Since the goal of these pets seem to be to add a small amount of sustained dps to these two classes could they be made immune to riposte and AE spells? They have around 100hp so this change wouldn't make them tanking powerhouses by any means
As a Cleric I like to use them for a little bit of added dps but find they die way too quickly, and while any dps is nice their damage isn't enough to warrant making a tank position the mobs back to them on every pull.