"Woof, woof, bark..." Wags tail wildy.
Starts laughing loudly, "Sorry, lame attempt at humor.. yes, I can talk, and thank you for the welcome. I have just gotten use to doing for myself, not many seem eager to help one like me."
Pads in towards the wolf-ish one casually, looking around at the area. "What is this place, if I may ask?