Thanks for responding. The thing that I worry about the most is the humidity. How bad is the humidity? Other than that does the community support alot of dog activities ie shows, rescues etc. When I left Wa state I went through withdrawls over the lack of dog shows and "dog related" get togethers. Is it easy to find housing for big breeds. I have been looking at housing prices but I might like to rent if the landlord would allow my rescue to continue until I knew just where I wanted to go. I am planning a trip there sometime this year to check things out. Thanks