Definitions for K-9 unit
k-9 unit

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1. K-9 unitnoun

   A police dog or a police dog and its handler.

2. Etymology: Humorous homophone of canine from an old vaudeville show.

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1. k-9 unit

   A police dog is a dog that is trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties include searching for drugs and explosives, locating missing people, finding crime scene evidence, protecting people, and attacking criminals who are fleeing from or attacking police officers. The most commonly used breeds are the German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Bloodhound, Dutch Shepherd, and the retriever family. In recent years, the Belgian Malinois has become the leading choice for police and military work due to their intense drive, focus, agility, and smaller size. While German Shepherds are prone to health issues such as hip dysplasia, cancer, and eye problems, a well-bred working line German Shepherd is just as successful as a Malinois. German Shepherds remain the breed most associated with law enforcement.Police dogs are used on a federal and local level for law enforcement purposes, often assigned to a K-9 Unit with a specific handler, and must remember several verbal cues and hand gestures. Initial training for a police dog typically takes between eight months and a year, depending on where and how they are trained, and for what purpose. Police dogs often regularly take training programs with their assigned handler to reinforce their training. In many countries, intentionally injuring or killing a police dog is a criminal offense.In some English-speaking countries, police dog units are referred to as K-9 or K9, which is a homophone upon the word canine.

How to pronounce K-9 unit?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of K-9 unit in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of K-9 unit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of K-9 unit in a Sentence

1. Partson Mbiriri:

   Work on Kariba south expansion is 48 percent complete. We are on course to meet the 24 December 2017 deadline for the first unit.

2. Krishna Guha:

   Conditions, such as lower valuations and weak DPU (distribution per unit) growth outlook, are conducive for sector consolidation.

3. Ford Transit:

   The engine block design, coupled with the particular block heater installed in these vehicles, causes the unit to be susceptible to overheating when the vehicle is parked and the block heater is plugged in –increasing the risk of an underhood fire.

4. Shona Robison:

   We know we need to act now to change people's attitudes towards alcohol, and I am confident that, with the introduction of minimum unit pricing, we are moving in the right direction.

5. Robert Ashley:

   It’s very, very difficult to gauge the morale down at the unit level because you’re just not there anymore, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Afghan leaders would tell us only what we want to hear anyway.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/K-9_Unit
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-9_Unit