Seeing you play bloodborne reminds me of my first time, little trick for the two doggos, they have a hard time fitting through the door to the shortcut house, good place to take a reprieve and heal before R2 spamming them in the doorway, just be sure to clear the house first.
I enjoy your content keep it up. All i can say with no spoilers is..bridge with two doggos is where ypu need to explore. Also free items all over the map if you explore every nook and crany
Serrated weapons do more damage on beasts. So the saw cleaver or saw spear. A good way to take out those big dudes is a full charged up r2 attack with the hunter axe and then a back step to avoid the attack. Hope this helps!