Hmmm -- a greyhound. Yes, my neighbor who raised teacup Yorkies said, "You like those long-legged dogs" when I got the biggest, longest-legged terrier -- an Airedale -- after my long-legged Royal Std. poodle died.

I have been thinking of getting a smaller lapdog, though. Something I can put in a purse-bag and take everywhere with me for company.

Yes, that Austin is dog-friendly is a huge consideration, too. Florida is perhaps the most pet-unfriendly place I've ever been. Partly it's bec. of all the fussy old people. Partly it's bec. we are living on a sand dune -- and that means fleas are everywhere. Even carpets of homes and cars with no pets can get infested with fleas from bringing them in from the beach. There is rarely a cold snap to kill off the fleas for a few months, so there is a 12-month egg laying cycle. Austin has a real winter (ugh) but it also brings relief for the doggies.

Well, Austin is not in the immediate future, but it is something that I and my next-door neighbor are both contemplating, bec. of all the activities there in which we are interested.

I think you will enjoy it very much. Perhaps we will meet if I attend some activity there. Sufi School will be held in July but I don't know if I can afford to attend.