The results are in and new RCMP puppies have received names.
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As part of an annual Name the Puppy contest, Canadian children between the ages of four and 14 send in name suggestions, hoping their name is picked.
The first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Services Training Centre (PDSTC) in 2025 were named.
“Choosing names for our future Police Service Dogs is a very important role. We are thrilled to have kids from across the country help us with this and it’s always a highlight to see the submissions start pouring in,” said Insp. Shawn Boutin, officer in charger of RCMP Police Dog Services.
The theme for this year was names had to start with the letter A. This year saw more than 10,000 online entries.
A winner from each province was chosen and the 13 names for this year are: Ace, Argo, Arctic, Anouk, Action, Agent, Atim, Ash, August, Anchor, Alfie, Adler, Addy.
“From all of us at PDSTC, we’d like to congratulate all winners and thank all participants for taking part in this year’s contest. We appreciate your involvement to help us name future police service dogs of the RCMP, and most of all, hope you had fun,” said Boutin.
Each winner will receive a laminated photo of the pup they named, a plush dog named Justice and an RCMP water bottle.
Names not selected for the contest will be considered for other puppies born during the year.
RCMP also revealed next year’s contest will see names starting with the letter B.
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