'Livewire' Luna the West Midlands Fire Service's rescue dog enjoying her new role

Luna is 'a a bit of a lunatic', her handler Mick Attwood said, but she has done well in her training

West Midlands Fire Service has a newly-qualified search and rescue dog who could be sent to disaster zones around the world.

Luna, a Belgian Malinois, is one of just a handful of dogs who can do the role in the UK.

Her owner Mick Attwood is part of the International Search and Rescue Association which means responding to incidents worldwide.

He said she was "a bit of a lunatic" but had settled into her role.

"Luna's a bit of a livewire really, I guess," he said.

"She comes across as very calm, but really she's a bit of a lunatic."

Her first job was dealing with a landslip in Worcester after fears that someone might have been trapped underneath a wall.

But Mr Attwood said she tackled the situation very well "without fear or hesitation" which meant all the training had paid off.

Luna is picking followers on social media, Mr Attwood said

Luna has completed 18 months of training and is the only urban search and rescue dog in the region.

"For the first couple of years she was very testing, quite destructive really," Mr Attwood added.

"As she's getting older now, she's settling into it really nice. There's nothing really that we're coming across that we're having too many problems with."

The four-year-old is also proving to be quite popular online with several hundred followers on X.

"We've got about 1,700 followers and we post all her training and things like that - she gets lots of likes and people asking questions [about] what we're doing and where we're going to."

Luna can be sent anywhere around the world

Luna is replacing the service's previous search and rescue dog, Cara, who died of a heart condition six months ago.

"We really were quite spoilt with Cara being so good," he added.

"I think I'm a bit more experienced now and together we can do some great stuff and I hope she follows in Cara's footsteps."