Name the Puppy 2011

INNISFAIL, Alberta, February 8, 2010 – Are you one of the lucky young people to name a future working police dog? This is your chance to find out.  Canada's national police force invites all young people from coast-to-coast-to-coast to name ten German shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta.

The deadline for entries is March 7, 2011. Contest winners and prizes will be announced on April 4, 2011. Winning names will be chosen by the PDSTC staff. A draw will determine the winning entry in the event of multiple submissions of the same name.

"In 2010, the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC), 'Depot' Division, received over 9,000 individual entries," says Inspector Lawrence Aimoe, the officer-in-charge of the Centre. "This contest provides a tremendous opportunity for Canadian children to take part in a police program that saves lives and protects their neighborhood." Young people are encouraged to be original and imaginative in finding names that will serve these puppies well in their career with Canada's national police force. When thinking of names, it is important to keep in mind that these are working police dogs, not pets.
Contest rules are simple:

• Contestants can suggest only one name (one entry per person). The name may be for a male or a female pup.
• The name must start with the letter "D".
• The name must have no more than nine letters.
• The name must be one or two syllables.
• Contestants must live in Canada and be 16 years old or younger.