About Chopper Leryka  Maroshek
Famous Frog Dog & SEAL Dog
and His Handler Trevor Maroshek
Navy SEAL Heroes

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Chopper Leryka Maroshek is the world famous Seal Dog also known as Frog Dog. Chopper was born and purchased in the Czech Republic. View Chopper's pedigree... Chopper was a Multi Purpose Canine - Military Working Dog, the first to go through and graduate from the Navy SEAL's K9 Teams Program. Chopper served 2 tours of duty In Iraq and Afghanistan with his partner Trevor Maroshek. Chopper saved many lives whom included Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and Special Operations Military Personnel. Trevor later came home after being wounded from two Incendiary Explosive Devices (I.E.D.) attacks and numerous battlefield traumas. Chopper was later retired and adopted to his handler Trevor Maroshek a wounded warrior with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) and numerous battlefield injuries. Visit Chopper on Facebook...
 

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We encourage visitors to search online for Trevor Maroshek and his SEAL Dog "Chopper" for the complete story. Chopper is a true American K9 military hero that served his country faithfully. Chopper and Trevor are most famous for single handedly stopping what would have been the largest loss in a single attack of Special Operators. Of those 74 were Navy Seals, 12 were Delta Force, and other additional Spec-Operations personnel. Two video/movie episodes were made and produced because of this event. One was titled "SEAL Dog" and the other "Frog Dog." Anyone can search these videos online or view them on online streaming services as Hulu and the Smithsonian Channel.

We first learned of Chopper, a purebred German Shepherd Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Navy SEAL Military Dog and his handler and owner Trevor Maroshek, a highly decorated Navy SEAL from watching the Smithsonian Channel's episode of SEAL Dog. By watching the episode, we learned about the SEAL Dog Foundation and started researching this incredible story.

I personally contacted the former Navy SEAL Trevor Maroshek after researching and finding him on the internet. I asked Trevor why he chose a German Shepherd as his Navy SEAL dog. Trevor told me he believed, " The German Shepherd Dog is the best breed of dog in the world!" Chopper saved Trevor's life on and off the battlefield and later became his Therapy Dog! It is a story of the incredible bond between two hero warriors.

It was then I learned of the need for emotional support and therapy dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD and other disabilities. Many in our country have little understanding of the cost of war endured by our veterans and their families. The cost of war is more than the ultimate sacrifice of a soldier's life, wounds or dismemberment. It is also the psychological trauma and disabilities from their service to our country. Too many of our veterans pay a high cost as a result of their protecting and keeping our nation and citizens safe.
 

The editor of the "Review," the official publication German Shepherd Dog Club of America was contacted about a possible article about the "SEAL Dog" story. The Club's Editor suggested I write the SEAL Dog Story which was published in their April 2016 edition. After some soul searching about the needs of our disabled veterans, we contacted the SEAL Dog Foundation about the possibility of donating dogs for veterans through the Foundation.  Not only French's German Shepherds, but other quality breeders are now assisting and donating dogs to veterans through the SEAL Dog Foundation, a 501C(3) non-profit organization.

On June 15, 2018 Chopper passed at the age of 13 years of age. Trevor Maroshek told me of his plans to further give back to our country, the military community and our veterans. He was able to obtain frozen semen from Chopper for future breedings. It is his desire to begin a Chopper line of black purebred German Shepherd Working Dogs. Trevor has given French's German Shepherds the honor and privilege of establishing, breeding and whelping "Chopper Working Lines!"
 

We are pleased to already have several potential dogs to begin "Chopper Lines."  Following our breeding standards, any dogs used in establishing this line must become titled, proven and pass all health checks. Chopper's progeny will not be available for sale to the general public. Visit our developing Black German Shepherd Working Lines...
 

 

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Fun Fact: The term "Prepotent" means a dog produces offspring with it's same characteristics.