Well, first reflex was to say "skunk" too, but I'm biased that way. And large skunks can, in my opinion, look cute, see http://goo.gl/oKvZB for example. But yeah, the tail can be a problem, bordering on needing a weapons permit.

Well, I've been trying to go with species that are built for my kinda figure (or lack thereof) in the last years (see my panda (http://goo.gl/ZtKZt) and my coon (http://goo.gl/FXVru)) and like to thing the bear family and one's like that work out well for a more massive body shape.