We have some great choices at our disposal :D
Here are a couple of animals I'd like to see in the game:
Porcupine - They're actually very cute and sweet when they're not agitated ;D Their needles could come in handy for both sewing and weaving.
Skunks - Despite their unpleasant self-defense mechanism, skunks are actually incredibly devoted to those they bond with, and will follow their chosen person around like a puppy! I read a wonderful story in Reader's Digest about an abandoned baby skunk, which a woman took in and raised. It absolutely loved playing with her, and would charge her, then stiffen his tail like he was going to spray. When the lady threw up her hands and shrieked in mock terror, the little thing would roll around on the ground like he was overcome with mirth. So cute, and you have to admit that they are adorable! Skunks would make good pets, some day in the distant future when pets are introduced :D *giggle* We could sick our skunks on people who come and try to steal from our streets. haha