Old dogs and new tricks: Can you retrain your critter in PFS?

[BigNorseWolf]

In PFS can you replace one of an animals old tricks with a new trick by making a handle animal check?

[Paz]

I'm not overly familiar with the animal training rules; where is this stated as an option in the PFRPG game?

[BigNorseWolf]

Paz wrote:

I'm not overly familiar with the animal training rules; where is this stated as an option in the PFRPG game?

Under the handle animal skill.

The one raw loophole for retraining i can see there is combat training a critter: that specifically replaces all their tricks.

[Paz]

PRD wrote:

You may also “upgrade” an animal trained for riding to one trained for combat by spending 3 weeks and making a successful DC 20 Handle Animal check. The new general purpose and tricks completely replace the animal's previous purpose and any tricks it once knew. Many horses and riding dogs are trained in this way.

This part?

I don't see anything that would forbid you from upgrading an animal trained with the riding general purpose to having the combat training general purpose by following the rule above, but I don't see any rules that allow any other form of upgrade.

[Tony Lindman]

The problem I can see is attempting to train a new trick to replace an old one is this: how would you get the animal to forget a trick to "make room" for it? And how would you pick which one?

Now, there is nothing preventing you from retiring your existing companion, acquiring a new one, and training it from scratch with the tricks you want. (Following all the appropriate rules for doing so, of course.)

[imthedci]

CRITTER wants to learn GUARD but CRITTER already knows 4 tricks! Should a trick be forgotten to make space for GUARD?'

[Name Violation]

dismiss critter. spend 24hrs, get new critter