Britain is a nation of dog lovers, and UTC is no exception. Don’t think about asking him if Mick The Miller would have beaten Ballyregan Bob if the two greyhounds ever went head-to-head unless you have an hour or three to spare.
Keeping a dog as a pet though? Naw. He’d rather send Mrs UTC a Valentine’s Day card.
You can picture the scene when he discovered greetings card company Dotty About Paper has created a range of Valentine’s Day cards for dogs after seeing a more than 200% increase in internet searches for such a thing since the start of the year. He was madder than a pitbull in an electrified kennel.
His outrage was dialled up to 11 when a colleague gently pointed out that Steven Stone Jewellers is punting a Valentine’s range of pendants and charms so that besotted owners can step out with their pooch wearing matching bling.
The Auld Yin was aghast that Mr Stone was looking for a cool £999 for a nine carat yellow gold necklace tastefully adorned with five 2mm lab-grown gemstones and matching dog tag.
Suddenly, spending a couple of quid on a card for Mrs UTC didn’t seem so unreasonable after all.
