RCMP announce winners of their puppy naming contest

Innisfail, AB – RCMP have announced the names of ten new puppies at their training centre in Central Alberta.

RCMP hold a contest each year to name the new dogs who begin training at the centre.

This year, all names all had to start with the letter “F.”

The winning names are: Frazer, Faro, Flixx, Felix, Force, Freya, Fantom, Finn, Francis and Flint.

Each of the winners will get a certificate with a photo of the puppy they named and a plush dog toy.

The dogs will be trained to track and apprehend criminals, remove illicit drugs from the streets, and search for people.

Eighty-five percent of the German Shepherds working as RCMP Service Dogs were born at the Centre as part of the RCMP Police Dog Breeding Program.

Officials received over 5,000 entries from all across Canada.