How do you get other pets if you are a hunter in World of Warcraft?

Answer 1

You can always go to the auction house in the main cities and buy a non combat pet. However, Death Knights(Unholy for All The Time) and Warlocks are the only 2 options. Death Knight's you have to be lvl 55 to get on one of your characters.

Answer 2

In order to learn a new pet, you first have to find a beast you want to tame. Target it and use Beast Lore to determine if it is tameable. Then, you have to dismiss your current pet (no need to abandon it these days as it becomes one of your active but uncalled pets) and then cast Tame Beast on the creature you want to tame.

Once the channeling time is over, it has become your pet. Note that it might be useful to put a Freezing Trap in front of you to trap it while you tame it. Be sure that no one interferes with the creature, or heals you, as this might break the effect.

Once the pet is tamed, it will be hungry and unhappy. Feed it some food it likes to up its happiness.

Answer 3

Hunters store their pets in a few locations, which can be confusing for a new player. At any time, there are three "states" for a pet to be in:

1) Called (running with the player)

2) Active (but not called)

3) Stabled (put in storage at a stablemaster)

The Stablemaster NPCs in various cities allow you to access the stable - her you can store up to 20 pets. By talking to a Stablemaster you can switch pets from your stable to your active list.

Your active pets (see it as a bag with animals in it) are those you can select from when you call pets. You start out with one active pet at Call Pet 1. Each level of Call Pet adds one extra active pet, up to a maximum of 5 pets.

A called pet is one that is by your side out in the world - you can have only 1 of your pets called at any time.