The puppy served as a ring bearer at the wedding (Picture: Caters News Agency)‘I couldn’t believe what was going on – I was so excited to see my best friends who live far away that I didn’t even notice him at first.

(Picture Dogs Trust / SWNS)Bella and Max are the most common names for rescue dogs taken in over the past year. Another crossbreed, four-year-old Max, is looking for a new home at the Loughborough centre in Leicestershire.

RSPCA Inspector David McAdam said the bulldog was suffering some of the worst health problems he has ever witnessed when the pet was found in a remote area of countryside near Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, last week.