
I headed to The Black Hills to meet with Laura, Janny, and their team at NHTC. I also did a presentation for CSPofSD from NHTC’s conference room that they were kind enough to let me take over. It was super to meet everyone in person and they were very kind and complimentary about the pugs!…
I headed to The Black Hills to meet with Laura, Janny, and their team at NHTC . I also did a presentation for CSPofSD from NHTC’s conference room that they were kind enough to let me take over. It was super to meet everyone in person and they were very kind and complimentary about the pugs! (We always like that. 🐾)
Aaannnnd they want to play a role in testing all the new stuff that’s coming in Punctual Pug XL, which is more than I could ask for. But these people get it: cost effective on top of specially engineered software for this field! The Rushmore Grumble is very smart.
I took the scenic way back to my hotel in Rapid City through Spearfish Canyon and it was really beautiful. I know! Who knew South Dakota had mountains and forests?! It isn’t the first thing one thinks of, for sure.
This was great. Consider me a fan of South Dakota. I’ll be back as soon as I can.
Hugs and Pugs,
Allison
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