(edited by Stealth.6971)
Changing pet skills
The other skills the pet uses on its own, and they will be the same for all pets of the same family-type. So if the player isn’t using their F2 then all dogs would behave identically, all bears would behave alike, etc. Which sub-species you’ve chosen is only meaningful in how you trigger F2 and how the pet looks.
As to where to find more pets, you’ll need to find a green juvenile in the world and walk up to / interact with it. There are a list of available pets with links to their known locations on the wiki at: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Pets
I’ve found all of the pets now, personally, and have been trying to check/add locations on the wiki, so you should be able to get the complete set that way.
Happy hunting!
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