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.

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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

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   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. Lloyd Austin:

   I've known the chairman for a long time. We've fought together. We've served a couple of times in the same unit. So I'm not guessing at his character, and I think, I clearly have tremendous faith and confidence in the chairman.

2. John Kirby:

   Vladimir Putin has terrible morale, unit cohesion on the battlefield, command and control has still not been solved. Vladimir Putin's got desertion problems and Vladimir Putin's forcing the wounded back into the fight. So clearly, manpower is a problem for Vladimir Putin.

3. Ben Smith:

   The first quarter has been challenging for the European airline industry including the Air France-KLM Group, substantial industry capacity growth in the off-peak business period led to unit revenue pressure.

4. Elkan Abramowitz:

   I was contacted today by the head of the Elder Care Unit from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office who informed me they have closed its investigation involving the Executive Chamber and nursing homes, i was told that after a thorough investigation — as we have said all along — there was no evidence to suggest that any laws were broken.

5. Tolbert Nyensuwah:

   This is a serious situation and we are going to Cape Mount today along with our international partners and UN agencies, we are going there to open an Ebola Treatment Unit.

References

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