Teaching him had taken some effort, but he picked up on things surprisingly fast.

[a little training here, a little training there and they ended up with a dog who could use a dagger better than some humans.]

He can read the flow of a battle decently well and realizes easily enough when another party member requires aid.

[and then you get items tossed at you from a dog. nothing spices up edible items like a little dog drool, right? despite that fact, it's still fairly handy to have around.]