I keep thinking about what domesticated animals for fantasy species look like and goddd there’s some good worldbuilding shit there
listen, list listen, listen
elf dogs
They’re probably not even dogs they could be derived from any number of species but still fill the same niche provided it’s something with social/family behaviors
Cats! That’s basically what a hyena is, after all, and modern housecats are social. People treated cheetahs like dogs for awhile, still do in some parts of the world.
Alternately: birds! Fourish feet tall, kinda like small moa, sharp beak and claws, pack-hunting behavior. Guinea fowl on steroids.