May cat mostly sit on my bed so I seldom need to search. :-)
But speaking about more interaction with cat or dog I would like to see an "upgrade" for the dog and the cat so they can do some tasks. Maybe it's suggested already, but i couldn't find it.
They could scaring crows at the hole main farm, guarantee all animals are in the barn (no wild animal attacks at night) or even help to find monsters when the Dark Shrine of Night Terrors is active.
BTW: is there any need for scarecrows at GI?
If not this could be changed so all scarecrows from the main farm could be reused there when the cat/dog do the job at the main farm.