Thanks, all five of you, who sent good ideas re pets and apartments! We are going to be sure we follow up on your thoughts as we look for a place to house the two of us, plus Pooh-Bah (neo mastiff) and Gixi (Pug) when we come to Cuenca permanently. We are coming in September for the month, and look forward to meeting some of you in our travels. It definitely "takes a village" to provide all the encouragement needed to pack up a lifetime and move overseas! Thanks again! Sherry and Hank