The Problems of a Solo Hunter in Classic WOW

The Solo MMO Player says that hunters and their pets have a lot of moving parts in Classic WOW.  Petopia explains it best.  This page is particularly helpful as it explains how to tame wild pets, learn their abilities and transfer those to other pets.
https://www.wow-petopia.com/classic/differences.php

Basically you have to tame a pet that is your level or lower, then feed and level it.  You have to train it in the abilities you've chosen by spending training points, and those abilities must be leveled in rank as your pet levels.  Fortunately you can only have three pets in Classic or you would lose your mind trying to keep it all straight.  Follow the links in Petopia above to help you figure this all out.

WOWhead also has charts that tell you what your pet will eat, and organizes pets by whether they are better at offense or defense or whether they do ok in both.
https://classic.wowhead.com/guides/classic-wow-hunter-pets

Icy Veins has a great chart that compares DPS among the various pet types.
https://www.icy-veins.com/wow-classic/hunter-dps-pets-guide

Good luck and happy hunting!

P.S.  If you are an experienced hunter, these BBB articles are for you.
https://thebigbearbutt.com/2007/08/30/kitty-burst-dps-and-you/

https://thebigbearbutt.com/2007/08/24/from-the-mailbag-mangle/

https://thebigbearbutt.com/2007/08/18/so-should-i-get-cranky-in-my-first-post/

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The Basics of Training (Spells, Abilities, Professions)

WOW Insider just posted an article that summarizes all aspects of training for new players.  There are links to lists of class trainer locations, hints on how to train dual specs, and information about riding, weapons and professions trainers.  This is a good reference article, up to date as of Patch 3.2.
http://www.wow.com/2009/11/18/wow-rookie-training-up/#continued

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Testing Your DPS on a Dummy UPDATED

Note: this is not about testing DPS on the dummies who like to sit on a mailbox.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/22/wow-rookie-whats-my-dps/

UPDATE:  Things to consider when testing.
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/10/some-comments-on-testing/

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