Fights with a dagger. Truthfully, I'm still uncertain how things lead up to him learning but he has.

[one thing lead to another and now there's a dagger-wielding dog who can steal in their party. he's pretty damn good with that dagger, too. best canine ally a guy could ever ask for.]

As for the breed, the name of it escapes me but he's a large, blue-grey dog should that help identify it.

[since, you know, large and blue dogs are that common in other worlds.]