I'm also looking into moving, more land is fine although on 2.5 acres presently. 5 is enough for me, 10 at the most.

Your county sounds very nice in many ways Shar. The 2 hour rides to vet specialists wouldn't float my boat. Other then that, you sound like you have a nice set up in your county.

Anyone can *apply* to be a member of the LRCP right? As far as I know some members are from out of the States as far north as Canada, others are as far south as Florida.

The close beach access, acreage and school system sounds great. Good school systems are important even if you don't have children in the system. It helps with re-sale later on making it attractive now as well.

How are your taxes and what size homes go on those size properties if someone were to build or totally renovate a home? I would guess the average home is close to 5,000 square feet some much larger? That is something I want, lots of house with a fall away lot with a walk out basement. The walk out basements are great for the dogs in the home and adds another level of living that isn't beneath the ground.

It sounds like good advice to LT Breeder with a young family.

Taxes are low here. Houses can be any size you want. We have custom built homes and old farm houses for renovation.

Not all is perfect mind you . . . you have to drive to get anywhere. Nearest Walmart - 30 minutes away (without traffic, but then again, we usually don't have traffic).

Its a 20 minute drive to the high school and middle school for me. They bus transportation system is really good though.

Drawback - if you have a teenager looking for a job, not alot of places to work.

Where are the lowest #'s for majors? Which Division?

move to New Hampshire
sure we need a lot of dogs for a major
but most of this state is pretty rural, and government isn't up your butt all day


Live Free or Die, that's our motto and we mean it. I called town hall (and our town clerk was helen hunt, so if you needed paper work you had to go to Helen hunt for it) (that has since changed)... i said, what is the maximum numbers of dogs i can have, they said, i don't know. well, when do i need a kennel license, they said, we don't have these, try not to have so many dogs that people call us, ok?

we do have leash laws, the dog must be on leash or under verbal control or being trained.... ok....

he don't have much else, property does cost a bit around here, but no sales tax, no income tax... and only 22 miles of beautiful coastline..

I love NH

barb

TIBET

Agree with Sharlene!

Arizona?, can you imagine a Labrador in Arizona on summer?, it's ok if you want to cook him.

COLORADO

There are so many lovely places to live.

I'd also be considering whether a lot of other people are moving to the same area. If a lot of people are
also moving to the area, you will probably see more
laws against dog breeding and dogs generally. At least
that is what happened in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/Cary area of NC. Although many people are still
trying to move to this area, we had to move away from
it after living in it for nearly 40 years. Kate

I agree:

COLORADO

We're not midwest for sure, but how about Alabama! The Auburn/Opelika area is growing quickly, but you can buy outside the city limits or one of the smaller surrounding towns comparitively inexpensively. Auburn has a 3 dog limit, but it's the only place that does.

When we first considered Alabama, I had the typical "down south" image, but Auurn is a university town, and thus we have people from all over the country and the world, for that matter. The area was named one of the top places in the US to start a new business by Money Magazine. Auburn University boasts the Vet school, and my repro vet is there and is awesome. I'm an hour and a half from the Atlanta airport and the Greater Atlanta LRC is a great club. And hey, the National is here this year!! Potomac is about a 12 hour drive, and if you are willing to drive about 6 hours or less, you can find a show darn near every weekend of the year.

If you'd like more information, contact me privately and I'll be happy to answer your questions!

An earlier poster mentioned that NW Ohio is really good...for now. There's a REALLY ACTIVE HSUS individual who is running for county commissioner in my county. She is currently working with the local animal shelter and is on good terms with the local radio stations. Heaven forbid she gets elected and is able to begin pushing her agenda through. If you're looking at this area, watch out for Lucas (they have a dog warden who is a true "nut-case")and Henry counties...they may seem dog-friendly now, but who knows for how long!

New Hampshire is wonderful! I live in northern NH which is a bit much for most folks but just an hour south and they get very limited snow, four beautiful seasons, an hour to two major airports and dog shows all the time. i just spent the weekend in the Hollis area and there were fields, stone walls, lakes, lovely homes, ponds, a short drive to the beach, Boston, and a number of colleges and universities. AND it has once again been voted "the most livable state!"
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=6ee9819b-0c3c-4b59-abf9-073811ea4f59

But to answer your original question, if I could live anywhere I would move to Martha's Vineyard and not just vacation there.