Hi Chedges,
As an owner of 2 dogs I can appreciate your dilemma, however something comes to mind. Many years ago we had friends who ran a bar in Calpe and had a horse ranch in Bennisa, from where they took trecking trips. The bar ony opened at night and they slept in a flat above it, they would have loved you guys, I can definitely state that you would have stayed on the ranch rent free, on the proviso that you kept an eye on on the ranch house and horses and did a bit of feeding and watering, they could even have left their dogs with you.
Perhaps offering your services in a manner similar to this could solve your problem, and save you a bob or two, good hunting.
This message was last edited by Hephaestus on 21/03/2016.