Search dog Olive honored at inaugural Burns Bravery Awards in London
A working cocker spaniel was recognized in London for saving a vulnerable missing person in a remote valley shortly after qualifying as an operational search dog.
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Olive, a working cocker spaniel serving with Surrey Search & Rescue, was named one of Britain's bravest dogs at an awards ceremony in London on Tuesday, November 3. Companion Life reported that the dog tracked down and found a vulnerable missing person in a remote valley in the middle of the night. [1]
The search dog made the lifesaving discovery just five months after she qualified as an operational search dog, according to Companion Life. She was one of six dogs recognized at the inaugural Burns Bravery Awards, an event created by the pet food company Burns Pet Nutrition. [1]
The ceremony was hosted by Karen Hauer. Hauer is a Venezuelan, American professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion who served as the longest-running female professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing from 2012 to 2025. [1][2]
In short
- Olive tracked down a vulnerable missing person in a remote valley in the middle of the night.
- The cocker spaniel made the discovery five months after qualifying as an operational search dog with Surrey Search & Rescue.
- Six dogs were honored at the inaugural Burns Bravery Awards in London on November 3.
Sources
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- [1]Hero spaniel who saved missing person in dead of night named among Britain’s bravest dogs at awards bash with Strictly’s Karen Hauerwww.companionlife.co.uk, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Karen Hauer on Wikipedia
- [3]List of individual dogs on Wikipedia
- [4]Jack Grealish Honors Child of Courage Hero Zac Howells at Awards Ceremony HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 15d ago
- [5]Young man rescues missing family dog in Munlochy after three days HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 8d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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