The existence of daggits, the original Battlestar Galactica’s space-dog, bought that show a special place in my heart. I just learned Muffit the daggit was played by a chimpanzee, named Evolution, in a really uncomfortable suit.
I spent a lot of years thinking “Galactica knew humanity couldn’t survive without dogs!” not knowing they’d jammed a monkey in a hot suit to make the point.
Sigh.