Britain's Queen Elizabeth has sent a dog from her private kennels to Canada.
The 83-year-old monarch's son Prince Edward escorted the yellow Labrador retriever from the queen's Sandringham estate in east England to Calgary, where it was presented to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The 16-month old dog - whose full name is Kenside Wallow of Sandringham - behaved appallingly when she was led onstage, refusing to sit and straining on her leash so she could sniff Edward's trousers.
RCMP Commissioner William Elliott was delighted with the dog - nicknamed Suzanna, after the Muriel Denison's popular 1936 book 'Susannah of the Mounties' - which was a gift to symbolise Canada's "special relationship" with the British royal family.
Prince Edward was sad to say goodbye his canine companion, who is now in training to become an official RCMP mascot and service dog.
He said: "She was certainly a delightful dog in the kennels at home and she'll be sorely missed so I hope that she fits into life here very well."
British monarchs have bred Labradors at Sandringham since 1862 but this is the first time one has been donated to Canada.
The RCMP, on the other hand, has been extremely generous with its animals. They have presented the queen with four pedigreed horses over the years.
Prince Edward added: "I'm not so sure the RCMP realised they were going to have to present quite so many horses, that the tradition was going to be continued, so it's very nice to be able to return the compliment, although I'm not sure a dog and a horse is necessarily a particularly equal reciprocal."
When Suzanna retires in 10 years time, the royal family is expected to send a dog to take over.
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