Hudson's Stay with Us
2023 Jul 2While Bethany had been in Firefighters Academy, we took care of their dog Hudson. Bethany's academy was intense and so keeping Hudson made Andrew & Bethany's life a bit easier.
We have a significant wooded area very near our house which has a good collection of trails. I had gotten into a habit of walking Hudson there in the morning for his "constitutional". This day (earlier in the year) it was snowing and melting as it landed.
![out walking Hudson in snowy rain](../media/20230702_HudsonStay/20230702_HudsonStay__WetWalk.jpeg)
I have really come to appreciate the effectiveness of wool clothing for inclement weather, and this day especially showed how well it works. I was completely warm and comfortable without a rain shell (and so was Hudson).
Hudson will soon go home; Andrew has been missing him and Bethany's academy training is finished.
![Andrew's family with Hudson](../media/20230702_HudsonStay/20230702_HudsonStay__AndrewFamily.jpeg)
Hudson is an interesting contrast of size against Melanie's little dog Bella. Hudson is 100 lbs and Bella is about 5 lbs. She is smaller than just his head. However, recently we were comparing the sizes of their eyes and decided that her eyes were only about 1/2 the size of his!
![Hudson on floor in front of my chair, I'm reading](../media/20230702_HudsonStay/20230702_HudsonStay__SleepingFloor.jpeg)
Hudson is a sweet easy-going dog. Of course he likes to sleep, and being a big guy he spreads out on the floor.
Epilogue:
A couple of weeks later we took care of Austin & Janae's dogs for a few days. Like Hudson, Morris & Lady are big dogs. Lady is relaxed, but Morris is high-strung.
Morris a bull dog that complains often and regularly! :-) He huffs, harumphs, groans and vocalizes. Interestingly he seemed to calm when he went into his kennel. Maybe he just wanted to get back home again.