Solo Hunter woes

[savaughn]

So I'm trying to solo a low-level hunter right now... he's lvl 14 and is questing in Loch Modan right now.

So what do you guys suggest?  Trade in Olaf for a wolf or a cat?  Or should I try to go for a hard-hitting pet like a raptor or dinosaur?
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Having played both extensively, let me assure you that bears hold aggro just as well as cats or wolves. If you're having trouble holding aggro check the following things:

- You have trained bite to the appropriate level.
- You have the latest version of growl (not a likely problem at lvl 14).
- You start the fight with growl/bite on autocast.
- Your pet starts the fight with enough focus to cast both growl and bite.
- You do not have cower on autocast. In fact, you should not train cower to a pet at all anymore.

Bears can learn both bite and claw and without dash or a type skill, you should have both trained.

At lvl 14, I would expect a bear to have Bite 2, Claw 2, and Growl 2. A typical Dwarf hunter using a Rough Boomstick w/Crude Scope should never had aggro problems with such a bear.