How do I keep my pet from attacking?

When you're close enough to something and/or click on it, at the top middle of your screen, it will show the animal and its level/health. There's a little x on that icon, and if you click that it will untarget it. However, if you want your pet to not be there at all, go into the game menu, in personalization, and click on the pet. Go to the second icon, where you can choose which pet to have, and click the