大象传媒

In Ecuador, five rescue dogs have been honoured for their work with the country's fire department, at a ceremony formally retiring them after seven years of service.

Photos of the ceremony have gone viral on social media. So, what about the work of other rescue dogs around the world?

Oxana Morozova is a dog handler with the international disaster response team At Fire and joins us from Armenia,

Stu McIntyre and his dog Pippa are involved in mountain rescue in Scotland and Annie Lundemo works with the K9 unit for Swedish customs, she also used to be a police officer with a four-legged partner.

Image credit: Oaxana Morozova