Other nifty things to do with a pet: get past locked doors, pull mobs from behind them or around walls.
Recently, I was helping a wizzy friend and a random chanter out in CoM. The first obstacle was the locked door where the Black Reaver spawns. So I memmed Greater Form of the Bear, shrunk myself, and poked my head thru the door to get a target. Then sending pup in to attack the mob, then pulling pup back, and, voila, the doors opened as mobs came out. Doesn't work everywhere, but useful nonetheless.
Later, there was another door in a tower on the roof that I couldn't open with this method. However, I was still able to peek behind the door, target the mob, and have pup pull him outside to kill. It was a PH and spawned another mob when it died.
I imagine I could have done the same with the Idol, but using pup this way is a bit more controlled, getting you a specific mob rather than a train. Let's see a monk try that
