Jack of Harts

Uplifted animals can carry weapons into battle with us, but that is generally not their primary mission.  Most animals at better at some things than we are.  Both dogs and cats have spent thousands of years guarding our homes at night, whether by hunting small threats or driving larger threats away.  They can see better at night, smell better than us, and generally sense things we never notice.  They keep us aware of threats that could kill us.