Missi put on weight thanks to a passion for ice cream (Picture: PA)Owner Gemma Pittaway, from Walsall, said at the start of Missi’s challenge: ‘She gets very excited when she hears the ice cream van coming – it’s her favourite.

Bonfire Night 2019: Turn up the TV or music to help drown out the bangs (Image: GETTY)Gemma Cunningham, Campaign and Communications Manager at pet supplement manufacturers Lintbells, said: “Many dog owners are calling for a change around firework laws, with over 60 percent calling for an outright ban on unlicensed fireworks, according to the study we conducted, with 96 percent believing that the laws around fireworks should be changed.

Gemma Louise Burton said she boarded the bus on her way to college last week and immediately noticed there was a dog riding by herself.

12-week-old Wilma was stolen during the burglary (Picture: Triangle News)Cruel robbers had hung Wilma in a wire noose and left her little body tied to the family’s garden gate, following Gemma’s Facebook appeal, which received hundreds of shares.