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I have a player who has a dog and has trained it tricks, but after reading the Core Rulebook, I'm still fuzzy how that works.
In combat, to order an animal to attack or guard, is that a standard action, a move action, or a swift action?
When an animal is set to 'guard' a character, does the animal only attack those who have attacked that character? Does it matter if the attack is melee or ranged?
When an animal is set to 'attack' an opponent, does the animal use a move action or a swift action to process the order, or does it get its full set of actions to carry out the order?
Is the animal on its own initiative order, separate from the handler?
When an animal is set to 'attack' an opponent and the opponent dies, does the animal just keep attacking the next opponent or does that require the handler to issue another 'attack' command?
-Perry
In combat, to order an animal to attack or guard, is that a standard action, a move action, or a swift action?
Free Action. Normally commands are a word/gesture or combination.
When an animal is set to 'guard' a character, does the animal only attack those who have attacked that character? Does it matter if the attack is melee or ranged?
Would depend if the animal can see the threat, and the 'stance' of the aggressor - think about it, dogs are good at picking up the 'vibe', so the attack type is less a factor than distance and obvious presence.
When an animal is set to 'attack' an opponent, does the animal use a move action or a swift action to process the order, or does it get its full set of actions to carry out the order?
Why would it need to stop and think? That's the point of a trained response. The 'process' would be pretty instantaneous.
Is the animal on its own initiative order, separate from the handler?
I'm going to run with 'on its own order'
When an animal is set to 'attack' an opponent and the opponent dies, does the animal just keep attacking the next opponent or does that require the handler to issue another 'attack' command?
Would MOST LIKELY attack the nearest similar opponent or default to self/owner defence.
Haven't worked with many trained attack dogs I take it? :p
When a working dog is 'on' they are very alert, very vigilant, and ready to get aggressive in short order - they certainly don't dither about, and if anything you are trying to call them off/calm them when things get tense.
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Oh, wait, you said Handle Animal, not Animal Handle.