exactly this. if that little treat box was a tribute to lucy, you wouldn't photograph it and plastered it all over SM for likes! it was simply a way for babs to increase engagement and surround herself with sympathetic and adoring comments of praise about how generous and lovely SHE is - it had
duck all to do with lucy, it was all about HER.
i swear she's the kind of person who would donate to a food bank solely because she could photograph the process and post it all over SM to receive comments about how wonderful and kind she is - not because she actually gives a
duck about helping people. same with the generous £1 donation from her mugs4mugs to the hospital - she had to make it into a huge deal about HER, posing with a gurning face and a huge check. she couldn’t even share a quick story - it had to be a proper grid post to get as much engagement as possible, presumably prior to an ad later.
it's a shame they couldn't go on a family walk to say goodbye to lucy without having to pause so babs could whip out her phone and take photos of their tribute to lucy. it just wasn't necessary. but ofc babs would milk her dog's death for likes, just like she milks nanny joyce's death at every possible opportunity.
i also found it hilarious that when babs ordered steve to return to the woods and check that people were taking the treats so that she could relish in her good deed - and highlight her generosity on SM - the treats had been taken, but the box was still full of plastic tat. a perfect replica of the inside of babs' tiny house!
equally, when lucy died, babs said in a vlog that they wouldn't be getting another dog for a while because they needed to grieve for lucy. that "there's no rush" timescale quickly changed to "well, probably not before christmas...!" and is now "oh, i've been looking for animals to adopt!" whether that's a dog or a cat, poor lucy has only been dead a few weeks! babs is struggling with a suspected allergy to the rats she insists on cleaning out herself and not encouraging erin to do it simply so she can whinge about her watery eyes - but obviously another pet is the perfect plan! they'll absolutely have a new puppy by christmas. i guarantee it. a dog is for life babs, not just for
christmas content.