If so, his owners would love to thank you in person.

The four-year-old dog escaped through a gate which was left open at a bungalow in Little Snoring amid the excitement of owners Erica and Mark Shaw preparing for their wedding on Saturday, June 18.

'You can imagine the panic we got in, an hour and a half before we get married, and our beloved dog is missing,' said Mrs Shaw.

But a couple in a dark blue Vauxhall estate with Union flags clipped to the gutters picked Buddy up after he was narrowly missed by a car.

'They put him in their car, and bought him home to us,' said Mrs Shaw. 'I never had the chance to thank them personally, they saved our dog from being hit by a car, and saved our wedding day.'

She can be contacted by e-mail at ericapalfrey@hotmail.com.