10-24-2017, 08:19 PM
(10-24-2017, 03:24 PM)Catherine Wrote: LPC, I think of your links as building on what I posted. Clearly there are a number of rescues and shelters that use K 9 in the name. Where does the name k 9 come from?
At a basic level, K9 is a short form for the word "canine". But the real history is actually specific to the UK. There is a very long-running science fiction series - it started in 1963! - called "Dr. Who" and he had a robotic dog called K9:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K9_(Doctor_Who)
The K9 expression has entered common English speech (mostly UK) and now sometimes refers to a police dog or to almost anything to do with dogs - e.g. dog refuges....back to your original topic, LOL!
