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Young Canadians have named 13 RCMP puppies as part of this year's Name the Puppy Contest.
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The RCMP's 2025 Name the Puppy Contest has come to a close, and the winning names have been revealed.
Canadians aged 4-14 were invited to submit names for the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Services Training Centre this year.
The names had to begin with the letter A, and by the end of the contest, they received over 10,000 submissions.
One name was chosen from each province and territory:
- Ace - Maxime Bellencourt (Yukon)
- Argo - Rachael Marche (Newfoundland & Labrador)
- Arctic - Emmett Campbell (Prince Edward Island)
- Anouk - Madison Zamrykut (Manitoba)
- Action - Chance Jerome (Alberta)
- Agent - Samuel Bailey (Quebec)
- Atim - Brianne Bell (Saskatchewan)
- Ash - Quentin Qammaniq (Nunavut)
- August - Nora Boken (Northwest Territories)
- Anchor - Elisa Zirtilides (British Columbia)
- Alfie - Duncan Hansford (Nova Scotia)
- Adler - Denny Dewar (Ontario)
- Addy - Paisley Leger (New Brunswick)
Each winner will receive a laminated photo of the puppy they named, along with a plush dog and an RCMP water bottle.