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News and Events

Springer News

News for 2025 will appear here shortly

Newsletter submissions to - Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ newsletter@essw.co.uk

Events

Annual General Meeting

AGM to be held on Saturday May 17th 2025 at Premier Meetings Winchester SO23 0RS at 1pm.

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About Us

Caring for English Springers since 1990. Charity No. 1154632

Our area coordinators cover the South of England and parts of Wales below an imaginary line drawn across from Mid Wales to the Ipswich area.

We have the potential to operate throughout Great Britain but often our work is limited to areas we have helpers and coordinators. A list of key personnel can be found on the contacts page. If you have a dog that you would like us to consider for rehoming please go to our rehoming page and complete the applicable form, fill it in and return it to your local coordinator. All dogs coming in to the care of ESSW for re homing that have an unknown vaccination history are given a titer test to avoid unnecessary vaccinations they are also fed a raw food diet, please see the Canine Health Concern website on our Partners page under Canine Retailers and Services for more information.

Patrons

Lord Astor of Hever DL

Jay Postones

Jenny Seagrove

Vicky Payne BVetMed MRCVS

Isobel McGlashon

Jackie Meager

Archie Norman

Who We Are

English Springer Spaniel Welfare is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, formed in 1990 and recognised by the Kennel Club as a breed specific welfare and rescue organisation. ESSW is run by volunteers and although we do not profess to be experts we have many years experience within the breed, both in working and showing these wonderful dogs. Working throughout the South of England with Area Coordinators covering the counties below the English Midlands and the Southern counties of Wales. Our aims and objectives are to support the prevention of maltreatment and cruelty to English Springer Spaniels and in particular to encourage responsible ownership. To find suitable homes for Springers whos owners are unable to re home them themselves. To give advice to ESS owners having problems coping with their dogs. To raise funds through donations, subscriptions and fund raising events to cover our costs. To encourage responsible practices in the breeding of the ESS.

What We Do

We operate within Great Britain and our aims and objectives are: To support the prevention of maltreatment and cruelty to English Springers and in particular encourage responsible ownership. To find suitable new forever homes for English Springers whose owners are unable to rehome them themselves. To give advice to ESS owners having problems coping with their dogs. To raise funds through donations, subscriptions and fund-raising events to cover our costs. To encourage responsible practices in the breeding of English Springers.

Fact sheet about ESSW

PDF About ESSW

Fact sheet about Springers

PDF Springers

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Committee

Hon Chairman: Glynis Barnet

chair@essw.co.uk

National Coordinator: Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ natcoord@essw.co.uk

Treasurer: Claudia Dickson

07769 972902 ¦ treasurer@essw.co.uk

Secretary: Isobel McGlashon

07737 038527 ¦ general-secretary@essw.co.uk

Membership Secretary: Julie Moore

07971 108953 ¦ membership-secretary@essw.co.uk

Area Coordinators

Berkshire

None at Present

Cornwall

North East - Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ sandy@essw.co.uk

Mid and South East - Julie Moore

07971108953 ¦ julie@essw.co.uk

Devon

North - Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ sandy@essw.co.uk

South West - Julie Moore

07971108953 ¦ julie@essw.co.uk

Dorset

Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ sandy@essw.co.uk

East Sussex

None at Present

Essex

Rebecca Downie

01473 658314 ¦ rebecca@essw.co.uk

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire - Kim Pulham

07823 346838 ¦ kim@essw.co.uk

South West Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean - Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ sandy@essw.co.uk

Hampshire

None at Present

isobel@essw.co.uk

Web Design/Management

Andy Hayers

07702 223259 ¦ andy@shootinthefoot.co.uk

Newsletter Editor

Sandy Waldon

07583 346976 ¦ newsletter@essw.co.uk

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Helping Us

All charities rely on a generous public to enable them to continue their vital work. Ours is no different. The dogs that come into our care sometimes need medical treatment, neutering or vaccination. They may have to be kennelled or go into temporary foster care. They may have to be transported from one county to another. There are also administration costs such as telephone, postage and stationery. It costs the charity an average £238 to rehome one of the over 200 dogs that we place every year. Please have a look at the information below to see how you can help.

Become a Member

The Friends of ESSW would love to welcome you as a new joiner for this year. Membership of the Friends only costs £12 for the year (Jan to Dec).All of our Friends receive 2 packed newsletters (Springboard) a year and have the satisfaction of knowing that they are supporting the important work that we do.

Pay for membership via PayPal

Membership forms can be downloaded here

Word Membership

PDF Membership

Application to be a Helper

Word Helper

PDF Helper

Fundraising

As with all charities, English Springer Spaniel Welfare are reliant on our members and supporters helping us out with fundraising ideas.If you can hold a coffee morning, a charity hair cut or grooming day, or a sponsored walk on our behalf let us know about it and we can help publicise it for you by listing it here.

Text Donations to ESSW

You can now text donations to ESSW! Thanks to Vodafone working with Just Giving it is now as simple as sending a text message to donate anything from £1 to £10 in an instant!

Simply text 'ESSW11' followed by your chosen donation, £1-£10 to 70070. You even get the opportunity to gift aid your donation, making it worth 25% more! Get texting!

Legacies

Legacies are always welcome.Please arrange these with your solicitor or legal adviser and notify our secretary

general-secretary@essw.co.uk

Donations

Donations can be made via the online button below or by cheque to our Treasurer. Do remember to accompany any cheque with a completed membership and/or gift aid form.

treasurer@essw.co.uk

Direct Debit forms can be downloaded here

Word Direct Debit

PDF Direct Debit

Fostering & Kennelling

Become a Fosterer for one of our dogs while we seek a new permanent adopter. Please contact our National Coordinator.

natcoord@essw.co.uk

You can also become a helper for one of our coordinators and be trained to do home and dog assessments.

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Rehoming

An English Springer Spaniel is a wonderful friend and companion. However before making the decision to rehome a dog there are certain issues that you may like to consider. An application form to rehome an English Springer Spaniel can be found on our Downloads page

Before you Contact Us

Important things to remember when contacting us about re homing a dog.

*We are a team of volunteers, we having busy working and family lives, but we aim to respond to phone calls and emails within 48 hours, if at all possible. If there is no response after that time please consider that we could be on holiday, unwell or committed elsewhere. Please leave a clear message briefly explaining the reason for your call. If urgent then please contact the National Coordinator.

* Dogs are carefully matched as best as possible to new owners, if we feel you are not going to be suitable, please don't take it to heart that you have been turned down for a dog you feel would be suitable for. The coordinator responsible for the dog and its foster carer are the best judge of what would be a suitable home. The aim is to ensure we get it right for all concerned the first time around, having to return a dog for whatever reason often sets the dog back a step and means further work and trust is required to enable a second re homing to be more successful. There will eventually be a good match for both dog and new owner, so please be patient with us.

*If you are asked to visit a dog outside of your coordinator area please understand that should for any reason the dog not be suitable you will be asked to return the dog from where it came from. The foster carer we used for that particular dog will be familiar with it and vice versa.

*If you are interested in re homing a dog from us you will be asked to complete our re homing application form, once the completed form has been returned to your nearest coordinator, they will then arrange at a mutually convenient time your home assessment. After the home assessment, if approved, your details will be added to our secure data base where only our team can access and discuss your requirements between themselves before offering you the chance to view a dog. Donations will be expected at the time of re homing. No dog will be allowed to leave for its new home without a donation being given. ESSW's total expenditure for dogs re homed in 2023 was £450 per dog, please consider a minimum donation of at least £350 at the time of re homing.

*Home assessments cost us time and money, please only apply to re home a dog if you are fully committed and please always tell us if you have re homed a dog from another source.

Application for a Dog form

Word Application for a Dog

PDF Application for a Dog

Dog for Rehoming form

Word Dog for Rehoming

PDF Dog for Rehoming

What if it Goes Wrong?

We are here to help and give advice and guidance with any problems that may crop up at any time. Our 'Helping Hand' leaflet deals with some of the more obvious but there may be other problems that you might need to discuss with us. If all fails the dog must be returned to our care. You will be pleased to know most Welfare dogs settle happily first time around!

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Meet our Dogs

Scroll down to review all of our dogs avaialble

Available

Bella

Hi, my name is Bella and I am a 5 year old female Springer Spaniel.

Bella

Bella Sunset

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Location: Norfolk

Neutered: Yes

Microchipped: Yes

Tail: Long

People Status

Good, happy to meet people, but can be nervous.

Dog Status

Good, will say a quick hello but not interested in play, as everything else is far too exciting.

Cat Status

Would chase, but was friendly with a neighbour's cat in previous home.

Handling (Grooming)

Very good.

Training

Good in house, but not so reliable recall outside. However, in the 4 months she has been in foster she has improved significantly and is much more interested in recalling....but will still need ongoing training. Strong on a lead, but manageable with a front fixing.

Travel

Good.

Home Alone

OK. Has been left for up to 4 hours but with other dogs for company, but can be anxious. Is better if she has access to the whole house.

House Training

Good, as long as taken out regularly. Good overnight.

Health

Good.

Summary

New Owners: Bella is a very endearing dog who will benefit from an owner who is around most of the time. She may benefit from living with another dog. She has an extreme fear of fireworks and will need an owner who will be confident about managing this.

Other Comments: Bella is a high energy dog and will need a large garden and a 6' fence. When she first came into ESSW care she had a strong desire to escape (she had been mistreated/tied up and starved in a previous home), and arrived in foster very anxious and on hyper alert. Now she is so much better calmer. more relaxed and more engaged......and the desire to escape is much less too.

For more information please contact my area coordinator:

Rebecca Downie rebecca@essw.co.uk