There is high ground with the turtles, for sure. The boat on the right side, for one.
Anyway, I don't think there is a problem with Huntsman. I love how it synergizes with hybrid mage/ranger gameplay.
As for the dogs, remember: they can't open and close doors xD. Also, they can't walk down ladders...but Larian, they should be able to jump off high ground and take falling damage and/or knockdown. It's so easy to teleport them onto a platform with only a ladder as an escape. Don't tell me that's cheesing...that's just a flawed aspect of game design.
