Animal Companions

Highest level pet comparison

 * Epic Animal Companion was taken at level 29 druid, level 27 when acquiring the Dragon Companion.
 * Saving throws are in order of Fortitude, Reflex, and Will.
 * Epic animals have all the feats of their earlier form they just don't show up on the character sheet for some animals.
 * All vanilla pets only have Hide, and Move Silently skill progression except the Panther, who dumps points into parry/spot/listen crippling its own stealth abilities. It does nothing well as a result.
 * Badgers/Spiders(both the same), Bears, Wolves and Boars(in that order) are the stealthiest pets, outperforming the Epic Panther even at non-epic levels.
 * Bronze Dragon, Blue Dragon are the most alert, and observant pets. The Dragons in particular have higher detection skills than the other pets have in unbuffed stealth.
 * Only Badgers, Bears,, Dragons, and Panthers can be buffed using Flame Weapon.
 * Spiders are considered Vermin, but druid pet spells still affect them unlike the Dragon Companion(which can't benefit from pet buffs). Poison DC is 17, unsure if this increases to 24 at epic levels.
 * Figure in +6 to all saves versus spells for the Dragon Companion due to Spellcraft.

Pet Tips

 * Solid buff chain, cast in the following order at levels 18-30: Owl's Insight, Awaken(Pet Buff), Superior Resistance, Jagged Tooth(Pet Buff), Freedom of Movement(Extend Spell), Tortoise Shell, Greater Magic Fang(Pet Buff), Cat's Grace, Flame Weapon(Extend Spell, where applicable), Nature's Avatar(Pet Buff).