He's right, plus the tooltip isn't very good. It actually always does much more damage than what the tooltip shows. Because it hits with three ticks, and the attack gets 1 more damage per tick per level, this ability becomes quite powerful. I wouldn't worry too much about breaking sheep since it's "AoE" is of very limited ranged. With the good damage, excellent attacks, and the ability to dive, he makes a great PvP pet since health and armor don't really matter in PvP (most people don't outright attack pets)

I have fallen in love with mine, I actually use him more than my Ravager!