| PHILLIP STOCKMANN'S BOXERS IN WW I. OUT OF THE ELEVEN BOXERS TAKEN TO THE WAR FROM HIS KENNELS, ROLF WAS THE ONLY CANINE COMPANION SURVIVOR. IN 1914 THE BOXER ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE GREAT WAR DOGS. HIS PERFORMANCES DURING WW I WERE OUTSTANDING. IT WAS NOT TILL 1925 AND ONLY AFTER TREMENDOUS EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE GERMAN CLUB THAT THE BOXER WAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS A POLICE DOG AND BEGAN TO TAKE FIRM HOLD AS A PROTEGE OF THE GERMAN PUBLIC. IT WAS NEARLY 10 YEARS LATER BEFORE AMERICA DISCOVERED THE CHARM OF HIS PERSONALITY AND HIS ABILITY TO WIND HIMSELF AROUND THE HEARTSTRINGS. |
