Meet Buxton Mountain Rescue Team's newest recruit

Dave Mason, Griff’s handler, said: “Home from a thoroughly draining weekend in the Lake District after being assessed as a mountain rescue search dog team for Search and Rescue Dogs Association England and young Griff put in an amazing performance and I’m proud to say we qualified with flying colours and are now on the call out list.”

Griff will now be helping the volunteer life savers search for people in Buxton and the High Peak.

Buxton Mountain Rescue said: “We have an operational search dog again.

Newest recruit Griff being put through his paces. Picture BMRT

“Congratulations to Griff, and his human Dave, for passing their search dog exams this weekend.

“A collosal amount of time, effort & tears go into training a search dog by the handler, their family & the army of bodies that hide for them.

“For the dog, it’s just the best game ever. Well done all.”