THEY RUN AROUND WITH SHEER JOY
JULIE and Peter Burness had no intention of getting another shih tzu to replace the one they lost last year but, after seeing our story in the Mail, they ended up with two from Chiltern Dog Rescue Society instead.
‘We saw it and couldn’t resist — we knew we could give Tilly and Tink a good home,’ says Julie, 56, who runs a village shop just outside Aylesbury with her husband, 57. ‘Their ages didn’t worry us but the fact they were rescues did — we’d never had a rescue before and didn’t know what it would mean.’ They needn’t have been concerned. ‘From the first day they were the most beautiful, loving dogs you could ever have. Their tails wag constantly and we can’t even sit on a sofa without them jumping up for a cuddle.’
Their new home has four bedrooms to explore and two gardens to play in but this inseparable pair like it best when they go out for a walk.
‘As soon as they hear the clink of their leads, they go wild, running around and around the living room with joy.’
They also adore their new ‘brother’ — the Burness’s remaining shih tzu Douglas, seven.