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Hi. I have been glued to your web-site since I found it. I have just lost my beautiful English Setter on Thanksgiving day. She was one of the loves of my life. She was 17 years old. When my heart has healed some I hope to contact you about adopting one of these beautiful dogs. Keep up the good work!

I raised English Setters in the 90's and have always missed my Moon Doggie. They are a wonderful breed for families. I will keep an eye on what you have available.
I live in Oregon, how do you screen for possible homes. I have been doing rescue for the past couple of years and would like to find my Jack Russell Shortie a playmate. If there are any rescue setters in need of a home in Oregon I would love to help. I am a stay at home Single Women that spend 24/7 loving, playing and exercising my dog daily, what else gives you this much love and keeps you young?

In 2005 we adopted Millie (aka Kara) and Jet from ACES. They have been wonderful companions. At approximately 11 years of age, Ms. Millie has earned her certification as a Therapy DoG. She is such a pleasure to watch as she moves her way through the "crowd" that she draws. Mr. Jet (7 yrs old)will earn his certificate soon and will also be trained as a cancer sniffing doG. They have brought so much love to our home.

Just got a note from ACES that my friend Janice made a donation as a memorial to Gordon. Though he wasn't an ACES rescue, Gordon was the light of my life and my first setter. Having Gordon brought me into contact with ACES and other wonderful 'setter people'. WHen it's time I'll be looking for another wonderful ES to adopt. Here's what I wrote on the day after I let him go: "Gordon passed peacefully from this realm last night, Friday July 29, being old, ill and in pain and deserving of a gentle good-night. He came to me almost exactly 12 years ago--one internet match-up that worked--a skinny pup with a big grin. He loved birds, bananas, and riding in the car. Strangers often came up and asked what kind of dog was this handsome carefree friendly guy. He gave much more than he required and he will be missed."

In 2004, we rescued 2 English Setters, Laddie and Prince. We had only planned on getting one but they were brothers and were curled up together on a chair sleeping so who were we to separate them-so we didn't. They adapted to us, our welsh corgi and our Macaw. I know that they were bird dogs but the Macaw ruled the roost. They lived happily ever after on our 10 acres enjoying the outdoors.

In February 2010, we put Prince to sleep secondary to a hemangioma that had ruptured (thankfully he didn't suffer at all) and so we thought Laddie was going to be very lonely. To our surprise, he readily adapted to being an "only child" and we proceeded to spoil him like we have never spoiled any of our dogs and he relished it! Sadly, we just put him to sleep because of a severe neurological disorder that there was no cure for.

You guys do great work and English Setters have such a great temperament. We enjoyed them tremendously and perhaps we will rescue one again soon.

Thanks for a lifetime of memories.