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Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure
Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure
Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure
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Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure

Written by David Rosenfelt

Narrated by Jeff Steitzer

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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When best-selling mystery writer David Rosenfelt and his family moved from Southern California to Maine, he thought he had prepared for everything. They had mapped the route, brought three GPSs for backup, as well as refrigerators full of food, and stoves and microwaves on which to cook them. But traveling with 25 dogs turned out to be a bigger ordeal than he anticipated, despite RVs, the extra kibble, volunteers (including a few readers), and camping equipment.

Rosenfelt recounts the adventure of moving his animal companions across the United States with humor and warmth, and tells the tale of how he and his wife became passionate foster parents for rescue dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation and successfully placing several thousand dogs with loving families.

David Rosenfelt, a native of Paterson, NJ, is a graduate of NYU. He was a former marketing president for Tri-Star Pictures before becoming a novelist. Narrator Jeff Steitzer has appeared on Broadway in "Inherit The Wind" and "Mary Poppins" in regional threaters around the country, and is the Multiplayer Announcer for all HALO video Games.

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LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 23, 2013
ISBN9781593166601
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David Rosenfelt

DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award-winning author of more than twenty Andy Carpenter novels, including One Dog Night, Collared, and Deck the Hounds; its spinoff series, The K-Team; the Doug Brock thriller series, which starts with Fade to Black; and stand-alone thrillers including Heart of a Killer and On Borrowed Time. Rosenfelt and his wife live in Maine with an ever-changing pack of rescue dogs. Their epic cross-country move with 25 of these dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation, is chronicled in Dogtripping.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    One of the funniest books I've ever read!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is a fun, quick, easy read. As someone whose active in rescue, it's interesting to hear a male's perspective, because as he mentions in the book, it is a very female dominated world. Rosenfelt has a good sense of humor throughout the whole book and clearly adores his dogs. While I wouldn't say I totally agree with every sentiment that he expressed regarding shelters/rescuing, etc. on the whole I really enjoyed the read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love the Andy Carpenter series, and think I'll enjoy them even more now. The fictional character is definitely an extension of the author himself! As an animal lover, sometimes to the point of being a bit crazy, I thoroughly enjoyed this account and wish I'd read it sooner. With senior, special needs pets of my own, I feel like I've been trying tobprepare myself for their passing for at least the last year. Hearing these heartfelt accounts, really helped with my perspective. Thank you for sharing!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved it. Great book, great humor, fantastic writing and filled with so much love for dogs.
    Looking forward to my next good read from David Rosenfelt.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    David and Debbie take dog love to a whole new level. When it came time for Debbie to retire they decide that Maine is the place to be. It will only take a caravan to move 25 dogs and the volunteers.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I have read every David Rosenfelt book, I love mysteries and dogs, so he is definitely among my favorite authors. I however resisted this one because I knew there would be a sad ending or two regarding the dogs he and Debbie have rescued; but David puts this into perspective for the reader and instead of feeling sad, I felt happy for the beautiful life they gave to these dogs. This is a funny, clever, and enlightening book for anyone who wants to know what it is like to live with multiple dogs. We have 5, we have had as many as 8, and I can totally relate to many of the stories. I love old dogs, big dogs, and rescue dogs so this was the perfect book! I would and will recommend it to all of my dog lunatic friends. I plan on buying several copies for gifts. I am only sorry I waited so long to read this book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Really enjoyed this book !Yes, it is a little repetitive and Yes, the chapters are extremely short. I think the author could have definitely expanded his chapters by telling more about the animals instead of just little blurbs. Regardless, it was a fun, feel good story that made me wish I had been part of the adventure :)
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    As a passionate dog-rescue cheerleader, I was eager to read Rosenfelt's account of pulling up roots and moving from Southern California to New England with his wife--and twenty-five dogs! (The cover illustration is darling!) He gathered together a few friends, and several folks he'd never met, who volunteered to go along for the ride. He intersperses the chapters narrating the trip with chapters which profile some of his most memorable canine friends from over the years. This was an entertaining quick read, especially apt for those of us who know "rescue". The writing was a little disappointing to me--there were irritating grammatical errors that distracted me (lay/lie, for instance) and kept me from enjoying it as much as I might have. (The man earns a living as a novelist--why is his writing in this narrative so sloppy?) Overall, a fun book for doglovers!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Despite being a cat lover, I found that I really enjoyed this tale of the amazing adventure Rosenfelt and the other members of the Woofabago adventure had. This book was easy and fun to read, and I found that I really enjoyed how the author flashed back and forth between telling the reader about some of his memorable dogs and discussing the actual trip. I was amazed at how much Rosenfelt and his wife did to save all of these dogs. I had mentioned being a cat lover, and I had adopted my own kitty at a shelter and have to give them credit for being able to save so many dogs. I also really enjoyed reading about the different personalities of these dogs. Overall this book was such a fabulous read that I would most definitely recommend for any animal lover. I also plan to check out the author's Andy Carpenter series that was mentioned in this book.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Enjoyed the stories about individual dogs more than the trip details. Too bad the author kills the snake. How can someone care so much for one kind of animal and tell an upbeat anecdote about killing another species?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The title of this tale says it all, well, nearly all. 25 mostly large dogs, along with 11 volunteers who are mostly strangers to each other but who were brought together by a couple who really don’t look insane but at least one seems to be leaning in that direction, are all stuffed into 3 pretty big RVs which they drive (the people, not the dogs, that would be silly) from California to Maine. Easy-peasy? Well, no, but certainly worth the effort. You will think you are on the trip along with David Rosenfelt, his wife Debbie, and all the others, but you may be very glad you weren’t. Much planning went into this cross-country trek, but still, things went wrong. Interspersed with the travelogue are the stories of the canines themselves. Heart-warming and humorous, this book is purebred entertainment from the first page to the last. Even if you aren’t lucky enough to have a four footed, furry friend in your life, you can be lucky enough to read about them – just open this book and get started on the adventure.

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