Grayland, your advice is always so good. With two dogs, four cats, twenty-two chickens, four tame ducks, and livestock (cattle), I was preparing to hire someone to farm-sit for us, but my husband is not called to the Camino, so he will be at home. I know how much people love their dogs, but can you imagine having your dog attacked by a dog defending its turf--with no way to break up the fight? Seriously, one of our family labs was attacked by a border collie--which was about its size--and I was so scared that I tried breaking it up. I was badly bitten, and to top it off, the dog's owner was angry at me for whacking her dog on the head with a stick....Sigh.
Moral of the story: it is dangerous in farming country to bring in a dog of your own. I would never bring a dog on Camino with me. I think it's a better idea to find someone to keep your dog for a month and then pay them or take them out to dinner, or some other barter.