WE also have all that in the SOutheast . IN North GA where the weather isn't normally too hot or too cold, complete with Handlers,GSD people and the 4 seasons ,& Dog Shows, etc. Wild horses woul;dn't drie us out of here ! WE alswo have fairly Low Property prices , Lots of LAd available and low living costs ! Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Retirement; Where the dogs are In a message dated 1/15/2008 5:03:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: My husband has been thinking about early retirement, so we've been casually checking out different regions of the country. (We live in NC.) While we're drawn to some of the more remote regions of Canada and the UK, we'd like to move to an area with a decent concentration of GSD breeders and more specialty shows than we have around our area. That said, I'd love to hear some suggestions. No offense to the deep South, but we hate the heat and don't wish to move any further south than NC. Snow is just fine. Thanks in advance. Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member I don't think you can find a higher concentration that the Mid-Atlantic in North East regions. Real estate isn't inexpensive and property taxes are generally high though, and in most areas where'd you'd actually want to live, (withy any kind of land for the dogs), it's still a seller's market. There's always plenty to do and quality of life IMO is super from cultural activities to medical facilities. AND we have four seasons! Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================