By Lisa Cohn

Hudson, our kids’ audiobook bark-over artist and a character in our last two Bash and Lucy books, just turned 11.

Eleven years ago, when we brought puppy Hudson into our home, we had just released our first Bash and Lucy book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence.

Puppy Hudson was the star of our book trailer:

He appeared in a story in The Oregonian, Writing Through Grief

He even made an appearance on the Today Show: Critical Darling

And his deep bark was a favorite feature in our last kids’ audiobook, Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts

He’ll provide bark-overs for our latest audiobook, which we’re working on right now!

At 11 years old, he walks two to five miles a day with me. He’s always the most popular pup in the park.

He’s getting a little creaky in the joints. We feed him raw food and herbs, and he sometimes gets spoiled with acupuncture, which he loves! And I’m learning how to give him massages.

We feel so fortunate to have this best friend in our lives.

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