Find literally any duo partner and stop having to worry about this.
If you're intent on soloing and having pet engage from the start and don't like pet taking xp mages have it much better. Pet reagents are cheaper to buy and easier to get, the pet spell is faster to cast (i think) and the mage summon lines are frankly just more friendly for it (ie fire pet with big innate DS).
But really ... find a duo partner.
Functionally solo for solo necros have it better. I'd generally just treat my pet like a dot and root the mob with low level, load up with some dots and a baby snare. When low level root dropped fear and send in pet. Straight up fear kiting the pet is fairly likely to steal your xp unless you wait to send it in.
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