Human hunter with profession bodyguard, an ape with archetype bodyguard and starting 4 int, martial weapon proficiency greataxe for the ape and 1 rank in linguistics for understanding common to make those handle animal checks obsolete? :P
I think you can argue that tricks might become obsolete at that point, but I don't think you can ever get away from having to make Handle Animal checks (awaken being the exception). Is there a RAW or FAQ I am missing?
Isnt the point of the Handle Animal skill to pretty much wrestle control of your pet from the GM for a round to force it to do what you want instead of what the GM feels an animal would do in the same situation?
Either way, I am holding off on making the Primal Companion Hunter for an upcoming game until I hear about the Hunter's Tricks. Those abilities combined with a nice pool of evolution points just seems like a recipe for being banned from games.