Not one bit of a tool; unless easing a chore counts?

[Toolmaker51]

Absolutely do, our 3rd. Sqeeeks, Re-cycle, now Punkin.
Their reputation and disposition entirely different than reality, when hand raised. They develop a very pleasant relation with humans, but sadly do not live very long, four years at most.
Marvelous creatures; nearly immune to rabies Black Widow spiders, poisonous snakes, and eat any insect imaginable. Busy all year long, they slow a bit but not hibernate. The feet, ears and tail susceptible to frostbite. They feed on mice, small birds, the occasional unlucky pigeon, eggs, devour chicken bones [need a lot of calcium], vegetables, carrion too. Ours get yogurt, lap it up like crazy!
One of nature's best scavengers, yet maintain personally very clean. The mouth of 50 teeth opens more degrees than many mammals, have opposed thumbs, as the only marsupial in USA bear up to 20 'joeys' but no more than 13 survive. Part of that, after birth they transit to pouch, in barest state of development, size of a jelly bean - about 10-12mm.
There is a far-reaching troop of possum admirers/ rescuers, spread world-wide. They even appear in cartoons; a few "King of the Hill" episodes, and several "The Simpsons".

The dogs, inquisitive but tolerate her; while she is rather oblivious to them, hence cannot be released.

And to metric_taper directly......sense of humor?
Gaw'd I hope so!