I’m training to be a what?! A long time ago in a land far away, a Goldendoodle name Charming entered our lives. He was a recovery-canine of sorts for the Child (after a rescue effort gone awry) and the two quickly became inseparable. yep , we did the stroller to avoid Parvo. They played together.  She hauled him all over California. He became her ever-present sidekick. He was unflaggingly loving, gentle and, well, muppet-like and became fast-friends with everyone he encountered. Why hello! I’m Charming. Right around this time the Child encountered bumps in learning to read.  Nothing major, yet I longed for a FUN way for her to practice the skill which didn’t entail hours of reading aloud to me