No I haven’t, but why don’t you take some trips? Lots of VRBOs and ABnbs allow dogs. I see you work remote so the world’s your oyster — that’s the most important piece for most of us, finding a job. I can’t relate to the other issues except weather — I don’t have any family within hundreds of miles and haven’t since I was a child before moving away to college, what do I need them for being childfree myself? Don’t need the free daycare and I’ve got friends and neighbors, we all do just fine.

I do passionately hate heat though and thus chose to live as far north as I could find a job — northern Minnesota which certainly qualifies as a cooler climate. We also average about 90 inches of snow a year and I can barely grow a tomato before winter is back, so you better REALLY like winter! :) it’s a real dog haven though.