mtg cat and dog commander deck Mountain (1514) [Secret Lair Deck: Raining Cats Dogs] Elite Commander Cat/Dog Deck -

Aesthirs are giant eagles seen in this block with the Kjeldoran Skyknights in Ice Age

Calhoun - Marine Sergeant can be seen as almost like an inverse to Simba - Pride Protector

Getting instant impact and value from the card you return to your hand seems good

Squirrel decks often have a sacrifice or death payoff subtheme, and you use this green artifact to trigger those while growing your army of squirrels in both size and number

Lets see how it looks like magnified starting with with the letters of the name of the card

While there's no added protection, the payoff of casting spells for free when you deal combat damage is pretty awesome