[quote=@El Taco Taco]
Personally, I'm not much a fan of hamsters; I found them dumb and not particularly affectionate. 

If you're struggling to care for just the dog now, adding another animal on top of that is only going to make things more difficult.

Best of luck to you!
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Thank you, Taco Taco!

I'll be thinking all of this very thoroughly and I'm just glad I have my cousin to own my dog if I do decide to own a rat once I've tried a new strategy for his "accidents".

Have a great weekend!