Stood amongst the bags of feed and pet toys, it was truly love at first sight for me.
Scents of damp sawdust lingered around my nostrils, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the fella in front of me.
‘Isn’t he gorgeous?’ I said, to my husband William, 66.
‘Definitely,’ William agreed.
Staring at the brown furry face in front of us, I smiled as he blinked back at us.
I loved hamsters – they had such cheeky personalities.
And he was no different – I couldn’t wait to take him home.
Our previous hamster, Renton, had passed away a few months earlier, and now in September 2019, it felt like the right time to move on.
And this little chap seemed a perfect addition to the family.
But what name?
William and and fell in love with the name Renton.
