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Ok, bought a riding dog as a mount. That's little "m" mount, not a big "M" Mount... just a normal riding dog. I would like for it to be combat trained when I buy it. Yeah, I'm an archer (mounted) but I might end up on the sharp end of personal interactions with hostile creatures while still in the saddle.
I am planning on using him/her as a means of getting around - you know, as a mount. It's combat trained (at least I think it is... isn't it?), so maybe it get's the following tricks...
(from the PRD): Combat Training (DC 20): An animal trained to bear a rider into combat knows the tricks attack, come, defend, down, guard, and heel. Training an animal for combat riding takes 6 weeks. 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.
so... no "bonus tricks" for a Animal Companion.
now for my questions:
Does a purchased riding dog in PFS come with the tricks listed above (attack, come, defend, down, guard, and heel.)?
Can I replace/retrain one or more of these tricks (using the Handle Animal skill)? and if I do that, does the mount still count as "Combat Trained", or does it loose the ability to be ridden in combat?
Thank you for your time...
Venture-Agent, Nebraska—Omaha
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The entry for Handle Animal on pages 97-98 of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook details which animals come trained—namely, some riding horses and riding dogs have training, but they only come trained to bear a rider into combat. All other animals are subject to Handle Animal to learn additional tricks.
A riding dog does come with combat training. I'm not sure what happens if you change a trick, though.
