i looked after someones pet rat once - really handy for getting rid of unwanted suitors!
i like labradors and dalmatians (no small dogs please!)
and mad half wild cats! i had my cat for 16 years loved it madly only sane member of my family

bloody guinea pigs... silly pets... they are my solution to a lot of hunger in the world because they are small thus eat as you go and no refrigeration and they are easily kept.