I'm also very interested in learning about Animal Totems and have the Druids Animal Oracle and Medicine cards too. Not that I've tried read with them exactly... just pull a card or two now and again and read the messages that a particular animal has to tell me.
I do agree though that animals that we are drawn to, or those that keep appearing in our lives are totems that are significant to us. Even animals that we dislike, their medicine may perhaps symbolise something we are not facing up to.
I've recently been trying to pay attention to the animals that I see around me though and it's been fascinating to read about the messages that they bring. They really are so spot on, so I find very intriguing.
Pay attention to your dreams too, as another way that their messages come to us.
I've recently bought Ted Andrew's "Animal Speak" that Memries recommended and can see it's going to be a book that I'm going to delve into for years to come. This site also lists lots of animal totems:
Cycle of Power - Animal Totems
I came across this
Animal Guide Meditation too not so long ago, so you might find of interest.
MoonLite xx