How are pet talents like pet skills?
Although pet skills and pet talents are obtained very differently, they are functionally very similar — once you’ve got them! Both end up in your pet’s Spellbook. Both include both active and passive abilities. Active skills and active talents can both be dragged to your pet’s action bar and they can both be manually cast or left on auto-cast for the pet to use as it likes. You can learn more about using pet skills and pet talents in Patch 3.0 FAQ – Pet Care.