Utrecht
First Post
The Retreiver seems a might high - I would put it on par with the Sighthound. (and I would bump the sighthound spot up to +5 to compensate for the lost scent feat- or better yet, give them skill focus, spot)
Additionally, your estimates seem fine for a 1 on 1 battle. However, the true CR bump would come from using them in conjuntion with other creatures. I would suggest that using a sighthound with a abdn of orcs dramatically increases the CR of the Orcs since the *should* be aware of the PC before the PCs become aware of of the orcs, allowing them to get a surprise round in...... but this is a failing of the CR system and not your esimtates....
edit to better distinguish my comments on retreivers and sighthounds.
Additionally, your estimates seem fine for a 1 on 1 battle. However, the true CR bump would come from using them in conjuntion with other creatures. I would suggest that using a sighthound with a abdn of orcs dramatically increases the CR of the Orcs since the *should* be aware of the PC before the PCs become aware of of the orcs, allowing them to get a surprise round in...... but this is a failing of the CR system and not your esimtates....
edit to better distinguish my comments on retreivers and sighthounds.
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