The same happens when trying to tap opponent's vehicles for info. Seems like the pet has too big of a hitbox.
UPDATE: Went to sleep and woke up to neopets apparently being a thing 😁.
Also WOTC refunded my draft completely, so while my run was a bit soured by the experience, I give them credit in this regard.
Working in software development, I know how companies can be stingy with QA staff and mostly rely on users finding bugs. With such visually-heavy set things like these are bound to happen. It always hurts developers when issues find their way into the final product.
So, whoever needs to read this, hire more QAs, they are essential to any release. No developer will test impartially or attack the software from all possible angles. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.