Saw this little video today: https://www.facebook.com/theguardian/videos/10156799504366323/
and was thinking that pets have always been at the side of leaders. Not only as a sign of dominance or power, but also as a side of compassion and empathy.
All depends how the culture and people view the dog through the leader or vice versa. SOOOOO thinking of placing a pet in my series, one area that I have not included , that is a pet that lives in a house etc and not a working animal. That is one area that should be obvious to include.
Thus thinking of creating an off world animal that woudl be tame, as friendly as a dog, yet give off that air of dominance or elitism one would expect to see in a power leader. Maybe one that was brought from earth and bred. Hmmmmmmm
some links:
10 Fascinating Pets Of Powerful World Leaders
https://listverse.com/2014/04/10/10-fascinating-pets-of-powerful-world-leaders/
World leaders and their famous animal companions
All the Presidents’ Pets: These Popular Leaders’ Companions Revealed
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/all-presidents-pets-popular-leaders-companions-revealed.html/?a=viewall
Top 15 most fascinating pets of Powerful World Leaders
https://animalninfo.com/top-15-most-fascinating-pets/
Fictional Anthropology: A Guide to World Building 