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Old 09-18-2012, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
That's the reason we bought in The Villages. I know a lot of people would find it nutty, but we make all our life decisions with our pets in mind. We are dogaholics, and our plan is to always have two dogs.

We were having a problem finding a retirement community that allows large dogs, and more than one dog. Most communities allow only one dog and many have a weight stipulation of 25 lbs or 40 lbs. Not for us. When we saw that large dogs were allowed at the Town Squares, we were hooked. As we looked at resales in different Villages, everywhere we looked, happy people were walking dogs. And then we found the private dog park, Doggie Doo Run Run, which is heaven sent. So we have Biggins and LolliPop to thank for our decision to buy in TV.
We briefly considered a community in the Keys, but we would have had to cut Crosby in half. And then declare each half eight pounds overweight...

Pets are not pets anymore; they're family members. Even most motel chains have acknowledged that. So has the medical community acknowledged the benefit of owning a pet. I personally have trouble warming up to people who don't care to have a pet.