Beginner Guide to Pet Taming, Training & Care

(This guide was created by Alanonymous level 70 Night Elf hunter of the Vek'nilash server. All credit is due to him for this wonderful guide. Date 05/18/2007)


The Alanonymous Guide to Pet Care and Training


I. TAMING THE BEAST

Probably the best part of being a hunter is that you get to have a pet of your choosing, named whatever you want, and available to serve you faithfully as a tank, CC machine, portable DoT, etc. However, to get this remarkable creature you must first do a few things. Part I of this guide is therefore designed to answer the commonly asked question,

1. “How do I get a pet?”

1. You must be level 10 before you can get a pet. 2. You must visit a quest giver and complete a quest in order to learn how to tame pets 3. You must visit the hunter trainer to learn how to feed your pet 4. You must do these things in this order

Actually, getting a pet is pretty easy. Once you reach level 10 you must find the person who gives you the quest “Taming the Beast.” It is a 3 part quest that requires you to use a “taming rod” to tame 3 different creatures. You do not get to keep the creatures you tame though, instead you go to the quest giver after you tame one and show him you tamed it and then you have to let it go in order to tame the next creature in the list. When you tame the last creature and turn in, you’ll find you only have 10 minutes before that pet will go away too. The quest giver is usually in the 2nd “town” you come to as a beginner (Dolanar for Night Elves, for example). Note you have to use the pet traininer in your "native land." A NElf can't go to Khranos for example. Draenie and Blood Elves actually need to visit the hunter trainer first and he will give you a quest to go see the quest giver and learn how to tame a pet. Once you have completed the 3 part quest from that person, you will have the ability to tame a pet. However, you are not done yet!. You must visit the hunter trainer and learn the ability “feed pet” ((s)he will also teach you the skill “revive pet” so you can rez. your pet when it dies) in order to feed the pet you train. If you don’t feed a pet after you train it, it will not gain loyalty levels (more on that later) and it will run away. At level 12 the hunter trainer will also teach you the ability “mend pet” so you can heal your pet. It is not uncommon for new hunters to come to the forum and complain that they cannot feed their pet only to discover that they did not do the 2nd part of the quest by going to the hunter trainer and learning how to do so. Don’t look like a n00b by forgetting this. Note also, pets have restrictive diets as a rule. Cats, for example, eat fish and meat but won’t eat fruit. Bats on the other hand eat fruit and fungus but won’t eat meat; so make sure to get the right food for the pet you have chosen. A couple of tips on pet taming and feeding:

A) You cannot tame a pet that is higher in level than you.

B) “Elite” or “Rare” pets, once tamed, become just like any other pet in their family (i.e. once tamed, except for looks, Snarler is just like any other level 42 wolf. Same for Humar and level 23 cats, etc.)

C) You can create a “feed pet” macro if you want so a key push feeds your pet

D) You can drag and drop food out of your bag onto a pet to feed it. E) If your pet is “happy” because of feeding he does 125% normal damage on all his attacks. That’s all there is to getting your pet to begin with. It is after you have your chosen pet that the fun starts as you learn about pet skills, Talent Points, etc.