Name the Puppy contest
Every year the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta, holds a contest for children in Canada to help find names for future police dogs. The 13 winners come from every province and territory.
The 2026 RCMP Name the Puppy Contest is now closed
Be sure to come back next year when we'll be looking for the best names that start with the letter "C".
Winners
2026
- Beckett
- Georgia Hannay (British Columbia)
- Brynn
- Vera Scheyk (Alberta)
- Bolt
- Kaiden Farrell (Saskatchewan)
- Bodhi
- Parker Beaton (Manitoba)
- Billie
- Eliya Brannan (Ontario)
- Balou
- Tommy De Sève (Quebec)
- Bandit
- Violet Davenport (New Brunswick)
- Banjo
- Noah Hobson (Nova Scotia)
- Blitz
- Felix Johnston (Prince Edward Island)
- Briar
- Michelle Colbourne (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Bounty
- Vivian Elias-Maring (Yukon)
- Bravo
- Levi Longmire (Northwest Territories)
- Bruno
- John Tunguaq (Nunavut)
2025
- 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)
2024
- 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)
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