The Animal Bond talent or skill creates a bond of trust between an animal and a character. The character must work with the animal a week prior to each use of Animal Bond, treating the animal well during this time. The character then makes an Animal Bond test against the animals social or spell defense, whichever is higher.
After the character has successfully used this talent one time, the animal takes a neutral attitude ("live and let live") towards him or her. The second success makes the animal friendly enough to the character that he will play with the character. The character can not further attached to the animal until he or she improves Animal Bond to rank 4. Once the character has Animal Bond at rank 4 or more,  he can begin to train the animal. When training becomes possible, a successful use of Animal Bond makes the animal loyal to the character as long as the character remains loyal in return. The animal willingly takes risks for the character and expects appropriate rewards for doing so. (This is more easily accomplished than for human friends, all a dog really wants is affection and food) A loyal animal will accompany a character on adventures if the character so desires.