An RCMP puppy will be named Magnum — thanks to a P.E.I. boy's suggestion

An Island boy's suggestion has been selected as part of the 2019 RCMP Name the Puppy contest.

RCMP say a record number of entries — nearly 35,000 — were submitted from children in every province and territory. Only 13 were chosen.

The names had to start with the letter M.

Six-year-old Blake Pierce of Stratford, P.E.I., won for his suggestion: Magnum.

"My uncle had a dog named Magnum so I selected that name," he said.

The names will be given to the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre this year. 

The winners each receive an official RCMP baseball cap, a plush dog called Justice and a laminated photo of the puppy they named.

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