Fire-fighters from Dover and Deal were called to Snargate Street, Dover, on Sunday morning after a dog called Skippy fell 100 feet down a cliff.

The incident happened near the Grand Shaft and the alarm was raised just after 9am by a boat owner who saw the brown and white Jack Russell dog on a ledge.

Fire crews from Dover and the line rescue team from Deal attended, and found the dog on the ledge about 60 feet from the bottom of the cliff.

Fire-fighters were able to walk up a pathway to reach the dog and carry it to safety.

Dover watch manager Jamie Muddle said: "The owners had been frantically searching for the dog and the boat owner was considering using his own ropes to try and get to it but had the good sense to ring us instead.

"We used safe access equipment to search the top area of the cliff and a crew also went to the bottom to search the ledges from there. Skippy was found on a ledge about 60 feet from the bottom, uninjured and still yapping, and was quickly re-united with his very relieved owners."

Were you the owners, or do you know who they were? Contact the Dover Mercury newsdesk on 07764 623416.