Fifteen-year-old Maya Garlick is among 10 lucky winners of the RCMP's Name the Puppy contest announced last week.
Garlick was among 5,000 people who entered the national contest to choose names for 10 future police dogs.
Entries had to begin with the letter F and couldn't be longer than nine letters, or two syllables.
According to a media release, Garlick's entry, Freya, was chosen by the RCMP for a female German shepherd born at the police dog service training centre in Innisfail, Alta.
"It came as such a surprise when I heard I won. I was so excited as I knew there were a lot of people who entered," Garlick said.
Officers from the RCMP Lower Mainland district integrated dog service presented Garlick with a package on July 4, which included a photo of Freya and a certificate congratulating her on her winning entry.
Some of the other winning names chosen for the RCMP puppies include Frazer, Flixx, Fantom and Flint.
