WATCH: Scared dog clings onto ledge at Cavehill before being rescued
This short video was taken on a mobile phone on Sunday morning by a walker.
A short time after the video was shot the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service arrived and brought the little dog down from the mountain.
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Hide AdA spokeswoman for the NIFRS said their service received a call at 10.34am on Sunday at the Cavehill Country Park, Upper Hightown Road, Ballysillan.
She added that "one appliance was sent to the scene from Springfield Fire Station and NIFRS Specialist Rescue Team from Central Fire Station".
"Using specialist rope rescue techniques NIFRS Specialist Rescue Team rescued a dog that was trapped on a ledge on a cliff face," she added. "The incident was dealt with at 12.01pm."