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.
John and I are here in Westbrook, Maine, getting an axle alignment on the truck. He just bought 8 tires last week and the alignment will make sure we get the most out of the $3,200.00 dollar tire bill.
The last month has been kind of crazy. We had a couple of trips out to Minnesota with lots of last minute changes and canceled loads. Everything worked out all right but we ended up sneaking another over-sized load from Tennessee to Maine. Somebody forgot to mention the fact that the dump body we were to pick upHudson was wide. Since we had two other loads to go along with it, we couldn't order permits like we could if it was a full load. As a result, we had to sneak around. The trickiest part was when we went into Bayonne, NJ. We had to get on the New Jersey Turnpike, but oversize loads are prohibited. It was a tight fit through the tollbooth! Luckily, the attendant wasn't paying close attention. That night, in Bayonne, we heard a couple of people arguing in the street, near where we were parked. I wanted to go see what it was all about but John kept me in the sleeper. We didn't hear any gunshots, so I guess they settled it.
On our way home from Bayonne, a car lost its front wheel right in front of us. Sparks were flying everywhere! The driver did a great job of controlling his car and getting it stopped safely, while John slowed down traffic and warned the other truckers behind us on his CB radio. We made our last delivery and got home without any further incident.
John went over to Europe to visit his brother and his family, who live in Poland. He and his brother first spent a few days in Ireland and then went on to Poland. His niece graduated high school in Poland which was the reason he went over. I got to stay with John's friend Terry and his wife. I have spent a lot of time there while they are working on the truck. They have a German Shepherd and three cats. I had fun while I was there. The one thing that I didn't like was that I wasn't allowed to sleep in their bed at night, can you believe that! I took over the dogs bed the second night, so he had to sleep on the floor. I also got to eat his food along with mine since he was slow about eating. That only lasted a few days until he realized that he had some competition. I had fun while John was gone, but I'm glad he's back...I just won't let him know.
I'm looking forward to our next adventure!
