....Kim Reed!

How long have you been with APB?
About 4 years now

Why did you sign up to work with the group?
I adopted my first dog, Barty from APB.  About six months later, my husband and I decided we wanted another dog.  We naturally went straight to APB and after some consideration, we decided to foster rather than adopt.   That way,  Barty would have a playmate and we could offer a loving home to a dog until it found it's forever home!  Win-Win situation!!

What kind of things do you do with APB?
I foster a dog named Celeste!  LOL...she's been with us for a very long time and hasn't yet found her forever home but we've got our fingers crossed on the perfect home!!  I also help out with fund-raisers and do some transportation of dogs as well.

What's your favorite kind of dog, and would it be your favorite kind of dog to foster?
My favorite breed of dog is Rottweiler, they are cuddly, sweet natured and just all around great dogs! I'd say I've really enjoyed the rottweilers I've fostered but I also REALLY love to foster Newfoundlands'. Newfies are so gentle, sweet and beautiful!! I love them!!

What's your most memorable foster/volunteer experience?
I had this foster dog named Norah, she was a Newfie who was about 6-7 years old. She came to me in really rough shape. She could hardly walk due to arthritis and an ouchie on her paw, had entropian, was heartworm positive, had a couple lumps on her neck and had a horrible case of Kennel cough, it was so bad she was sneezing blood. I didn't know if she would make it into a forever home when I got her to my house. APB had her treated for heartworm, took care of the lumps on her neck, had her spayed, treated her for kennel cough, paid for pain medication for her arthritis and just fixed her up. She was finally comfortable and was then adopted by a WONDERFUL family who took great care of her for another two years. She did make her way to the bridge with her family by her side and knowing that many people cared for her. What a wonderful experience!

If you should share one doggie lesson with folks, what would it be?
Just one lesson? I guess it would be that dogs do have feelings. They can sense when you're upset, sad or happy. They are not possessions, rather members of a family and should be treated as though they have feelings and are valuable members of a family. If everyone treated their pets this way, there would be far less homeless animals and less euthanasia of those homeless pets.

Anything else you'd like to share with us?