I do wonder if they will keep Kim on. She made a lot of references to the show being good for her, encouraging her (and fans encouraging her) to keep her sobriety, how the show "saved her" and such. I wonder if Bravo is reluctant to let her go...she seems to be in a vulnerable place right now with her youngest having left for college.
She probably feels she's missed out on a lot of Kimberly's life when she was drinking and just as she gets sober, it's off to college for Kimberly. I hope she has something going on in her life besides her dog.