Relocating to Munich with a family

My family and I (and our two small dogs) will be relocating to Munich in June 2007. We are currently living in Brasil, but are orginally from the UK.

Can anyone please give me ideas for where to live with my family. I have 2 daughters 9 and 6 years old and ideally am looking to rent an unfurnished house with garden. The only thing I have managed to find on the internet is a site called Mr Lodge, but this only shows properties fully furnished. I had considered sending my girls to the Munich International school but if anyone knows any good schools (English speaking) for children my daughters ages, then I will reconsider...

Also does anyone know what the laws are, bringing dogs into the country?

Welcome to TT.
The points you raise have all been discussed on the forum at one time or another, so you can start by reading earlier threads. Just use the search function (top right corner of the screen). For example, these are the results for Munich districts, international schools and Importing pets to Germany, and here is the Toytown wiki entry on Apartments in Munich. Hope this helps!

While not impossible with patience and time, it's not easy to do-it-yourself re-locate to a new city in a new continent. Consider engaging the services of a relocation agent. This is their job. Cost money, of course, but it's well spent for the comfort of a smooth(er) transition. Some advertise on TT...