If Riot creates a strong pet AI, what's better that a champion with a permanent pet like a dog (or a giant dog or a wolf or any ground animal)? Strong pets with own AI is something that champion pool right now is lacking. I think a dog is the pet par excellence. The playstyle should be focused on cooperation with your pet.
Isn't something like this beautiful? (just for ispiration)
The interaction might be a combination of an Oriana ball where you tell it to "sick em" And a heimerdinger turret where it auto attacks on its own. Maybe an ult where you ride it into battle? A problem would be should it be targetable. I say yes, the dog has a life bar that can be depleted. Once depletes it disappears from battle. Maybe a passive or move that summons it back.
I actually have a concept for this!!! Maybe you'd be interested:
My friend and I designed a jungler that uses wolves. It might be sort of what you were thinking.
They kind of tried the ranger route with Quinn but it was executed rather poorly in my opinion. The interaction with Valor doesn't strike me visually even though it's at the core of her gameplay.
