Thank you for submitting your report regarding Pet Hotbar functionality with a game controller. We appreciate that you have taken time out of your day and away from playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn to let us know about this trouble so we can improve the experience of playing the game. If you feel this issue should be addressed in future updates, we would appreciate it if you could post this issue in our Feedback Forums located here:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/665