Adoptions
UK Adoptions
We are fortunate that we have a waiting list for our Dogs.
If you wish to leave your details we will keep you in mind when a Dog becomes available and is matched against your profile.
Each Dog is rehomed with the most suitable home. All home checks are carried out by experienced Setter owners who have supported us for many years. We will ask lots of questions, we take rehoming very seriously.
When the Dog starts its journey to it's new home it will be transported by experienced Setter handlers, no matter how far to its new home the Dog will be handled with care and all of it's needs met.
On arrival at the new home, the adopters will have already received as much information about the Dog as we have. With the Show Dogs this will possibly include everything, Veterinary history, feeding, exercise. Loves, hates and all of the quirks in-between.
Blankets, toys, treats from their last home often come along with them as familiar toys and smell will help them settle in.
A complete description on the Dogs 'particular little ways is sent along to aid them adapt to their new family and surroundings.
The paperwork will need to be completed and the handover conducted in a slow and gentle way as not to seem as abandonment by the Dog. The adopter will have one to one support for as long as needed.
Everything and Anything, we are only a phone call away. ESRA pay for the first check up with the adopters Vet. Any health issues identified and requiring attention are also covered. Any long term issues will be covered by ESRA for the duration of the Dogs life.
Some Dogs come to us as mature companions, we undertake to pay not only their Veterinary bills but a monthly support payments too. This will be discussed pre adoption.
ESRA can in special circumstances, go one step further than any other Setter Charity. Setters who have life long companions, usually another canine, can possibly be adopted as a pair even if the companion is not a Setter. It is rare, but we recognise the importance of their life long bond or inter dependency, especially in older animals.
We do not have a fixed fee for our Dogs, all that we ask for is a contribution towards costs as a donation to our Charity. No amount is ever specified.
ESRA has been blessed with generous donations and bequests by those who love this breed, we are financially resilient, it is our duty is to use that funding wisely in supporting the dogs they loved now and for generations to come. We take our responsibility very seriously.
If you are considering Adoption, or Rehoming an English Setter please e-mail us with the information listed below to our Secretary
enquiries@englishsetterrescue.co.uk
01722 340845 or
tessaellis@englishsetterrescue.co.uk
07946 174757
Your adoption registration details should include
1:Your Full Name.
2:Your Address including post code.
3:E mail Address .
4:Telephone contact number or numbers.
5:Age of any Children include regular visitors
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6:Other pets in your home.
7:Preferred age range & Sex of dog.
8: Photographs of your garden perimeter fencing.
All of the above will help us to find a dog that is suited to you and your family.
A home inspection will have to take place before a dog can be rehomed with you.
Please forward the above to our secretary @ tessaellis@englishsetterrescue.co.uk
Tel: 079461 74757 or 07539 183098
Adoption of European working setters
For a number of years ESRA worked with a small number of European agencies to bring a small number of Working and Dual Purpose Setters in to the UK.
Concerns were raised about the suitability of the Dogs for rehoming in domestic homes, but critically whilst the majority of homes managed to adapt, a few did not. Even with extensive support we realised the hearts were all too willing, but sadly the skills to manage a Working Setter were too much for some Adopters, Worse still when the Adoptions failed some of the Dogs paid with their lives.
When ESRA started restructuring at the end of 2018 our very first Policy decision was to stop all importation of Working and Dual Purpose Setters. We know exactly how Setters are treated in parts of Europe, we know the suffering and desperate plight of Dogs in pounds and on the streets. We know people mean well when they take in a dog in dire need of support and seek help from ESRA, a Charity with a reputation for extensive support and generous funding.
In the past four years the number of agencies importing Dual and Working Setters has increased. The importation of 400 Dogs in FOUR years by one single agency has forced us to review our fundamental remit.
In Italy alone 13,000 English Setters were registered, put that into context with the average of 230 bred in the UK each year of which only a tiny proportion were workers.
Our decision is, we must focus on the Dogs bred in this Country, the only exception are Dogs belonging to Expats who return home to the UK with their personal Setter.
The ESRA will not support any Agency importing Working Setters and we will not support in anyway a Working Setter imported by any other Agency.
We will not rehome, we will not give advice and we will not fund any non ESRA Working Setter either now or in the future. This means every Working or Dual Purpose Setter will need to have it's point of origin verified before we offer help.
There will be no exceptions. Already the number of non ESRA European Working Dogs in need of our help has reached a worrying level, dogs that have been rehomed time and time again, dogs adopted by people who have no idea of the breed and are unable to cope, or worse still have neglected the dog.
Working Setters are not domesticated Show Dogs and having to hold a rescue dog in your arms as it is put to sleep is not only heart breaking, it makes us even more determined to raise our concerns of irresponsible unchecked mass importation of Dogs that deserve so much better.
There are no pros and cons of Working dogs going blind. No quick fix for dogs who have been rehomed time and time again and no quick fix for dogs imported carrying Kennel Cough or Worm infestations which can take months to clear with Veterinary support.
The emotional trauma some dogs have been subjected to is unbearable, once rescued in Europe now needing our support in the UK.
If you are thinking of Adopting a European English Setter and would like some advice we are happy to discuss the real commitment required, to help you ask the right questions before you make a life time commitment to a dog with limited history.
