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|image = DWF6b K9.jpg
story name=[[A Dog's Life]]|
|series = [[Doctor Who Files]]
image=[[file:DWF6b K9.jpg|250px]]|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
series=[[Doctor Who Files]]|
|featuring = K9 Mark III{{!}}K9 Mark III
main character=[[K9 Mark III|K9]]|
|featuring2 = Sarah Jane Smith
featuring=[[Sarah Jane Smith]]|
|setting = [[Earth]]
year=[[Earth]]|
|writer = Justin Richards
writer=[[Justin Richards]]|
|publication=''[[Doctor Who Files 6: K9|6: K9]]''
publication=[[Doctor Who Files 6: K-9|6: K9]]|
|release date=5 October 2006
previous story=[[Taking Mickey]]|
|prev = Taking Mickey (short story)
next story=[[Mission to Galacton]]|
|next = Mission to Galacton (short story)
|}}
|reprint = Heroes and Monsters Collection
|series2 = ''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection]]''
|prev2 = Needle Point (short story)
|next2 = The Secret of the Stones (short story)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''A Dog's Life''''' was a story featured in ''[[Doctor Who Files 6: K9]]''. It was written by [[Justin Richards]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
[[K-9|K-9 Mark lll]] unit is active in [[Sarah Jane Smith]]’s lounge with limited functionality, efficiency rating iof only 11%. Its universal-charging, extra powerful, high-energy battery cells are old and desperately need replacing. Like Sarah Jane, K-9 is beginning to show signs of age. Increasingly shutting down to conserve what remaining battery life it has, K-9 periodically awakes to update memory bank images of Sarah Jane. Self-repair systems have failed and cannot be repaired due to failure of self-repair systems. K-9 increasingly spends more time in power saving mode. He feels he is failing and Sarah grows sadder. Before long K-9 is boxed up, but still close to hand in the lounge, albeiteventually hidden behind the television…. <br>
[[K9 Mark III]] is in [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s lounge with limited functionality, efficiency rating of only 11%. His universal-charging, extra powerful, high-energy battery cells are old and desperately need replacing. Like Sarah, K9 is beginning to show signs of age. Frequently shutting down to conserve his remaining battery life, K9 periodically awakes to update images of Sarah. His self-repair systems have failed and cannot be repaired. K9 spends more time in power saving mode. He feels he is failing and Sarah grows sadder. Before long K9 is boxed up, but still close to hand in the lounge, albeit hidden behind the television....
K-9 is alerted to movement and awakes. Voices of two unknown human males are detected. Audio sensors pick up the strangers' conversation as they move around, unauthorised, in search of money and jewellery in Mistress Sarah’s absence. Intruders are identified as burglars and K-9 powers up, making an automatic call to the police for assistance with two intruders. K-9 warns the intruders before setting his blaster to stun and successfully immobilising them just as Sarah Jane arrives home, closely followed by the police who were nearby. The Police believe Sarah Jane alone had managed to overpower the intruders (without leaving a mark!). She is asked whether she has a dog, which she denies but reflects fondly on one she “used to have. A very good dog, a girl’s best friend…” The K-9 unit is now exhausted and shuts down. <br>
Once more woken by sensory movement and with less than five minutes energy remaining before the K-9 unit will enter permanent shut down, K-9 struggles to identify the young male humanoid examining and tinkering with him in a location he is unable to identify. Too weak to defend itself or speak, K-9 is able to detect the eyes of an older, more experienced man than his apparent age. Visual data detects eyes showing a man displaying kindness, care and concern, audio data is able to identify the humanoid’s double heartbeat. <br>
Analysis of situation confirms humanoid’s identity is the Doctor Master. <br>
Analysis of situation confirms self-repair systems functioning. <br>
Analysis confirms K-9 will be restored to 100% efficiency!<br>


==Characters==
K9 is alerted by movement and awakes. Voices of two unknown human males are detected. Audio sensors pick up the strangers' conversation as they move around, unauthorised, in search of money and jewellery in Mistress Sarah's absence. Intruders are identified as burglars and K9 powers up and makes a call to the police for assistance with two intruders. K9 warns the intruders before setting his blaster to stun and immobilises them just as Sarah arrives home, closely followed by the police, who believe Sarah alone had managed to overpower the intruders (without leaving a mark!). She is asked whether she has a dog, which she denies but reflects fondly on one she "used to have. A very good dog, a girl's best friend..." The K9 unit is now exhausted and shuts down.
*[[K9]]
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]]


==References==
Once more woken by sensory movement and with less than five minutes energy remaining before he enters permanent shut down, K9 struggles to identify the young male humanoid examining and tinkering with him in a location he is unable to identify. Too weak to defend himself or speak, K9 is able to detect the eyes of a man, older and more experienced than his apparent age. Visual data detects eyes showing a man displaying kindness, care and concern, audio data is able to identify the humanoid's double heartbeat.
* This record relates K-9’s declining years as his power systems began to fail and K-9 is consigned to a cardboard box and held in storage until the Doctor re-appears in the life of Sarah Jane Smith and effects full repairs. (As seen in [[DW]]: [[School Reunion]])


==Notes==
Analysis of situation confirms humanoid's identity is the Doctor Master.
* The original short prose fiction featured in the [[Doctor Who Files]] series of hardbacks from [[BBC Children's Books]] was officially sanctioned by the Doctor Who production office.


==Continuity==
Analysis of situation confirms self-repair systems functioning.
*K-9's power supply depletes at the end of they story and leads into the events of ''[[School Reunion]] ''where he is fixed by [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]].


==Timeline==
Analysis confirms K9 will be restored to 100% efficiency!
*A Dog's Life occurs after: [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]''
*A Dog's Life occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''


==External links==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[K9 Mark III]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* Two [[Burglar]]s
* [[Inspector (A Dog's Life)|Inspector]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]


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== Worldbuilding ==
* This record relates K9's declining years as his power systems began to fail and K9 is consigned to a cardboard box and held in storage until the Doctor re-appears in the life of Sarah Jane Smith and effects full repairs. (As seen in [[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'')
 
== Notes ==
* The original short prose fiction featured in the [[Doctor Who Files]] series of hardbacks from [[BBC Children's Books]] was officially sanctioned by the ''Doctor Who'' production office.
 
== Continuity ==
* K9's power supply depletes at the end of the story and leads into the events of ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'' when he is fixed by the [[Tenth Doctor]].
 
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A Dog's Life was a story featured in Doctor Who Files 6: K9. It was written by Justin Richards.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

K9 Mark III is in Sarah Jane Smith's lounge with limited functionality, efficiency rating of only 11%. His universal-charging, extra powerful, high-energy battery cells are old and desperately need replacing. Like Sarah, K9 is beginning to show signs of age. Frequently shutting down to conserve his remaining battery life, K9 periodically awakes to update images of Sarah. His self-repair systems have failed and cannot be repaired. K9 spends more time in power saving mode. He feels he is failing and Sarah grows sadder. Before long K9 is boxed up, but still close to hand in the lounge, albeit hidden behind the television....

K9 is alerted by movement and awakes. Voices of two unknown human males are detected. Audio sensors pick up the strangers' conversation as they move around, unauthorised, in search of money and jewellery in Mistress Sarah's absence. Intruders are identified as burglars and K9 powers up and makes a call to the police for assistance with two intruders. K9 warns the intruders before setting his blaster to stun and immobilises them just as Sarah arrives home, closely followed by the police, who believe Sarah alone had managed to overpower the intruders (without leaving a mark!). She is asked whether she has a dog, which she denies but reflects fondly on one she "used to have. A very good dog, a girl's best friend..." The K9 unit is now exhausted and shuts down.

Once more woken by sensory movement and with less than five minutes energy remaining before he enters permanent shut down, K9 struggles to identify the young male humanoid examining and tinkering with him in a location he is unable to identify. Too weak to defend himself or speak, K9 is able to detect the eyes of a man, older and more experienced than his apparent age. Visual data detects eyes showing a man displaying kindness, care and concern, audio data is able to identify the humanoid's double heartbeat.

Analysis of situation confirms humanoid's identity is the Doctor Master.

Analysis of situation confirms self-repair systems functioning.

Analysis confirms K9 will be restored to 100% efficiency!

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This record relates K9's declining years as his power systems began to fail and K9 is consigned to a cardboard box and held in storage until the Doctor re-appears in the life of Sarah Jane Smith and effects full repairs. (As seen in TV: School Reunion)

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • K9's power supply depletes at the end of the story and leads into the events of School Reunion when he is fixed by the Tenth Doctor.
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