A non tech faced owl would be great too, i love the current one but I wish they were more available. Of course right now it isn't available at all and wont be till the later part of the year on one map- and well to be blunt it probably wont make the deadline, so i imagine it wont be till next year.
Having a smol owl on your shoulder would be cool too, maybe it can defend you against dismounts in some way or warn you of them.