RCMP puppies trained in Alberta named in annual contest
They're cute and cuddly for now, but 13 puppies who are Canada's future RCMP police dogs now have names after nearly 16,000 children from across the nation submitted their picks for the annual Name the Puppy contest.
13 future police dogs all given names starting with 'J'
Try reading this without saying "aww."
Thirteen cute and cuddly pooches set tobecomepolice dogs for theRCMPnowhave namesafter nearly 16,000 children from across the nation submitted their picks for the annual Name thePuppycontest.
All names had to start with the letter "J."
The 13 winners will each receive a certificate, aphoto of the puppy they named, a plush German Shepherd toy dog named Justice and anRCMPcap.
Meet the pups!
Here are the all the winning pup'snames and the kids who suggested the monikers:
- Jango: Shayola Cochrane (Whitehorse, Yukon)
- Jolt: Amelie Pardy (Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L.)
- Jade: Travis MacDonald (Kensington, P.E.I.)
- Jorgia: Ally Gates (Treherne, Man.)
- Jude: Lacey Eldridge (Condor, Alta.)
- Jix: Mathis Paumier (Montreal, Que.)
- Jett: Lucas Anthony (Battleford, Sask.)
- Jax: Daniel Machmer (Pangnirtung, Nunavut)
- Juno: Meagan Lee (Yellowknife, N.W.T.)
- Java: Sydney Bryson (Kamloops, B.C.)
- Jinx: Lola Kirincich (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Jazz: Matthew Stewardson (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Jake: Dylan Boudreau (Le Goulet, N.B.)