But this time, he’s happy–eager, even–to take the case that’s just come his way. “Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter usually tries to avoid taking on new cases at all costs. My first dog, Lou, came when I was about 11 months old, and, except for college, I have always had at least one dog.Ĭurrently, we have only two-and, yes, both are rescues.Description The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by David Rosenfelt Those of us who love dogs will find Rosenfelt’s recollections bring a few tears, and a lot of smiles.Īnd as a consummate dog lover myself, I also know the power of bonding with a dog. Spoiler alert: everyone made it just fine.ĭogtripping also is the tale of the beginnings of his dog rescue foundation, which is named after Tara, the beloved golden who lives on in Rosenfelt’s novels. But he was traveling with 25 dogs and he was in for an adventure.

He had GPSes, RVs for transit, and loads of food. When he started the relocation of his pack, Rosenfelt thought he had planned for every turn. Rosenfelt discusses his love of dogs, how he got into rescuing, and how he moved his family and those 25 dogs from Southern California to Maine in Dogtripping.Ī funny, insightful memoir, Dogtripping shows how the best plans can go awry when humans, and, well, dogs, too, are in the mix. Rosenfelt and Myers rescue dogs, especially golden retrievers, and try to find them homes.īut if they can’t find new homes, well, these dogs have a forever home with them. Of course, that number could be completely different today. Yes, 25 dogs, all of which he and his wife, Debbie Myers, have taken in as rescues. In the novels, Andy owns just one dog-a golden retriever named Tara, who is named after Rosenfelt’s own Tara.īut the author David Rosenfelt doesn’t own a single dog. Without getting too sentimental or cutesy, Rosenfelt shows in each of the Andy Carpenter novels how our bonds with dogs can change our lives.Īndy’s rescue sideline never overwhelms the plot but it is a part of this character and makes him who he is. Hounded is one of the best novels in Rosenfelt’s series. The dog is no problem-Andy often does rescue and fostering of dogs-but a child, well, that’s another matter.

In Hounded, the latest novel in this series, Andy is asked to take in the eight-year-old son of a murder victim and the boy’s basset hound, Sebastian. In each of the 12 novels in this series, Rosenfelt works in a love of dogs as the canines have something to do with the plot. You can tell this from his involving novels about lawyer Andy Carpenter. David Rosenfelt is the consummate dog lover.

Dogtripping by David Rosenfelt