At a point prior to 5 March 2005, someone photographed the Doctor and K9. This photo would later be in the possession of Clive Finch. (PROSE: Rose ^[+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Rose (Russell T Davies), Target novelisations (Target Books, 2018).)

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Although it is not explicitly stated in the original Rose ^[+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Rose (Russell T Davies), Target novelisations (Target Books, 2018). novelisation of the television episode ^[+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005). released in 2018, the illustrated edition released in 2023 confirmed the robot dog accompanying the Doctor to be a K9 unit.