I'm playing a ranger and really loving the class. I have the bear for my companion and he feel like a perfect fit. . . except when I'm in town. It seems so strange to me to go into the inn with a giant freaking bear and no one seems to react to it at all. Is there some way to have him wait outside or at the edge of town? I suppose this would screw with balance if a fight breaks out in an inn but it just seems strange to me that I can bring the bear into people's homes etc. with no consequence.

Maybe rangers are common enough that this happens all the time and people are just used to it.

In the end it's a fantasy game, having a bear pet might not be the same thing as it is in our world (although some crazy russians seems to have bear pets IRL too). If you compare the game to real life I would get shocked seeing a godlike walking into a bar as well