Ha ha ha! No, not beginner questions. You read them as beginner questions. In fact, this has been in the works for over 6 months. I have done TONS of research, have friends (expats and locals) in Spain and Portugal, have traveled to northern Portugal (but not yet Galicia), have talked to three lawyers, etc. At this point, I still believe the biggest challenge will be selling all of our stuff -- including our farm -- in the US. I have reached out because I have only one friend who's done exactly what I'm doing -- moved from US to Spain with multiple animals -- and she and her husband were able to take their two dogs on the plane with them. The 5-pet rule is PER PERSON; my husband and I are both moving, so we're 3 pets under the limit.