Is it just me or are tamed creatures more stupid?

[Terus Magnus]

my tamed creatures (summons, tamed, henchies) never really "guard" me. I remember back in the day they would actually attack anything that was targetting me, now I can barely get them to attack something on command.

[Agata]

I think there was a difference between "all guard" and "all guard me", try both and see which one works best.