Druid - Awaken Spell Question

[Broen]

It states that the target of the spell "Awaken" cannot serve as an animal companion. Does this also mean you cannot awaken your already serving companion?

The spell takes 24 hours to perform and there is a monotary cost. What would you use this spell for normally?

[Marc Radle]

You can't Awaken an animal companion ... or more accurately, if you did so, the newly Awakened animal would cease to be your animal companion. It would be an intelligent animal,however, and would most likely remain friendly with you.

FYI, the Beast Leadership feat detailed in the article Beast Masters: Why Should Human(oid)s Have All The Fun? in Kobold Quarterly 18 gives some ideas for Awakened animals and how they can serve as a Cohort.

[Asphesteros]

Yea, it would morph into a magical beast, right? I think way to keep it would be as a cohort through the Leadership feat. The kind of sentience Awaken bestows is the dividing line between pets and cohorts, I believe.