Help us at our property and enjoy time with our rescue dogs near Alhama de Granada, Spain

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21/05/2020
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2020

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My husband, Craig, and myself, Mandy, live in rural mountainous area near Alhama de Granada. We have ten acres of almond groves, run boarding kennels for dogs and cats, and assist with fostering rescue dogs whilst new homes are found for them. We have a beautiful bungalow and swimming pool at the top of a mountain overlooking the local town.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our local town is very traditionally Spanish and very few of the inhabitants speak English so you are forced to try Spanish! There are fabulous walks along the Gorge leading to hot springs. The town has a small tourist industry for walkers and cyclists. We are close to the City of Granada with the famous Alhambra Palace.
Help
We are looking for people who are able to assist us with the projects we are already working on ourselves - building new pens for the rescue dogs, weeding the land ready for the almond harvest in September, repairing fences etc. My husband and I (both in our 50s!) are slowly working through this but realise we need extra hands if we are ever going to finish! Assistance with animal care isn’t required - unless you want to! I often have a litter of gorgeous puppies that need feeding! However we do have dogs of our own who roam free and will probably run away with your gardening gloves every time you put them down!

We would ask you to help five hours a day five days a week but can be flexible about the structure of this.
Languages spoken
English and very basic Spanish
Accommodation
We have a three-bedroomed static caravan for Workawayers to use. It has a shower room with toilet and hand-basin, small kitchen area with hob, toaster, coffee-maker and microwave, and a lounge area for relaxing. There is an outside terrace area with garden furniture and BBQ. The caravan is on our land about 100 metres from our house and has WiFi.

The caravan will be stocked with sufficient food and drink for the length of stay and number of people but there will also be opportunities for us to eat together in the house or go into the town for tapas.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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15/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Elena & Franziska) for host

We can't never thank enough Mandy and Craig for the opportunity they gave us to join them over the Christmas period. At this time of the year the pens are full with boarding dogs and cats (we had also a Guinea Pig to take care of!), and foster dogs too!
We cuddled, fed, cleaned and played with all of them. Our jobs included also the building of a… read more

(Excellent )

09/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jessica & Richard) for host

We stayed with Mandy and Craig for 3 months and had such a great time! The work that Mandy does with rescuing dogs and cats is really amazing and it was a fantastic experience being able to help care for all of them. This included 2 very small kittens and 2 litters of puppies that we were able to watch grow into lovely young dogs. It was really… read more

(Excellent )

11/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jack & Jacqueline)

Jack and Jacqueline are two wonderful young people who we’ve already booked to come back to us! As well as their practical skills with gardening, pruning trees, almond harvest, fencing etc., they were happy to do whatever we asked of them. Over Christmas, they helped us run the kennels but they did much more than ‘help’ us - they took full… read more

(Excellent )

07/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jack & Jacqueline) for host

Thank you Mandy and Craig for your kindness and hospitality during our stay. We had an amazing time and it was quite heartbreaking to leave. We're excited to come back again!

Mandy and Craig are completely dedicated to the animals in their care, and we have learned a lot. We were helping out during a really busy period - many rescue dogs, and… read more

(Excellent )

03/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Sam & Connie)

Sam and Connie were great Workaways and we enjoyed having them here. Connie’s main job was to help me with 14 foster dogs including 10 puppies. She created a fabulous bond with them and took over many of the duties including feeding and poo-clearing! She started lead-training with many of them in preparation for their adoption which was great. Sam… read more

(Excellent )

01/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sam & Connie) for host

We stayed with Mandy and Craig for two weeks and had a fantastic time, they were really friendly and welcoming. The caravan is lovely and in a big pen which at the time had 4 very cute and lively dogs, which made it even better!
We were given lots of independence around a range of tasks including chopping fire wood, weeding and socialising… read more

(Excellent )

08/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Roni & Alfred) for host

First of all sorry it took awhile to give the feedback. We stayed at Craigs and Mandys plays for a month, and it was amazing! We got to meet the most wonderful people, explored the surroundings of alhama, and we were so lucky that mandys son was there at the time, and introduced us to rockcliming. We went for many trips to climb around Granada.… read more

(Excellent )

15/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Roni & Alfred)

Alfred and Roni worked with us or over a month helping maintain our ten acres of almond trees and dog kennel business. They carried out all tasks to a high standard - painting, weeding, strimming, planting, cementing, erecting fences, building dog shelters etc. Alfred competently and safely used the tractor and Roni the cement mixer. They also… read more

(Excellent )

29/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Matthew & Alys)

Matt and Alys were great Workawayers and happy to complete any tasks required. As well as helping with harvesting, weeding and painting, Matt’s experience with a chainsaw was very useful as we needed some large trees cut down. They were both conscientious about the work they did and ensured that we were happy with what they were doing.

They were… read more

(Excellent )

29/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Matthew & Alys) for host

Alys and I had a great time staying with Mandy and Craig. They were very welcoming and accommodating and really made us feel comfortable and appreciated during our time with them. The work we carried out was enjoyably varied - helping care for (and play with) the dogs, harvesting and processing almonds and doing general odd jobs and maintenance… read more

(Excellent )

15/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Loren & D\\\'Arcy)

It was a real pleasure to host Loren and D’Arcy. They were happy to complete any task that we gave them from weeding and almond harvesting through to painting and feeding the dogs. In fact, my husband and I felt so confident in them that we treated ourselves to a night away and left them looking after 14 dogs and two cats!!

They are both polite,… read more

(Excellent )

14/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Loren & D\\\'Arcy) for host

Mandy and Craig were great hosts! They were very accommodating, welcoming and overall lovely people (As were there friends!). It was very hard to say goodbye with the arrival of puppies on our last day and we wish we could have stayed longer!
Amazing first experience with workaway and we cannot recommend this workaway experience enough.
Thankyou… read more

(Excellent )

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