TRANSPORTERS TESTIMONIALS

You can help BAR by volunteering to transport Boxers to their Foster Homes.  Every weekend, BAR volunteers drive countless miles to get scared shelter dogs and confused owner surrenders to their waiting foster homes.  Without our transporters we could not provide the kind of foster care that we are so well known for.  Please consider giving just a few hours every once in a while when you see a transport posted in your geographical area.  We're sure that you will find it a VERY REWARDING experience.

WARNING:  Transporting Boxers can be Habit Forming!! 

Following are some comments from our wonderful transporters that you will enjoy reading.

From Kristi 9/13/03:
Today was my first-ever transport. I do a lot of phone interviews and letter/article-writing and some home visits, but today I was
venturing into new territory on two fronts -- transporting and visting Middletown, NY for the first time all in the same day! 
I was pretty worried about three things...the weather (stupid Hurricane Isabelle), my car (an 11-year-young, 122,000 mile-er), and
the traffic on the Cross Bronx Expressway.
I think some of our friends at the Rainbow Bridge were with me today, because I made it to Bayside in 29 minutes (it should have taken at least 45), my car did just fine, and the weather held out.
And I got the pleasure of bringing 'shelter girl' to the next leg of her journey. What a sweetie! Skinny as anything, with the saddest
look on her adorable face, but I'm sure Mary will fix that right up! 
Four hours and 160 miles later, I'm hooked. If there are any new members of the group who haven't yet transported, please try it --
it's very rewarding.
And like Michele said, what else would you be doing? All those fun and ever-so-rewarding household chores will still be waiting when you get home (Michele -- I'm paraphrasing!).
Kristi
Communications and Publicity Liaison

From Debbie 6/15/03:
I have to tell you all my experience doing my first transport today was great and almost strange.  I had mentioned how I wanted to do this with my Dad in mind.  Well my brother decided to come with me as he knew I was nervous going it alone the first time.  On the way home we decided to stop in Bayside, Queens where we lived before moving out on the island and where my mom met and married my dad (who was not my bio dad).  So going there we go past this area that has a pond and it was so strange like an instant flashback in my head.  There was this place when I was younger that my dad took me to a couple of times.  As young as I was I still remember what we spoke about the two times we were there, but I could never remember where the place was but I could totally envision it in my mind.  As weird as this sounds part of one of the conversations was him teaching me about water rats!!  LOL, that was my dad for ya.   Over the years I recalled the outings there but had no idea where it was.  When I drove past this pond I realized this was the spot that was a blank to me for so long!  It was so strange and yet comforting cause I finally now knew where this was that we had some step-father/daughter : ) talks.  Then we go to the actual area where our apartments were and we're driving around looking at everything and then I pull up into the back where the parking lot is and just happened to stop to take one last look at everything in the back and my brother says to me, Debbie do you realize you just stopped at the exact parking spot that Dad used to park his old Falcon??  I had no idea, but he remembered the number of the spot and the location.  Then some of you might know my first encounter with a boxer was in Queens when my girlfriend and I used to walk this huge beauty of a boxer (back in the days when they were taller - or maybe just seemed so tall cause I was so little) for this elderly woman in our building.  I remember begging her to keep her dog, lol!!!   So I'm driving and took a different road out of the neighborhood and and I stop and straight ahead is the exact spot we used to enter the woods to walk this boxer!  At first I'm thinking why am I so drawn to looking at that spot and then I remembered.  The trees were so much bigger now, but it was the spot and I could tell.  This might all sound crazy to you, but I had a great trip down memory lane today and I swear we weren't alone.  I also have to say, not sure how great I'll be at transporting cause honestly I just wanted to cancel the rest of the legs and bring him home!

From Michele 6/15/03:
Well my husband Doug joined me on the transport yesterday.  And let me tell you it was GREAT!!! Tyson was such a doll!!  There is just no other way to describe him!!!!  We really enjoyed the time we spent on the transport!!  If you haven't done one yet -- do it!! You'll feel great!  Besides what else would you be doing?   Laundry, housework, yard work, chores????  That'll all still be there waiting for you to get it done eventually.  And you can't beat the great feeling you get knowing you helped a Boxer in need!  And it was great having the opportunity to meet fellow volunteers!  We're looking forward to having the opportunity to help out again!! 

From Andy & Susan 6/15/03:
 This was our first transport and it was so exciting and fun to do!  He was a GREAT dog and he will make someone or some family very happy.   What a LOVE!! I felt so bad because I could see and actually feel his sadness, so halfway to his next drop off I sat in back with him, gave him scratches and love.  He was such a happy boy when we met up with Nancy!  We look forward to doing this as often as we can.  Thank you for the opportunity and the GREAT feeling it gives you!