Chickenpaint and I have a rocky relationship, but this baby turned out really well.
Description for character made for me- I intended them to be an otter, and ended up crossing them with a ferret. I used my own ferret for inspiration, because during baths, she'll lie on her back and stick her legs in the air. I imagine their personality is really laid back, and they're super friendly. You can decide on gender, and anything else regarding personality.
Inspiration for your character- I'm not super picky. Some stuff to help you out. My favourite animals are foxes, magpies and other corvids, wolves, snakes, ferrets. I really like hybrids. I also love animals wearing sweaters. There's something adorable about it heh. As for palletes, I like more pastel colours, or darker. Bright eyebleedy colours never look as good to me.
I will say, rosettes in character design is awesome, like this.