Winners announced for 2022 RCMP Name the Puppy contest

Inspector Alana McLeod, Officer in Charge of RCMP Police Dog Services, says she loved the names that were submitted.

“Thank you to all the children across Canada that participated in the Name the Puppy contest! I continue to be amazed by the level of participation. Our puppies will wear their names with pride.”

The winning entries, along with the youths who sent them in, are as follows:

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 winners will receive a laminated 8×10 photo of the puppy they named, a plush dog named Justice, and an RCMP water bottle.

For those who want a head start on coming up with names for the 2023 contest, the names must start with the letter S.

(Photo supplied by RCMP)

by David Opinko

Winners announced for 2022 RCMP Name the Puppy contest

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