Most creatures are sentient and I would not call all hunter pets mindless beasts as some of the families belong to species that in our world are rather intelligent.
If they are sapient though is another question.
But then again, is all dragons in warcraft sapient?
Not all “dragons” are part of the dragonflights or connected to the aspects.
So I wouldn’t be surprised if we will see some “dragon-like” creatures that will be tameable hunter pets.
As for nicking Alex’s babies I wouldn’t hold my breath.