Wow, that is certainly a crowd! I would rather recommend a house, silence is very important here and the neighbors would definitely complain if the dogs would happen to bark. Our rental contract did specify no pets, but when we wanted to get our cats, the landlord didn't have any objections. After all, it is your obligation to eliminate every last scratch when you move out. And both neighbors of us have dogs - swiss dogs though, they never bark, I don't know how they do it.