I am not quite sure the exact number you start with. I think it is 10. Wookies get a bonus of 5 points. There are two things. Max level of pets and max number of pets. At master a CH can control 3 pets at once. As you heard from the other posts. You get control of 1 creature at novice, Somene on that tree is a skill that lets you control 2 and then as i said at master its 3. So lets say you have 40 max pet levels and you can control 2 pets at once. If you have a greater sludge panther that is pet level 22 and a another that is the same level. You will not be able to use both at once since that total is 44 and you max is 40. You just have to make sure that both pets dont add up to a number that is greater then the level you can control. I am a master CH and i use a mauler, level 35, a GSP at level 22 and a mount at level 19. I have a max level of pets at 70 and a max pet number at 3. Things like rancors are level 50 and up. Before the new patch. The game did not take into account the total number, Just the number of the pet and how many you could use. So you could use three rancors at once but they nerfed that. I hope that cleared any questions up. And to know your level jsut look at contrl-s. And look under "my skill mods" and scroll down till yo usee max level of pets and max number of pets.
Vogia, Bria.