You might be apprehensive to bring your dog along with you because you might be afraid that their nails could puncture the fabric, but you would be mistaken. Many packraft users love bringing their dogs along. The materials these packrafts are made from are designed to be tough to avoid rips and tears, so your dog should be just fine. Your cat, on the other hand, may be a bit of a problem. However, we are pretty confident in assuming that your cat doesn’t want to go kayaking with you anyway, so that shouldn’t be a problem.