reid acquired K-9 Jack from the Yamhill County Dog Control and believed he would make an excellent drug detection canine.
Officer Eckroth was assigned to Jack as a narcotics detection handler in February 2018. Since then, Jack and Officer Eckroth attended a 200 hour training course in which Jack was trained to be a passive response drug detection dog. Jack is trained to detect heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Once Jack detects a drug odor, he will sit or lie down to indicate to his handler that a scent is present.
Corporal Maierhofer and K9 Bluey
DOB: October 23rd, 2023
Years of service: Less than one. Certified May 2nd, 2025.
Fun Facts: Bluey is pure-bred Dutch Shepherd who is a single-purpose drug detection K9. Bluey was born and raised in Idaho where she was selected from a private Dutch Shepherd breeder. Bluey loves attention, being pet, and her favorite game is playing fetch with her ball. Bluey is trained to detect the odors of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Bluey is certified through two governing body canine agencies; the Oregon Police Canine Association and the International Police Canine Association.
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Cord Wood
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121 SW Adams St.
McMinnville, OR 97128
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