...or NOT.
i've been dwelling on this for a while. how many times have i decided firmly on a specific pet for a specific moment, yet have had to flip through the many pages of my alphabetically sorted list of companions to try and find it? 10 pages worth of pets starts to become a bit of a headache, right?
there are probably plenty of addons that make sorting and filtering vanity pets easier and less of a hassle, but the easiest fix would be if blizzard added a search feature to the companion window, much like the crafting profession window. it would remove the need to scroll through them all just to find one, and it wouldn't require an extra download for an addon that probably has too many bells and whistles for most people's tastes.
or maybe it's just me. i've always been inclined to use the simplest, most user-friendly, and basic addons or features available, so i can't speak for the rest of the pet collecting community.
maybe everyone else is ok with the current set up and i just need to learn how to deal with it better.
remind me to memorize the order in which my vanity pets are listed. i'll get right on that...