When we first took dash (Dasher, a reindeer pup)  home he didn’t talk for a few weeks, we thought he was a mute. Eventually he learned his own voice and is using it for good use 🙂 He learned to walk on a leash, sit, stay, shake, lay down, and catch. Our boy is a huge cuddle bug and burrows right between my husband and I any chance he gets. He’s currently learning to get comfortable with the water! We love him to death and he gives us so much love in return.