Virginia State Police has finally made a decision after putting out calls to the community to help name one of its newest recruits!
A 3-year-old German Shepherd who will become a VSP Patrol Dog after his training will be named Storm!
The votes have been tallied and the results are in! *drum roll* VSP's new patrol dog is named STORM! #NameAPatrolPooch pic.twitter.com/mxBVCcmNqw
— VA State Police (@VSPPIO) March 15, 2017
The canine arrived at Virginia State Police headquarters on Monday, along with two other new trainees, according to Virginia State Police's Facebook page. He will spend 13 weeks in training, learning obedience, tracking, building searches and more.
Storm will graduate on June 9 with his canine handler and become one of 15 patrol dogs in the department's canine ranks.