I'm a tauren hunter, and I tamed a Lv12 Shore Crawler at Westfall who I named Huey when I was Lv12. Seriously, it's been the best pet i've ever had. I tried cats, bats, turtles, spiders, crocs, scorpids, and recently gorillas, and none of them can compare to the might of Huey the crab!

Since everyone and their aunt has a mangy cat, having Tallstriders and Crabs can make people do double-takes, and that alone is worth getting one. :P