K9

plural K9s · alternative K-9

1. A trained police dog.

   Police working dogs (K9s) often have extremely close bonds with their handlers.

   2003, Nicholas H. Dodman, If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People, page 248

   3 more examples

   Originally a K9 dog for the police department, Captain was asked to resign for unknown reasons.

   2003, Trevor J. Orsinger, The Firefighter's Best Friend: Lives and Legends of Chicago Firehouse Dogs, page 90

   Apollo, part of the New York Police Department K9 Search and Rescue team was on the scene of the disaster just 15 minutes after the disaster

   2005, Priya Kapoor, Nandita Jaishankar, VIPs: Very Important Pets, page 71

   The Saitama Prefectural Police Department, for example, had no K9 units of its own, and relied on contract dogs exclusively.

   2006, Asa Nonami, Juliet Winters Carpenter, The Hunter: A Detective Takako Otomichi Mystery, page 134