Lmao.. this is suppose to be a forum about the gear set, but since i found all the arguments about talent specs and pets so very amusing i had to give my two cents:
I am a MM hunter and I was in a UBRS raid group the other day when low and behold i was asked by two of the lvl 70s (I myself only being a 65 noob) to dismiss my pet:0  I dismissed myself and my pet from the raid! I live and die by my pet, he is as important to me as my bow.  I am very much aware of how to use my pet, ie:turning growl/taunt off and on when appropriate to make sure not to pull aggro off tanks and what not.  The only time my pet gets me into trouble is when the main tank sucks a$$, which really isnt my pet's fault. So to any of you hunters out there regardless of you spec, if you wanna try running instances without your pet, why dont you also try running them without your bow/crosbow/gun instead? Your a Hunter for pete's sake, the pet is part of your class, learn to use it, learn to love it! Or you could always reroll a warrior then whine when a hunter's pet pulls aggro off you. Lol