The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Name the Puppy contest.
The contest launched on February 22, and invited kids across Canada to send their name suggestions for the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Services Training Centre (PDSTC) in 2024.
This year, all names had to start with the letter "T". There were over 6,000 online entries! After a review of all the names, we are pleased to announce this year's terrific winning entries:
- Tank - Scarlet Fitzgerald (Whitehorse, Yukon)
- Trooper - Owen Hawco (Colliers, Newfoundland & Labrador)
- Theo - Odin Arnold (Village Green, Prince Edward Island)
- Thor - Sloane Neufeld (The Pas, Manitoba)
- Tess - Tate Jackson Burke (Wheatland County, Alberta)
- Tia - Olivia Lacasse (Montreal, Quebec)
- Teddy - Vance Kress (Odessa, Saskatchewan)
- Tuktu - Grace Britton (Resolute Bay, Nunavut)
- Tilly - Edie Venne (Hay River, Northwest Territories)
- Tori - Wayne Eluik (Sparwood, British Columbia)
- Tucker - Breah Voegeli (Falmouth, Nova Scotia)
- Turbo - Forrest Woodrow (Sioux Lookout, Ontario)
- Tula - Ethan Johnston (Berwick, New Brunswick)
Each of the 13 winners - one from each province and territory - will receive a laminated 8×10-inch photo of the pup they named, a plush dog named Justice and an RCMP water bottle.
While there can only be 13 winners, names not selected for the contest will be considered for other puppies born during the year. For entries of the same name, a draw determined the winner.
For those who want a head start thinking of names for next year's contest, all names in 2025 must start with the letter "A".
"Spring is always an exciting time. Not only is the snow melting, but it is also when we host the annual Name the Puppy Contest! It is such a pleasure to read the entries and match the winning names to puppies. 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 creativity and involvement to help us name future police service dogs of the RCMP."
Staff Sergeant Stephen Pike, Acting Officer in Charge of RCMP Police Dog Services