[MNBlockHead]

Thanks for the clarification. I'll have to play around with these options some more. In this instance, however, I still decided to add the dogs as NPC allies in the same POR. The reason for this is that I use some pet-action rules from an ENWorld article. By creating them as an NPC it was easier for me to add the feats to them. Maybe I can do this with hirelings/mounts, but, as I said, I need to play around with these options some more to get more comfortable with them. Adding as NPCs to the characters POR is working well for me for now.