I lean toward cats lately.
Mostly because I like big dogs over footballs or the little toenail-clacking-on-the-floor, yippity-yappity, pocket-sized dog-shaped purse stuffing rich women seem to need to cart everywhere.

I, too, will usually take a pitty or a rottie over anything less than ten or twelve pounds.

The only exception is a friend's dapple dachshund.
She is a puddle of cute. No living thing has the right to be that freaking cute.

So, seeing as I lean toward bigger dogs, for the sake of getting/maintaining suitable places to live, I tend toward cats.

All in all, I just miss having something fuzzy.
The snake ... well, she doesn't cuddle like a normal pet. :)