I was in for a rude awakening when we went to look for a home in Boca Raton, Florida. We moved from Pennsylvania with three GSDs, two cats and two parrots. First, we had to eliminate all the communities that did not allow dogs at all. Then there were the one dog under 30 pound limit and the three pet limit. Keep in mind that most of the homes in Boca are in a community with HOA rules. A good portion of the remaining homes are either in older areas where most are in dire need of repair or cost over 1 million, at the low end. We were VERY lucky to find a home with privacy in a community with no dog limitations. Very lucky. And, keep in mind even if there are no restrictions, there are noise ordinances that are strictly enforced. I believe that is one reason, out of many, that conformation entries are down. It is just too hard and too expensive to find a home in an area that doesn't restrict dog ownership. Even with no restrictions, I certainly am at my maximum given the size of the piece of property I could afford. At 09:54 PM 2/6/2005 -0600, Harlowe Jahelka wrote: > Hi All, >My Wife Anne and I moved from California to Washington State to find >better property values and less restrictive dog laws!!!!!! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================