The latest crop of four-legged, furry RCMP members have officially been named after a nationwide competition, and one police dog now named Rigby has a Saanich girl to thank.

Of 11,000 entries from across the country, Josslyn Jeary, 11, was selected as the B.C. winner with Rigby. On Wednesday evening (June 15), she was presented with a certificate, photo of Rigby, stuffed toy, and a chance to spend some time with a serving police dog.

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Jeary said she heard about the annual naming contest online and decided to enter as she is a passionate dog lover. But deciding to enter would prove to be the easy part. Actually coming up with a name would take much more work.

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West Shore RCMP spokesperson Const. Megan Groulx said it was exciting to have someone from Greater Victoria chosen as one of the 13 winners in this year香蕉视频直播檚 competition.

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Rigby will now be assigned to an imprinter and will go through the police dog training process. However, not every dog completes the training and becomes a working police dog. Soon after completing training, the successful dogs will be paired with a handler and will be posted to a detachment.

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