I clearly remember that Shaman & Beastlord animal pets could both dual wield if they were of the appropriate monster level (same as the lvl 24 mage pet summon lowest level) and they were given a pair of 1h weapons. This was either at the start of Luclin or very, very soon after release. I'm 100% positive of this. I am not certain if Shaman pets had this ability anytime during Velious, or if it was available sometime near the game's launch and then patched to give the "(pet name) bites" mechanic / message instead.
I have a gut feeling though that if Shaman pets could dual wield when given weapons earlier into the game before Luclin, it would have generated posts and guides telling shaman to do it because when Magician pets were finally given the ability to hold weapons at the same time the pet attack speed mechanic was normalized, it showed up in posts very frequently.
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