you got two already, why not one more?

Rolling a barrel across the ground was getting easy, between him and the girls he had it down to a fine art... but on water? Well, it might have been a silly skill to practice in winter, but the boy wasn't exactly known for his smarts. He was finally on a roll when a call came from the edge of the Estuary and he lost his balance, falling into the water with an almighty splash. The girls dove in to help him push the barrel to the... barely more solid ground, and he shook the bulk of the water from his pelt before he jumped up, rolling towards their company, his tail waving in greeting at his back.

She looked like two wolves had been smooshed together in the womb, it made him smile. "'Ow can we help yer?" He leapt down with a flourish and a dramatic bow, chicks liked this sort of thing, right? He gave his girls a sidelong glance and they barked their encouragement, or at least he hoped that was what it was...

"speech"