Goodbye, Compact Dog
b. ~June 1994; Gotcha Day Feb 14, 1995; d. Dec 23, 2006

An era passed for the owners of The Canine Club; we sent our beloved CD to the Rainbow Bridge. The long version will be developed as we have time and energy to add to it. CD, which later came to stand for Compact Dog, was the fork in the road which led us here to The Canine Club. Most trainers have that one special dog, whose wants and needs (CD was an Akita/Pit mix - breeds neither of us had any experience with, but had heard lots about) encourage them to learn ever more about dog behavior and training. Compact Dog was that special canine for us. He was also the first pet that Robin and Greg got together as a family. He set us on this path and was our first family pet, thus the passing of an era. CD taught us so many things and graciously (most of the time :-) allowed us to make mistakes and learn from them - over and over. Compact Dog, you will be constantly missed until we meet again at the Rainbow Bridge.

CD enjoying his retirement days in the office of The Canine Club, circa 2005
Photograph by David Jensen of Alaska Pet-ography

Compact Dog at the Rainbow Bridge
artwork by Adrea Gibbs

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