Are they charging or not?

[Rochelaise18]

Looking at taking my dog on a beach trip next week. As tide times put low tide at either early morning or late afternoon/early evening, decided to book a hotel room to save me either having to get up at some ungodly hour or getting home stupidly late. Sounds straightforward enough, find a pet friendly hotel with room and check what (if anything) they charge for pets.
All was going well, I had a number of different hotels to compare that stated their pet fees (if any). Then I chanced across the following in the FAQ's for a hotel:
Are pets allowed at the hotel?
Yes, dogs stay free. There's a charge or £10 per pet, per stay.

I'm trying to work out now if they only charge for other pets but not dogs.

I think the pet distinction is to indicate service animals aren’t charged. You pay for all other dogs so you will be paying.

@Hopdathelf I can't tell for certain. Their pet policy (separate from the FAQs) states the only pets they allow are dogs and then says dogs stay free. I ended up booking a different hotel that charges purely because it was nearer.

Email and ask?

Also make sure there are beaches that allow dogs as many don't

@itsamegladon The beach we're going to allows dogs all year round. It's one we've been to a few times over the years. Even so, every time I plan a trip I still double-check the dog policy just in case it gets changed.