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Gentle, affectionate, friendly, without shyness, fear or viciousness.

As a family dog, the English Setter is unsurpassed. His even temperament, devotion, quiet manner, ease of care and training, health and beauty, and fondness of children make him an ideal companion. Above all, he finds his greatest happiness and fulfillment in human companionship. City, suburb or country – it matters little to the English Setter where he lives as long as he lives in the house with someone he loves.

ESAA is dedicated to providing information for persons wishing to obtain an English Setter or purchase an English Setter puppy. Prospective English Setter owners can locate regional ES clubs, ES breeders who are ESAA members (that have signed the club code of ethics), or find English Setters to purchase by using this site. We hope that the content of this site will help you learn more about the breed if you are thinking about adding one to your family, more about your dog if you are already blessed with an English Setter, and more about how you can participate in the many events and activities of ESAA by becoming a member.

Find an English Setter

We have a directory, by state, of the English Setter Association of America, Inc. members that have signed the “Code Of Ethics” and have agreed to be contacted by persons seeking English Setter puppies or adult dogs.

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Become an ESAA Member

If you are thinking of adding an English Setter to your home, then you have come to the right place to learn more about this wonderful breed. If you already own an English Setter, then congratulations! You must be a very special person to have one of these great dogs in your life. English Setters are something of a well-kept secret with just a little more than 100 AKC litters registered each year.

Membership DOES have its privileges! The ESAA offers a number of “perks” just for members. We have a bi-monthly newsletter just for members, as well as a beautiful hardback annual with several hundred pages of photos that is offered for sale to members. Membership also allows you to show your puppies in the club’s National Futurity. The Futurity is only open to puppies that are owned or co-owned by members, from litters that have been nominated. Membership in the ESAA also gives you voting privileges in the club enabling you to have a say regarding all issues.


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About English Setters

To our mind, no description of the English Setter could be better than the first sentence of the breed standard: “An elegant, substantial, and symmetrical gun dog suggesting the ideal blend of strength, stamina, grace, and style.”

The English Setter is an intensely friendly and good-natured breed of dog whose sweet temperament makes him an excellent family member. English Setters are medium size with long, silky white coat flecked either with tan (called orange belton) or black (blue belton) or white with black flecks and tan points on the muzzle, forelegs and hind legs (tri color). Liver and lemon flecking are also possible, but rare.

English Setters are an old but not an ancient breed. Written references to English Setters date from between 400 and 500 years ago. One of the early names for the Setter was Setting Spaniel, but remember, in those days, the term spaniel often meant simply “dog from Spain,” so the relationship to dogs we know as flushing spaniels today may not be as strong as this name suggests.

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VES Update

Good news! In September, the ESAA Board passed the VES Committee's proposal to require owner(s) to be members of ESAA at the time of VES application, while allowing VES credentials earned prior to membership be included for the first VES title. ESAA membership for all owners is required for all subsequent titles for more advanced VES levels. Contact Sue Johnson for questions. Birchrun5@aol.com"
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Thanks for doing this, it's a much more welcoming message to new members.

I just told Jo she can get another title…and she doesn't have to leave the couch 😉 Thank you ESAA <3

This made me cry happy tears this morning. 🥹 Thank you to the VES Committee for bringing this issue forward and to the Board for granting their request!

Thank you ESAA!! This will help new members who started competing with their dogs before they even knew ESAA was a thing!

So happy about this great move of support for the VES program by the Board.

Ooooh, that means my Sparrow can get her VES!!

The VES application will need updated – it still currently reads that the owner has to be a member at the time each credential was earned. I mean, I'm filling it out anyway!

Is the VES eligible to dogs no longer competing or have passed? I never knew VES requirements until very recently

I'm still sad my original versatile ES, Ava, couldn't qualify for the program. She belonged to me and Larry. Larry was not allowed to be a member because he got paid a small amount for maintaining the Website. At the time, members couldn't be paid for anything. That has changed.

Kelsey Kryszak

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