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 Everybody,
John and I just got back from a trip out west. This year is starting off very slowly, which comes as no surprise. We spent about two weeks home early February trying to find loads. While we were home, John decided to repair some cabinets under the kitchen sink. A friend of his came over to help. I have to admit, they actually looked like they knew what they were doing. All the measurements were exact and the cuts precise. As they were putting in the last piece, they moved one of the flexible water lines and it split! There was water shooting everywhere. John got the water shut off, and after a few minutes the pressure dropped and the water stopped spraying. Good thing all those pots and pans were handy. Fortunately, it was an easy fix.
A few days later we put together several partial loads going out to Ohio, Texas and California. It sure was nice to finally get out of all the snow and cold weather. We had a day to kill in El Paso, TX before we could deliver there. John was doing some work on the truck and I was watching a couple of dogs in the truck next to ours. Later in the day, we all happened to go out at the same time and found out there were 7 dogs in that one truck! They were all small dogs, but I'm sure glad I don't have to live in such cramped quarters. I've already done that once!
One problem I have out west is the burdock's that stick in my paws every time I take a step. I don't know how all the animals put up with them. Maybe I can talk John into buying me some of those precious booties I see the poodles wearing.
The next evening, we made it to Roswell, NM. We didn't see any aliens, except,maybe, some illegal aliens. We did see a spectacular sunset and later that evening, Venus right next to a crescent moon. The desert is a beautiful place, except for the burdock's!
Our first delivery was in Johnson City Tennessee, then Albany, NY, Berlin, CT, Rochester, NH and tomorrow, we finish in Fairfield, ME. John Has a Jeep that is going back out to California, And some Machinery going to Pennsylvania, so things are picking up a little bit. He still has to find something to fill the trailer from PA to CA.
The snow is melting fast here and the temps this weekend were up in the 50's. Lets hope spring is on the way.
Hudson
On the trip out, we saw a bus that had lost control in the snow and went through a guardrail. It was facing the wrong way out near the woods. As we got closer we could see the driver sitting in the drivers seat reading the paper. I wonder if he realized he ran off the road yet, or, was he looking for a new job.
