^ I've personally always felt black cats were among the bossest of all, even as a little kid. They're designed for stealth so there's scope for loads of fun with little bright eyes checking you out in the darkness, and they have that slinky Bagheera cool about them.
One of my beloved pets growing up was a black tom who just literally wandered into our house one day as a stray kitten and refused to leave, the cheeky little blighter. He turned on the charm so much none of us could bear to shut him out in the end, and of course as a little lad I fell in love with him running up to me and headbutting me affectionately on our very first meeting as if he'd known me years. He was awesome, a proper little mate, and is sorely missed.