Pugs on Broadway!

Phew! The week on the east coast was wild! I got home on Saturday after several delays and over twelve hours later. This mummy pug was knackered. After about 48 hours of sleep, here I am back with you! After meeting the Punctual Pug team in Charlotte, the latter half of the trip was in…

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Weather Report :: Oregon Restored

Storms tore through last night and broke the heat and drove away the wildfire smoke. I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to a restored Oregon. Cool breezes and a gentle sun graced The Hood. Lois is saying good morning to the room and I’m looking forward to the next couple days here. A lot…

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All Good in the Hood

It is so hot and so humid and so smoky…Oregon is on fire just like Utah. Too hot for pugs around here…and also for me! However, truth is, Oregon is always good for me. We’re in Hood River for the ORA Conference which we are very happy to be able to sponsor! The pugs have…

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Ida-Go!

Busy this week! Demos in Washington, New York, Alaska, and a conference in Idaho! I’m in Coeur D’Alene which is in northern Idaho not far from the Canadian border. IACP is a cool group that is going through quite a time with budgets, rules–all the things so many states are going through–and still mantaining their…

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The Washington Way

Punctual Pug has the best and smartest friends and partners. During Aaron’s presentation yesterday, I learned some things. The national average percentage of people participating in integrated employment (as of 2023) is 22%. However, in Washington, it is 83%!! (And our other friends in Oregon are right behind them at number two in the nation…

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Home on the Range

(opens in new tab) Their Longfellow Center is a renovated elementary school! The pugs are loose in South Dakota on both sides of the state, covering all the time zones! I spent Monday in Sioux Falls where Heidi showed me the extraordinary work that DakotAbilities is doing to support very medically complex people both during…

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Pugging Along

The pugs are busy! We reconvened our 90-Day meeting with users and the first one was great! Old pug users offered advice to the new pug users and made some nice mentoring connections. I’m still spouting all kinds of stuff from that meeting and others. (Training events…? Hmmmm….) Punctual Pug XL is being built. Design…

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Grumbles in the North

The Arctic Grumble is growing (along with some others!). We’ve taken a slow, steady, organic path to growth so we could focus on development and infrastructure. But we are always happy to have more Alaskans in our lives! And Cindy and Vic’s is a great addition (they are super fun!). Please find me if you…

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Alaskaaahhh

That’s a wrap. Kim and I spent yesterday in Wasilla and Anchorage spreading the word about AADD and the benefits of membership, including getting deals with cool business partners like Punctual Pug. It was filled with interesting conversations and questions (a transportation schedule?…hmmmmm) and also a lot of coffee (the best espresso), bread and cookies.…

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