Adjudicating the Animal Companion

[Arrowhawk]

As I said before, I have read the animal companion rules several times. I already know that bonus HD granted from being a companion does not count towards increasing an animals size. What I did was increase the eagle's size before I befriended it (I'm a player and a DM in a rotation of 3 DMs). It was during my internet surfing that I discovered that the prospective companion cannot be an advanced animal when you acquire it.

Then the obvious answer is to have the animal leave the Ranger/Druid's companionship. I don't buy the argument, "If it doesn't break the game, then allow it." Why? Because it's virtually impossible to "break" a game where the DM can adjust to just about anything. My attitude is that unless there is a compelling reason to change something e.g. The no dex penalty being totally inconsistent with itself, then we tend to leave the rules as is.

 

[kitcik]

If Arrowhawk says it ain't broke, don't fix it...

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

If you were asking before doing this if it could be done by RAW< the answer would simply be "No".

Since you already did it before you knew the rule, and you're asking what you should do now, the answer is "Ask your DM". If he or she is cool with it, groovy.