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, Hudson checking in.
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving, we were on our way from Fresno, CA to Springfield, MA with a load of machinery so we celebrated Thanksgiving in Kansas. The trip started in Phillipston, Ma with a backhoe and a couple of excavators that we took out to Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. We then loaded some boat docks in Missouri to take out to Bethel Island, California. The first 400 miles were on Highway 54 from Camdenton, MO where we loaded, to Tucomcari, NM where we picked up interstate 40.
It was a beautiful trip through real America.That evening we saw a beautiful sunset and then about 6 hours later we watched the crescent moon set as well. Then, while traveling through a small town near Dodge City, John stopped in the middle of the street because there were three horses in the street. He and a few others were able to get the horses off the street and by that time the owners have been contacted and arrived up to take the horses home, there was a hole in the fence. After that the only animals I saw were in the fields, where they belong.
The trip home was uneventful except for the drive through Greensburg, KS where a large tornado passed through last summer. What appeared to be the downtown area was completely destroyed except for two gas stations. The hospital consisted of two rental trailers and two military hospital tents. Everywhere there were home made signs saying thanks for stopping, thanks for supporting our town, and countless signs of faith. It was a somber sight going through such destruction and seeing the spirit of faith and survival everywhere. It gave a whole new meaning to Thanksgiving.
Well, I didn't mean to get so heavy with this chronicle, I guess I'm just an over emotional beagle.John and I will be wrapping gifts (at Borders bookstore on Grossman Drive in Braintree, MA) this Saturday Dec 1st for B.O.N.E.S. so stop by and say "hi".
Hudson
