As a dog lover, I would prefer dog. Dogs are loyal and reliable. They actually very clingy to humans. Your child will have good memories with the dog. Of course I know some cats are fine too. Some cats have temper and becareful with their paws. Same goes to some dog breeds.
Though I'm a cat person, I have to admit dogs are better pets for children. (And getting a fully trained adult dog now, would net you a free babysitter too. ) Still, if you want your daughter to have a playmate: start working on a sibling, they last a lifetime.
As a cat person, I'd say that fits the grown adult better. A dog would create a better environment for the child altogether. Get something that isn't super meticulous or stubborn though (Shibas are stubborn as hell...). Something like a pug, retriever or setter of any kind.
Shiba is good and smart. Other breeds could be stubborn too. It is just individual character and the way how the owner educate their dogs
Shibas are good, smart dogs, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. But OP is most likely a first-time dog-owner, and shibas are rather difficult dogs to train the first time around, as they've got a rather strange nature and a tendency to be unusually stubborn at first. As someone who's owned a shiba it took a good while to train it, and I honestly wouldn't recommend that to a first-time-owner (though they are really sweet dogs).
Ouch, training a dog from scratch as a first time owner, while having a 3 month old baby seems like a less than ideal situation. I wasn't 100% kidding about going for a trained adult dog. Perhaps the pound?
Nah, last time I checked it was on average a measly 250 million to raise a child to 18 years old. Oh wait, that's Dollars, not Meso...
Damn does that mean I got someone pregnant on Maple when I was 3 years old? I must be a hella player back then.
Rip .. I feel like I'm gonna be left to do all the caring work ALSO, I'm not moving to the State Farm ! I'll be that older sister who lives abroad and only comes on holidays !!
Get a dog, but be sure it is well trained/behaved. It's not only an opportunity for a playmate. Your child may learn to respect good behavior and have something greater to cherish as they develop through adolescence.