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A Belfast family has been reunited with their seizure alert dog that had been missing from the Markets area of town since 1pm today (Tuesday).

The 10-week old puppy was specially bred to help three-year-old Gemma McAllister, who suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy and uses a wheelchair.

Her uncle Bobby Bittles told Belfast Live that Gemma has up to 30 seizures a day.

And even though the miniature Labradoodle has only been with the family for about three weeks it is already telling her parents when to expect one.

The black, fluffy pup answers to the name of Guinness.

Bobby said: "The dog is only nine or 10 weeks old. It's only a pup, but already it does things for Gemma.

"She has a rare case of epilepsy where she has up to 30 seizures a day - the dogs barks before the seizures."