Pets could probably be beneficial for the trip to Mars. Experiments should be started with them.
their toilet habits
might be a problem...haha
Some of the first cosmonauts were dogs, quite literally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_space_dogs
Hopefully though we won't have to wait for Porthos to be the next canine in space.
Because they don't fit in the microwave and are always clogging up the vacuum toilet. (Chihuahuas, mini-pins and mini-poos are exceptions. :-))
Even out in the open, dog poop is hard to put up with.
maybe they wouldnt know how to deal with dogs in space
