Hudson was rescued by B.O.N.E.S. from a bad situation in Limington, ME. After the gentleman called 911 (and subsequently passed away), the local ACO found 20 dogs living in squalid conditions.
B.O.N.E.S. took most of them and found them new homes. Overall, Hudson was in very good shape but when he had his physical, they found a serious mast cell tumor in his nose. As much as possible was removed.
B.O.N.E.S. wanted to find a wonderful home for Hudson and we did. John is a long-haul trucker that had lost his beagle companion of 13 years. He wanted a new companion. Luckily John found Hudson (or Hudson found John). It was a wonderful match. Hudson reported in regularly, and we share his "Chronicles" on this page.
Hi everyone, just checking in since the last time. We just got back from a trip out to the west coast. The plan was to get out to Phoenix, where there was a fire truck that had to be taken to Trenton, ME. John already had a car lined up to load in Naples, ME that was going to Breckenridge, CO. So, all John had to do was fill out the trailer. Not as simple as it sounds. Things have been really slow in the northeast for quite some time. John loaded the car on Wednesday, and Friday he had found a couple partials to fill out the trailer. One in Albany, NY, and one in Harrisburg, PA. Well, Friday afternoon, John was told the Albany load had been canceled. So, we went down to PA and loaded the partial on Monday morning. That afternoon, he had booked a load for Wednesday, in Michigan, headed to Denver. It was a few hundred miles out of route to get it, but the rate was good, and it went to Denver, right in line with Breckenridge.
We made our two deliveries in Colorado, on Friday, and had a nice ride across Colorado over the weekend for our final delivery in Phoenix, that following Monday. We got to Wolf Creek Pass, on Friday night and had a beautiful sunrise breakfast Saturday morning. Those times make all the hardships almost worth it.
John had been looking for something to go with the fire truck, and had been watching a Humvee that had been posted the previous week. Every day, the rate had gone up. The load disappeared on Thursday, so John decided to start looking for other options. On Friday, the load was back, at a thousand dollars higher than it had first started out at, on Monday. Well, even John is smart enough to book the load before it goes away a second time.
We made our final delivery in Phoenix, on Monday and headed to San Diego, where the humvee was located. After we loaded the humvee, we headed back to get the fire truck. We happened to be in the southwest during the hottest time of the summer. The temps. were in the 115 degree range. On the way back from San Diego, it was 119. It was so hot that I had to walk in the shade. It took me a couple times to figure this out. John would put me down in the shade where it didn't have as many good smells as other places. As soon as I got in the sun, I Wouldn't be able to stand it, so John would scoop me up and put me back in the shade. After a couple tries, I figured it out. I'm glad the AC worked in the truck! It couldn't keeps things inside cold, but it was bearable in the truck.
Anyway, Wednesday morning, John loaded the fire truck, and after getting it all chained down, they even offered to let him use their shower. I don't know who was happier, him or me. He can get pretty stinky.
We had a good trip home and when we got to Trenton, the whole fire department was there to greet us. There were cameras flashing and video cameras going, and I even got some attention. After all, I am a beagle. John set up his ramps, blocks, and planks, and with all the people watching, unloaded the fire truck without scraping, bumping or scratching anything! He looked like a professional!. The first thing they did with their new toy was to turn on all the lights and sirens not just once, but every single fireman got in and took his/her turn. Just like a bunch of kids. It was actually fun to watch.
After that, we headed up to Limestone, ME where the humvee was going in for a complete overhaul and a facility that rebuilds military equipment.
That about covers it all for now.
Hudson, the semi-beagle
