Agree, pets need a rework.They need an unnerf. For a while now they have been pretty much ornamental.
Wolves do in RL attack slow, hit hard, step back and look for weakness. Till their prey is bleeding and lame they will continue to hit hard and back off. But once they see their prey is weak they will attack relentlessly, till they take damage.
RARELY will a lone wolf attack. In game they should just follow till there are enough they feel they can over power you. They should hunt and howl for more wolves, you should feel you are being hunted.
As a follower they should see you as the lead wolf and follow your attacks, they should aid by back attacking while you engage the enemy but shouldn’t attack on their own unless ordered.
If they rework the pets I hope they do their best to keep them some what realistic.