Endgame Summoner -- Garuda

[SenKoyo]

Thanks for posting this, anything that lets me understand the ins and outs of this class is welcome.

I feel like such a newb with a pet class. I've only ever been a straight caster in most games, and I feel silly since I've just had the pet on Sic. Now that I'm preparing for end game, is it recommended that I place the pet on Obey and manually input commands? I had been ignoring it since it triggered the GCD - is this a situational thing only?