Write's Block: Animal magnetism

Apparently this week's episode of Writer's Block has a furry theme:

What animal best represents your inner spirit?  If you had to wake up as an animal, which one would you choose, and why?  Are your two answers the same?  Why or why not?

I think I'll copy danruk's approach and ask my readers (and random passers-by) what the answers should be.  I've heard so many over the years:

• Doggie
• Housecat
• Arctic fox (= 'pyesetz' in Russian)
• Tiger
• Anthropomorphized Homo erectus
• Horse or Ox
• Ass/arse/donkey
• Alien from the planet Vulcan
• Robot
• The Blob
• Sloth
• Weasel/ermine/stoat

Whaddaya think, folks?