Guy begins by selecting which of his own three dogs – Nigel, Steve and Keith – is most suitable as a search and rescue dog. Keith shows a lot of promise, but when expert trainer Stu McIntyre puts him through his paces, Keith sadly doesn't make the grade. So, alone, Guy heads to the Cairngorms – one of Britain's most dangerous mountain ranges – where he's given an intense course of Mountain Rescue training and learns a little about why the volunteers who do this extreme job repeatedly risk everything to save others. Then he practices, repeatedly, how to work with an experienced search and rescue dog called Pippa, learning how to efficiently cover a search area with her. Finally, Guy faces a daunting test of his newly acquired abilities. Dropped by helicopter in one of the remotest parts of the Cairngorms, he and Pippa must try to locate a casualty in a search area stretching for miles. It's cold, wet and blowing a gale – but of course it involves a dog, so Guy is loving it.

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Guy Martin

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