Pet owners are being urged to take extra cautions when hillwalking with their pet after a dog had to be rescued from Scotland's highest mountain during a sweltering heatwave.
The Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist on Saturday after a 35kg Akbash named Maggie came into difficulty high on the Ben Nevis path and was unable to move.
Pictures from the scene showed a distressed Maggie being taken back down the mountain on a stretcher as night fell. The pooch survived the ordeal, but her story is a cautionary tale on the risks of taking your dog on hill walks in adverse weather.
