HEARTBREAK KENNEL: THE TRUE STORY OF MAX AND HIS BREEDER

Nearly one hundred Labrador retrievers, many sick or dying, are discovered one hot summer day in a rural Colorado field. They’ve been abandoned by Dodie Cariaso, a college-educated woman from an upper middle-class Midwestern family. What drove this tragedy? Former journalist and prosecutor Cary Unkelbach unfolds a riveting account of how Dodie’s early success as a talented potter devolves into unimaginable neglect. Along the way, Cary gives animal lovers everywhere insight into the pitfalls and responsibilities of dog ownership through uplifting tales of Max, a Labrador from Dodie’s kennel, who finds his forever home with the author’s family. Heartbreak Kennel will shock you but will also give you a wealth of information for the canines in your life.

TESTIMONIALS:

“Cary Unkelbach has told a true story, as suspenseful as any mystery, as emotional as a romance novel, and as intense as her sense of justice . . . ”
—— Julie Sturman, Julie Brown’s Directory to Labrador Retriever Pedigrees 1971-2010 and AKC Breeder of Merit

“Cary’s extensive experience as a prosecutor and civil trial attorney is reflected in her writing style and presentation of this meticulously researched and engrossing true story.”
—— Thomas J. Curry, District Court Judge (Retired), 18^th Judicial District, Colorado

“Fast-paced book . . . reads like a novel . . . If everyone read this book before they adopt or buy their next canine, I might be able to retire from the world of dog rescue!”
—— Polly Kruse, Safe Harbor Lab Rescue board member and Labrador owner

By: Cary Unkelbach
Formats: Paperback and eBook
Pages: 344
Price: $17.95 print, $9.99 eBook
ISBN: 978-1-7349222-0-2, 978-1-7349222-1-9
Publication date: 8/28/2020, 9/17/2020
Pets/Dogs; Biographies and Autobiographies; True Crime
Available at: Amazon, through Ingram, OverDrive, bibliotheca, Baker & Taylor, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and Rakuten kobo

Contact: cunkelbach95@aol.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Cary is a lifelong Labrador retriever devotee/owner and writes a monthly blog about dogs at https://www.caryunkelbach.com/