“Mhmm. In the wild, hamsters live in burrows like rabbits and other rodent species, so they like spaces to hide in, woof. This is also why they should have bedding that allows them to bury and hide in. But climbing behavior is also something seen in various species of hamsters…” Caleb trailed off, tapping himself on the head to stop himself. If he didn’t cut himself off then, he might of ended up going into a mini-lecture about hamsters. “Arf! Sorry.” Right, refocus on what Eve was asking him about suggestions for Agatha’s gifts.“Maybe the collar would be better, woof. Agatha likes sleeping on my bed, so buying her a dog bed wouldn’t be very useful.”
Caleb noted Daisy was trotting toward the stall Eve prodded him to catch his attention to. Was there something catching her attention there, besides the treats? He nodded to assure he’d been listening before walking over to Daisy in front of the stand, kneeling to give her more pets on the head.
“What’s got your attention, Daisy?”
He looked toward the stall in question. Aside from collars and leashes, there were also various pet toys, and of course, treats that looked like pieces of jerky. While the toys were fine, Agatha was satisfied with just her raggedy sock doll to play with, and Caleb already made treats for her, even if they were different from his dog biscuits. So that left the collars and leashes.
That was the hard part. He mentally listed his choices down to his favorite colors, which were blues and browns. Thus, that ruled out most of the sets, which were greens and reds, and narrowed the choices he liked down to three
One was mainly brown with reindeer patterns, another was also brown, but one with gingerbread motifs. The remaining one was light blue, with white markings that reminded him of ugly Christmas sweaters.
“Arf…this is a ruff choice.” Caleb turned to the woman, holding up the collar and leash sets in question.“What do you think?”
Eve listened to everything Woofio had to say, absorbing all of the information without interrupting him. She hadn’t expected him to know so much about hamsters and she was genuinely surprised - but not in a bad way. Once he apologized, she was quick to shake her head, a pleasant smile still on her face. “Oh, no need to apologize, sweetie! I’m actually really impressed. You know an awful lot about hamsters!”
The person next to her was very interesting indeed. Not only did he dress like a dog, he was passionate about animals, and very knowledgeable to boot. She wasn’t quite sure what to make of it all, but she could tell that he had a kind heart, and that was all that really mattered to her.
Daisy certainly seemed excited as well, and as Woofio got closer to the table, just barked in anticipation before sitting down in front of the booth. She seemed to be watching what he was doing, her head tilting as he held up the collars in question. Watching the scene, Eve giggled softly from behind her hand before she closed the gap between them, looking closely at the collars he was holding up and trying to come up with the best option.
“Well, I personally am partial to the gingerbread men, but that could be my own bias.” Eve was a sucker for sweet things. While she tried hard to resist them, it was especially hard this time of year. “Daisy always loves when I bake cookies. It’s too bad there aren’t more variations that dogs can eat - well, not that I’m aware of anyway.”
Going back to the topic at hand, Eve’s eyes softened as she looked back up at the masked mascot face in front of her. “But what do you think, hon? You know Agatha best of all. What do you think she would be the most drawn to?”
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