Graded Dogs
Brook
Breed: Fox Red Labrador
Date of Grading: November 2022
MR Area: DSRT Plymouth / South West
Dog’s favourite thing: Ball (if there’s no food around)
One sentence to sum up your dog: Running fast over the hillside to find the lovely “Dogsbodies” with a tennis ball, and even some sandwich crumbs!
Freya
Bread: Collie
Date graded: March 2024
MR Area: North East Search and Rescue Association / North of Tyne
Dog’s favorite thing: Bits of twig, grass or anything she can catch.
One sentence to sum up your dog: Likes the sound of her own voice, showing off climbing crags and running along ridges.
Rona
Bread: Collie
Date graded: May 2018
MR Area: North East Search and Rescue Association / North of Tyne
Dog’s favorite thing: Any toy will do.
One sentence to sum up your dog: In the pack Rona likes to be in charge and never gives up if there is someone to be found.
Molly
Breed: Brown Merle Border Collie
Date of Grading: January 2025
MR Area: Calder Valley SRT [Mid-Pennine region]
Dogs Favourite thing: A glow in the dark ball on a rope.
One sentence to sum up your dog: “I love to run and run, and play with my favourite toys.”
Juno
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Grading: January 2025
MR Area: Mid Pennine / Bowland Pennine MRT
Dogs Favourite thing: Fetch and cuddles
One sentence to sum up your dog: Swift and determined little lass with a mischievous love for nose nibbling, cuddles, and stealing the odd sandwich
Cooper
Breed: Lab x GWP
Date of grading: January 2024
MR Area: Calder valley
Dog’s Favourite thing: Playing with a tennis ball when he’s found someone.
One sentence to sum up your dog: Long legs, long nose, long strikes means lots of running for his handler trying to keep up!!
Angus
Breed: Labrador
Date of grading: March 2022
Area: North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team
Name: Angus
Favourite thing: Food
Sentence: Food is life!
Willow
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: May 2022
MR Area: Mid Pennine
Dog’s Favourite thing: Stalking the cat at home…
One sentence to sum up your dog: A determined and enthusiastic search dog who would choose a ball over food any day.
Tali
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Grading: November 2024
MR Area: Peak District
Dog’s Favourite thing: Playing tug, playing ball, playing and a bit more playing
One sentence to sum up your dog: Never fails to make me laugh, mad as a box of frogs but with the big heart and a bucket load of courage
Merryn
Breed: Sprocker x Lab
Date of Grading: January 2023
MR Area: West Cornwall / South West
Dog’s Favourite thing: Finding her favourite humans!
One sentence to sum up your dog: You’ll likely to get a kiss (from her) when she finds you.
Rolf
Breed: Smooth Collie
Date of grading: March 2022
MR Area: Mid Pennine
Dog’s Favourite thing: Chicken
One sentence to sum up your dog: Very friendly with moments of goofiness.
Gem
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Grading: March 2024
MR Area: North East Search and Rescue Association
Dog’s favourite thing: Ball
One sentence to sum up your dog: ‘A diamond in the ruff’
Tio
Breed: Working Cocker Spaniel
Date of Grading: January 2023
MR Area: North Dartmoor / South West
Dog’s Favourite thing: Ball on a rope
One sentence to sum up your dog: Boundless energy and enthusiasm, with the chaotic charm only a spaniel could master!
Amber
Breed: Lab x Collie
Date of Grading: January 2023
MR Area: DSRT Ashburton / South West
Dog’s Favourite thing: Sunday morning training!
One sentence to sum up your dog: Amber loves the game of finding people hiding to play with her and returning to say she’s found – she is a gentle and determined dog, a real pleasure to be on the hill with.
Mac
Breed: Collie
Date of Grading: November 2023
MR Area: Southwest – Cornwall
Dog’s Favourite thing: Squeaky pig
One sentence to sum up your dog: Mac loves to find people and loves to play.
Holly
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Grading: Jan 2023
MR Area: Mid Pennine
Dog’s Favourite thing : Rope Toy
One sentence to sum up your dog: Holly absolutely loves working and being with her other search dog mates.
Binnie
Breed: Collie x Lab
Date of Grading: Jan 2023
MR Area: Dartmoor (Ashburton)
Dog’s Favourite thing: Ball Play
One sentence to sum up your dog: Binnie is enthusiastic and loves his work.
Wren
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Grading: March 2023
MR Area: Peak District
Dog’s Favourite thing: Finding the bodies really quickly to get her Fleecy Tug Toy
One sentence to sum up your dog: Hooligan.
Jack E Chan
Breed: Pollie (Pointer x Collie)
Date of grading: 25 April 2021
MR area: North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, PenMaCRA
Dog’s Favourite thing: Literally anything he can get his paws on which could possibly be used as a toy
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Never knowingly unenthusiastic
Gus
Breed: Working Collie
Date of grading: 18 April 2021
MR area: Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Dog’s Favourite thing: Kitchen work-top surfing and being the prewash for the dishes in the dishwasher
One sentence to best sum up your dog: A confused, frightened and nervous 4 month puppy is rescued from Ireland, then with love, training and understanding from his handler becomes a confident loving and super Mountain Rescue Search dog.
Pip
Breed: Border Collie
Date of Grading: 25th April 2021
MR Area: Dartmoor
Dog’s favourite thing: A Ball
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Pip loves people, particularly if they’re prepared to throw her ball.
Wisp
Name of dog: Wisp
Breed: Working sheepdog
Date of grading: 2015
MR area: North East (NESRA)
Dog’s Favourite thing: Destroying toys
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Lives up to her kennel club name ‘Wandering Wayward Wisp’
Kez
Breed: Border Collie.
Date of Grading: January 2018.
MR Area: The Yorkshire Dales
Dog’s favourite thing: Playing with a tennis ball especially when she ‘find’ a casualty during training, rescue searches or around the house.
Lottie
Breed: Golden Retriever
Date of grading: November 2020
MR area: PenMaCRA / South West
Dog’s Favourite thing: A squeaky ball for a job well done
One sentence to best sum up your dog: A loving and loyal character that enjoys doing what she’s trained to do
Flo
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: January 2017
MR area: Peak District
Dog’s Favourite thing: Wubba Kong
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Flo with the infamous ears
Oscar
Breed: Springer Spaniel
Date of grading: April 2019
MR area: PenMaCRA / South West
Dog’s Favourite thing: A ball
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Oscar loves to play and is full of beans
Griff
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: January 2018
MR area: Peak District
Dog’s Favourite thing: People!
One sentence to best sum up your dog: A big softy who’s as happy playing with toy cars with the handler’s daughter as he is playing his favourite game of finding with his handler
Tess
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: Jan 2016
MR area: NESRA
Dog’s Favourite thing: Tennis Ball
One sentence to best sum up your dog:
Very demanding when out with the team will visit each member with her ball, loyal brave but timid, loves a good wriggle and to be out in the hills or on the beach.
Olly
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: 2014
MR area: Swaledale MRT, North East
Dog’s Favourite thing: Ball
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Olly loves to play, he has a great drive and is totally body focused until he gets his ball
Tarn
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: January 2020
MR area: Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Dog’s Favourite thing: ball on a rope
One sentence to best sum up your dog: The 4 legged version of a slinky spring – always happy with a wiggle
Cassie
Breed: Border Collie
Date of grading: 2018
MR area: Swaledale MRT North East
Dog’s Favourite thing: Squeaky ball/ food
One sentence to best sum up your dog: Small dog, big heart
