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Aha, level 40 BM on Demon Soul. I had to look up your armory so I could figure out what to say…lol. =D

There's no easy suggestion on which pet you might want to grab, since it will largely depend on your play style. You might want to stick with a Tenacity pet like a Scorpid or Crab; Scorpid for the Clench (disarm), Crab for the Pin (root), either one for the Charge talent which is a very useful interrupt.

Since it appears you're in Western Plaguelands, you might want to drop by the Eastern Plaguelands once you hit 43 or so to tame a Runed Demon Hound (I think they're called Plaguehounds in that area). Being Ferocity, they can manage to bust out a little more DPS, as well as bring Lockjaw to the table, which is similar to a Crab's Pin. Talent the hound so it gets Charge and Dash, and you get one very nasty speed demon (no pun intended). Just make sure you heal it every so often as it is VERY squishy.

A Bat or Wasp will also be useful for their 2-second stuns, but the latter will be a wee bit hard to get at your level. Lots of Bats can be found flying around in Tirisfal Glades, including the rare albino bat Ressan the Needler which can be found in the middle of some farmlands, and is easier to get as a Hordie. You can also grab some Darkhounds here which are Dog-type beasts similar to the Runed Demon Hounds, but you might want to keep an eye out for the rare spawned Bayne.

Lower-level Wasps are available en masse near the center of Loch Modan, including the rare yellow firefly Nix. But to get to them, you'll have to do a bit of running all the way across the Wetlands and through the tunnels into Loch Modan, which WILL get you shot at by NPC guards. Being at your level, though, it shouldn't be a problem (I pulled it off at level 20). Otherwise, you might want to drop by Feralas for the Zukkash Stingers or the rare spawn Stinglash, who is very cool looking.

Final Edit: The above are all PvP pet suggestions =P. For PvE I suggest going with a Wolf, Lion or Wind Serpent for dungeons, and a Turtle for soloing.

Darrwyn said:

The 2 second stuns from the bats are helpful, but they are on a 60 sec timer which is a tad long. The spiders however can cast their web every 40 seconds so may be more useful in pvp than bats… though my undead hunter liked bats for the RP of it all. But he uses spiders most of the time these days.

True, I almost forgot about this. It takes forever for that 2-second stun to come back. I like the Ranged stun of the Bat, though, but the Wasp's has a shorter cooldown (by 15 seconds) at the price of being at melee range. Also, to be honest I have not tried bringing a Spider with me as BM, I always felt they would be more at home in MM spec for the root.

Darrwyn said:

There are also 3 cool spectral pets you can go for that SV and MM hunters can feel all BM with… lol  There is the spectral cat in Northern Darkshore, a spectral boar in Razorfen Downs (one of the bosses pets) and a spectral wolf in Eastern Plaguelands called The Lone Hunter which you encounter on the quests from the first tower hub. you can also tame the hawks you need to kill for one of the quests from the Cenarian Circle guys north of Arbodal (whatever) . As a bird of prey his disarm ability is useful against melee classes. Once you tame him you need to dismiss him however, or the silly troll druid you are with will keep trying to kill him.

LOL. The guy who casts Starfall and Moonfire on himself… XD Anyway here are the pets Darrwyn is referring to:

The spectral cat: Ghost Saber. He can be a wee bit hard to spawn since you have to activate randomly-spawned Feline Statues in some Troll-infested ruins north of Darkshore to get him to appear, and even then it's at random. That, and the place is largely an Alliance zone. But yes, he looks cool and could almost pass for a Spirit Beast to the untrained eye.

The spectral boar: Boar Spirit, summoned by one of the bosses in Razorfen Kraul.

On the subject of Spirit Beast lookalikes, though, here's a better looking Bird of Prey you can easily get in Stonetalon Mountains: Emerald Spirit. They're rather common in the Elven ruins south of Sun Rock Retreat, and they look awesome.