When I heard on the news today that the BBC plans to
auction a goodly collection of Doctor Who props later this month, it reminded me that the BBC is not the only place you can find a little extraterrestrial technology...
You might recognise, for example, this brave creature:
K-9 found his way to Dogs Trust some years ago via a rather meandering route - though apparently no TARDIS was involved. He had been originally sold at a BBC auction and allegedly found his way to
Crinkley Bottom before ending up in a Doctor Who exhibition at
Watermouth Castle in Ilfracombe.
At the end of the exhibition, the owners of the Devon attraction gave the famous '
tin dog' to Dogs Trust Ilfracombe, as thanks for the help one of the Training and Behaviour Advisors had offered to them with their dog.
After a few years as star attraction at the centre, K-9 has now opted for a peaceful retirement (we never did get the electronics to work properly!) at Dogs Trust's head office in London. He'll be staying with his loving forever owners for good.