Yes he is! And I saw his mother when I went to the lake for the training! Well...I actually saw her before that when I talked to Silver in the Network post they did about the eggs. She sprayed him with both ink and water, but they are still friends.

[Diarmuid pauses a moment to whisper some comforting words to his horsea and then looks over at the puppies and scolds them.]

Don't growl! He is trying to be friends with you too!