As much as i hated to do it i got the henchmen trinket and now use it in arenas when i pug, since they will be taking away my mr boo soon. So the devs big fix for removing pets has had at least a net increase of 2.
i had fun when they first came out, but the novelty quickly turned into hatred. fact is home turf stuff is way over the top as far as pvp goes, it diminishes what should be a contest between PLAYERS, not who can summon a small army first. i long for the days in pvp were you could actually target an opponent