More pet utilities and uses

I was thinking about how the pets are somewhat lacking at the moment, yes they are cute and give buffs, but what if there was a way to have better control of how they follow you or if you could hold them to get them out of dangerous situations quicker. Another idea was to be able to have a torso armor or accessory that you would have to sacrifice to carry your pet, therefore if you still want the buff to balance the risk of protecting them you wear this item to hold them, like a pet basket or harness, which not only would it make it easier to bring your pets along but you'd also be able to use the Zipline long distances without having to worry about waiting on your pet or rust them dying on the way to you.