Poppy, a black Labrador, has been actively involved in search work for missing people in Scotland since 2021. She works alongside a Special Operations Response Team paramedic, having started her role when she was one year old.
Poppy is trained to locate individuals without requiring a scent from an item of clothing. Her training involves finding volunteers hidden in various environments, including riverbanks, woods, and near lochs and canals.
Her search efforts have included a case for a missing army veteran in the Scottish Borders, which resulted in a body recovery. She also assisted in the search for a missing child in woods near Inverness, who was subsequently found by the police.