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.
Greetings from Raphine, VA, John and I are returning from a trip to Texas. We got some snow here overnight, I sure am looking forward to warm temps and sunshine! We did find ourselves down in Alabama and Mississippi last month and it sure was nice to get away from winter for a while! It was nice to be able to stick my head out the window again.
Several weeks ago John and I were up in Duluth, Minnesota, where we loaded a couple of control cabs coming back to Maine. The following Monday, John got a call from the manufacturer asking where he was. At the time we were half way across Pennsylvania. They had loaded the wrong cab on our trailer! One cab was correct and was going to Maine, but the other was supposed to go to Louisiana. There were lots of phone calls for the next hour or two while they all tried to come up with a solution. John had a partial load going to Texas, and offered to fill out the trailer and take the cab to Louisiana as well.
That's what we ended up doing. We found two more partials going to San Antonio, and Odessa TX. It sure was nice getting south into some warm temps! I was even able to scratch dirt after doing my business. What a feeling to have dirt under my claws again! One evening, we were parked in a picnic area in west Texas for the night. It was a beautiful night and John had the sleeper door open so we could enjoy the cool breeze. Next thing we know, a bat flew in to see what was happening. After a brief skirmish, John was able to herd the bat back outside. I've been keeping a close eye out for a change in behavior in John, especially fangs! So far so good.
After getting all the deliveries made, we headed for Ft Worth to pick up a conveyor going back to Maine. We lost a day When John found out he had get a Texas registration number in order to be able to obtain a Texas oversize permit. This took most of Thursday and half of Friday, trying to get to the right office or person. Typical bureaucratic red tape! He finally got it all done, got his oversize permit, and we are enjoying a nice, relaxing, legal trip home.
On a side note, I still wonder about humans. Just the other day, I overheard John talking to one of his friends, Norm. They were talking about me and Norm's dog Chew. Of all things, they were talking about our habits of how and where we go. You would think they would have better things to talk about. How about some privacy here. I guess that shows the maturity of those two.
I guess that's all for now, let's hope spring is on it's way!
Hudson, the semi-Beagle
