Find out more about this beautiful breed by following our menu links. If you require additional information or have further questions, please contact us.
Welcome .....
to the ENGLISH SETTER ASSOCIATION of Victoria Inc's web site
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information contained in these pages will be helpful and informative to all - prospective
and existing English Setter owners alike. Whether you own or are contemplating
owning this beautiful breed for pet, show, or working, or for the pure pleasure of
having an English Setter as part of your family, his biddable temperament and ability to
fit in to family life makes him a most beautiful canine companion. Find out more about this beautiful breed by following our menu links. If you require additional information or have further questions, please contact us. |
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beautiful breed at : Our Open Show on the Queen's Birthday weekend Monday 9 June, and at our Championship Show on 2 November 2008. Both shows will be held at the Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. |
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of club trophy and breed show winners from the club's beginning to the present day, while
our Club Tributes page gives details of owners and breeders, and some of their dogs, who
have contributed in so many ways to the club and the breed in this country. Club policy on Hip Dysplasia The English Setter Association of Victoria Inc supports the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) position that all breeding stock be hip x-rayed, and that only animals with scores below the breed average be bred. This policy to be reviewed and amended as required. This policy statement was agreed upon by the ESA of Vic Inc committee at its meeting on 1 October 2002. This policy was upgraded on 5 July 2004. The breed average hip score obtained from the AVA on 23 May 2006 is 19.35. Disclaimer: Notification of members' dogs or litters available for sale is purely a list of those members who have notified the Club of animals for sale. The Club does NOT endorse or recommend, or make any representations as to the reputation of any breeder and accepts no responsibility in regard to information provided in listings by club members. Prospective purchasers need to consult with breeders re any health issues and/or hip scores of sire and dam prior to purchasing a dog or puppy. HD / puppy sales policy as at July 2004 As of July 30, 2004, the ESAV will no longer endorse litters from matings of parents that have not been HD tested. For sales to be passed on by the ESAV, members will be required to formally notifying the Puppy Sales Officer/s of litter details accompanied by written proof of HD test results. The information provided on hip score results is not for publication and the details to be passed on to potential purchasers will be that the parents have hip scores at or below the breed average. Breeders will be required to sign a statement authorising the club to pass on this information along with details of sire, dam, puppies available and breeder contact details.
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"Manoah" English Setters of the late 1940s |
CONTACT INFORMATION Office bearers and committee 2008:
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For further information, availablity of puppies or adult dogs, or if you would like to apply for membership, please submit this form. Our submit form is having some problems at the moment, so until this is fixed, to contact the club please email the secretary on swalsh@melbpc.org.au
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