CALGARY – RCMP have announced the names of 13 German Shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta.
In February, RCMP asked children across the country to help pick names for the furry and four-legged recruits who will serve with Canada’s national police force as part of their annual Name the Puppy contest.
Officials say they received over 21,000 entries this year – more than twice the number of entries from last year.
The officer in charge of police dog services choose 13 winners representing every province and territory in Canada, not just 10 as originally planned.
“Everyone at the Centre was blown away by not only the number, but also the creativity of all the entries,” said Insp. André Lemyre.
The winning entries are:
- Haley: Ataya Wolki (Inuvik, N.W.T.)
- Hammer: Summer Snooks (Fort McMurray, Alta.)
- Hannah: Anya Lera (Whitehorse, Yukon)
- Haven: Haven Woodside (Kensington, P.E.I.)
- Hawk: Brady Anderson (Fredericton, N.B.)
- Herc: Jaidyn Danilkewich (Meadow Lake, Sask.)
- Hero: Ayden Delaney (Prince George, B.C.)
- Hector: Jackson Antoniw (Rossburn, Man.)
- Hitch: Cady Benoit-Drake (Conne River, N.L.)
- Hooper: Liam Hawley (Ingonish, N.S.)
- Hope: Rika Van Den Haas (Milton, Ont.)
- Hulk: Alexis Falardeau (La Prairie, Que.)
- Hunter: Giancarlo Torretti (Kugluktuk, Nunavut)
All names had to start with the letter H.
For multiple entries of the same name, winners were selected at random.
The 13 winners will each receive a certificate, an 8×10-inch laminated photo of the puppy they named, a plush German Shepherd toy dog named Justice and an RCMP cap.
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