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, it's Hudson reporting in.
John and I have had two trips since I last checked in and now we're home for a little down time.Our first trip took us to Toledo, OR to deliver some sections of large fiberglass hoods to a paper mill. We were only a short distance from the coast and delivered the day before the fourth of July. We went up to Lincoln city and got a motel room for a couple of days. The first night we pulled over on a wide pull-off and spent the night. That is where the picture was taken. (I hope this one comes out!) We checked in to the motel the next afternoon. To get to our room, we had to go through some doors and stand in some sort of box. It was quite dangerous. There was a lady and her dog who went in before us. When the doors opened they were gone. I searched every corner of that box and couldn't figure out where they went. I'm just glad that we never disappeared when we used that box, we used it every time we went to and from our room. For the fourth of July, we went to the beach and watched the sunset and then watched the fireworks. It was windy and I sat on John's lap to keep warm and to get away from the blowing sand that was low to the ground.
The next day we went to Portland to load some machinery to take to Georgia. It was hot and the trip ac cross Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming it was 100 degrees. I never knew that much of the northwest is desert, I always pictured it as being all forests. After we unloaded in Statesboro, GA we headed up to Danielsville, GA to load trailers. John new the guys there and they were really nice...in fact they started talking to me, you know the same way people talk to cows by going moo. Well anyway, I started really talking back to them and I kept talking and talking and Hudsontalking. Finally, I jumped out of the truck so I could come over and say hi. I had fun there and hope we can go back there. We got back to Maine on Friday and delivered the trailers in Fairfield and had the weekend off.
The next trip was just a short one down to Kentucky with some sections of pipe for a power plant. Next we went up to Ohio to load some fence products to deliver in New Hampshire. We had to get back for the weekend for a friends wedding. I guess that's about all for now.
We have received this note from John:
Just want to say hi and give you my own account on Hudson. He is doing great and still seems to enjoy the trucking life. He loves people and dogs and cats, so he has made lots of friends. Unlike Cassie, who didn't like dogs, Hudson is a joy to watch playing with other dogs. At home his only problem is getting into the garbage which to me is only a minor problem. He doesn't let me out of his sight and follows me from room to room. He is also very vocal if I leave his sight.When I go out, I leave the front door open so he can watch out the storm door and one friend reported that while he drove his truck past my house every hour to a job site, Hudson was at the door every time watching the world. Thanks again for making two lives better.
John
