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,
John and I had a few weeks home time, due to very slow freight. We had a load set for California that fell through. After that, freight just dried up. We were able to look after three kids for some friends of Johns. They had their anniversary, so, John offered to take them overnight so their parents could have a nice quiet weekend. it was fun, but I didn't like sharing.
A few days later, we took a few bundles of lumber out to Tacoma and Vancouver Washington. the whole load would have fit in a pickup truck. The lumber mill is making a new product and needs testing done on the units. It was nice to have such a light weight load for a change. It would be like putting a 25 pound bag of dog food in the back of a pickup truck!
After we unloaded, we went to Portland, OR and loaded another army truck, this time headed to Florida. Along the way, we picked up some machinery in Tulsa, OK going to Florida as well. Once we unloaded, we picked up an antique cable operated backhoe that was about 55 years old. We delivered it to a man in Worcester, MA, whose father had one when he was young. It was fun seeing his excitement as we pulled into his yard. A kid with a new tonka truck!
We then went to Kittery where John borrowed his mothers car so he could go home. He had a Photo shoot with the local Newspaper! He has an AntiquHudsone truck that he has lit with Christmas lights for the last three years. Well, it seems that thepaper thinks it was neat enough to put in the paper, so he had to get his picture taken. I guess this is the time I give John his 15 minutes of fame. The Photos will be in the Lewiston Sun Journal Sunday, Dec. 14th. Click here to read it online.
After we got back to the truck and headed out, John's phone rang. His mother couldn't find her pocketbook! After searching the car and the area where the truck was parked,it was decided it must be back at the house...80 miles away. So, at 9:30 PM. John headed back to Durham in search of a pocketbook while I stayed with his mother. About 1 am. he returned with the pocketbook and he and I were off for Ohio. We didn't make it far before he had to get some sleep.
The next morning, we had driven for about an hour when he had some problems with the air system. The pressure was dropping, the brakes, suspension, and other items like wipers, horns, work off the air system. Since it was very cold, the probable cause was ice in the system. The solution is to pour alcohol into the airlines to disperse the ice and remove any water in the system. Easy fix until a certain truck driver breaks a fitting! Luckily, John has some friends, GOOD friends, in the area, who gave him a ride to get another fitting, and helped find where the problem area was. This put us about 4 hours behind schedule, combined with the previous evening, didn't give John much sleep for the next couple of nights. The rest of the trip went well, however. The pickups and deliveries went smoothly so we were able to get home before the ice storm got out of control.
I guess I've rambled enough for now. We will be at the B.O.N.E.S. wrap on Saturday, December 13th at the Borders bookstore in Braintree, MA. Look at that, two plugs in one chapter! Now I'm definitely finished.
Hudson
