The RCMP puppies now have names.
They were chosen from 11, 000 online entries received in the RCMP Name the puppy contest.
13 names were chosen, one for each province and territory.
Four German Shepherd puppies play on a table. (CNW Group/Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
Radar – Tanner Buhler (Russell, Manitoba)
Raven – Austen Brake (Paradise, Newfoundland & Labrador)
Rayna – Paris Graham (Rankin Inlet, Nunavut)
Reba – Lucas Larson (Calgary, Alberta)
Rebel – Gabriel Ghoussoub (Laval, Quebec)
Remi – Bentley Ellsworth (Tignish, Prince Edward Island)
Rex – Brayden Pirie (Cummings Cove, New Brunswick)
Rigby – Josslyn Jeary (Victoria, British Columbia)
Rogue – Sophie Corbett (Lingan, Nova Scotia)
Rosie – Claire Blake (Teslin, Yukon)
Roxy – Noelle Ruggles (Hay River, Northwest Territories)
Ruler – Bryce Hunter (Waterloo, Ontario)
Ryder – Harper Mottram (Kelvington, Saskatchewan)
Each of the 13 winners will receive a laminated 8×10-inch photo of the pup they named, a plush dog named Justice and an RCMP water bottle.
A German Shepherd puppy with its ears folded down. (CNW Group/Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
The puppies will have careers with Canada’s national police force.
The remaining submissions will be considered for other puppies born throughout the year.
For those who want a head start thinking of names for next year’s contest, all names in 2023 must start with the letter ‘S’.
