.......why not?
Shouldn't man's best friend be there, sitting in the empty co-pilot chair, as you wage war against a wing of Vultures? Barking in anger at those who threaten its master? Whimpering in fear when the shields go down and the module reinforcements slots are reduced to steaming, black goo? Walking in front of the cockpit view, trying to get your attention on the way to Hutton Orbital?
After the battle I'd take my dog for a walk through the ship (with my space-legs of course) and feed it some animal meat. [big grin]
Of course, this
should take priority over the rest of Beyond, so if the wizards at Cambridge could get cracking on this for 3.2, I'd be grateful.