Mal

And when you start putting items on your animals to buff stats, you'll be hard pressed not to laugh. I had a cat with a "hip hop bandana" and cat-foot booties, and a golden retriever with a sentai hero mask, scarf, and a plush "Kuro" doll riding him (from Dokodemo Issho)

But... WAIT FOR YOUR SIBLINGS. They're your extra lives, and you can lose them on terrain if they fail to path. Also, don't be surprised if you don't actually have them because they died in a fight before you did, despite not being told to fight.

Tokyo Jungle will be free on PS+ in the next 6 months, I'm waiting for that.