When I first read the question. I thought this could go two ways here in NU. Either RL or fantasy, but no. You went both ways. I’ll give you props. I was not expecting that. Oh yeah. I’m on a fond believer of going BIG or going home. And I like a challenge. So I choose DRAGON. Special doesn’t even come close. Unique, mythical, legendary, lucky, beneficial and I could go on. I don’t need even a second to decide. This is my choose companion.
If I get to choose which cat then I'll pick a cat, since a good cat is the best pet. Otherwise, I'll get a dog, since the average dog is better than the average pet of other species imo.
We have had 2 black Labs at different times across 21 years and 3 months. After the Lab, my favorite breeds are the Akita (both American Akita and Akita Inu) then the English Mastiff. My least favorite dog breed is @Ai chan.