13/07/2025
Good luck to everyone at North East of England Toy Dog today, apologies I couldnât be there. The Scottish cat show had already invited me and I knew I couldnât do Mcr- Scotland- Mcr-Newcastle-Mcr in a weekend without killing myself đ
However, if there were going to be another reason not to attend it would be because of this one exhibitor interaction I had at UK Toy this year.
Two women shopping with me, one buying a couple of my little ÂŁ3 show squeaks. Second woman says âoh my dog just loves themâ so her friend asks if sheâs going to get one {they are ÂŁ3 and have been that for ten years} âoh no. Iâll just win one again at North East Toyâ
Itâs July, that interaction, that level of entitlement and expectation, has stuck with me since March. Never mind those 300+ squeaks I donated were a one off gesture to make NEETD first champ status show special, just the attitude of she couldnât possibly spend ÂŁ3 with me to make her dog happy but would be guaranteed winning one at a dog show later in the year, left an extremely sour taste in my mouth. I am human, sometimes a quite sensitive one at that, and that interaction reminded me why sometimes schlepping out to shows just isnât pleasant.
That being said, NEETD already secured inviting me next year after I said itâs a first come first served in my diary so I should be there next year đ¤Ł