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I'm very new to Pathfinder, but from what I've seen, I prefer it to 4E, particularly in regards to animal companions. However, I'm not sure how animal companion attacks with the trip intrinsic work, as in "Bite 1d6 (plus trip)." On a successful hit with a +trip attack, do you then roll separately for the trip?
When you hit with an attack with +trip you roll damage normally and make a CMB roll against their CMD as normal. The result is then derived therefrom.
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I'm very new to Pathfinder, but from what I've seen, I prefer it to 4E, particularly in regards to animal companions. However, I'm not sure how animal companion attacks with the trip intrinsic work, as in "Bite 1d6 (plus trip)." On a successful hit with a +trip attack, do you then roll separately for the trip?
Trip (Ex)
A creature with the trip special attack can attempt to trip its opponent as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity if it hits with the specified attack. If the attempt fails, the creature is not tripped in return.
Format: trip (bite); Location: individual attacks.
So I would say its a additional role after the attack roll hits.
The appropriate language is found in the Bestiary:
"A creature with the trip special attack can attempt to trip its opponent as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity if it hits with the specified attack. If the attempt fails, the creature is not tripped in return."
So, your wolf companion hits with his bite, does damage, and then gets a free trip attempt. Roll its combat maneuver against the enemy's CMD as normal.