A dog has been rescued after injuring itself while walking up England’s highest mountain.

The owners of the dog were walking from Scafell Pike to Langdale, in the Lake District,  when their dog decided it wouldn’t budge and refused to walk any further because it was injured and exhausted.

Rocky, an Akita dog, refused to climb down the mountain because its paw was injured, The Guardian reported.

On Saturday (local time), the dog’s owners called local police to organise a rescue team to help carry their dog back down the mountain.

On Facebook, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, which rescued the dog, said another rescue team initially was going to rescue the injured pooch but became busy with “multiple call-outs,” so they passed it on to them.

The rescue team said they climbed towards the Esk Hause mountain pass nearby, to meet up with the injured pooch and its owners.

When the rescue team located the dog on Grains Gill, the owners were starting to feel the cold and were told to start walking towards the rest of the Keswick team at the bottom of the mountain.

The rescue team said on Facebook, the dog was carried down in a “cas bag” on a stretcher and sledged back.

The injured pooch was happy to be carried.(Facebook: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team)

It said the rescue took just over four hours and involved 13 team members.

“Despite being quite a large dog at 33kg, it was a joy to carry such a relatively lightweight casualty.”

Many people commented on the Facebook post,  praising the rescue team for rescuing the dog.

“Well done you are all pawsome,” one user commented.

Another said: “Goodness don’t get the word out every city dog is gonna have MRT on speed dial when they’ve had enough walking for the day. Thank you for what you do.”

A third commented: “Great job team. Dog looks very happy to be carried.”

The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said on Facebook: “The casualty remained cool, calm and positively regal throughout! The casualty and owners were given a lift to Keswick Team Base where other members of their party collected them.”