Southwest English Setter Rescue
Southwest English Setter Rescue (SWESR) is dedicated to rescuing English Setters throughout the Southwest United States.
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Southwest English Setter Rescue
We rehabilitate English Setters by providing full medical care and behavior assessment in a foster home in order to prepare them for adoption.
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Southwest English Setter Rescue
To ensure all SWESR dogs are placed in loving, permanent homes, we screen and qualify adopters and provide ongoing guidance and support.
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SWESR promotes animal welfare through community education and outreach and values positive teamwork within our organization as well as partnerships across rescues.
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If you are considering adopting an English Setter rescue dog, click here to see all dogs currently  available and consider submitting an application. 

Here are some of our most recent rescues:

Tiggy – Courtesy Post

Tiggy is a sweet and gentle 4 year old ES looking for her furever home. Tiggy is being fostered near Dallas, TX through Cody’s Friends Rescue. For more information or to complete an application, go to https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2087398&name=+Tiggy+%28aka+Becky%29

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Max

Max is 3 years young and ready for his furever home. He came to SWESR because of his love of escaping so he’ll need a home with a secure yard and 6 foot + no climb fencing. Like a typical field ES, we suspect he gets bored outside and mostly wants to be with his people. He loves people, other dogs and has lived with young children. He’s in a foster home in OKC, OK.

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Kris

Kris is a 7 1/2 year young handsome boy that was left at a shelter in Oklahoma by his previous owner. He is in a foster home in Edmond, OK.

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Storytellers

Patch

Patch came into our lives at over fourteen years old, a senior dog with a lifetime of hard work behind him. Surrendered to SWESR from a hunting ranch, he had lived in a pen with other dogs without toys or a family to call his own. His health was poor, and his spirit was worn, but Patch yearned for love like no dog we’d ever seen before.  His desire for human companionship and love was insatiable.

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English Setter News

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 day 9 hours ago

SWESR was contacted by a responsible breeder in Utah about a 10 week old puppy she just determined was deaf. Within days, a SWESR experienced deafy puppy foster/adopter was on her way to scoop up Gracie and fly home with her in the cabin of the plane. It was love See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

3 days 4 hours ago

Transport help needed. New Braunfels, TX to Fayetteville, AR: SATURDAY, October 19th: MERRY Southwest English Setter Rescue is requesting your assistance in helping MERRY travel to her new adoptive family. All legs are f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e. LEGS CAN BE SPLIT IF NEEDED If you are in between stops, but willing to help, See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

3 days 10 hours ago

***2 year old English Setter female needs a foster hero in/near Oklahoma so SWESR can rescue her!*** This sweet ES girl needs a foster home with secure 6 foot no climb fencing and someone to teach her about being a house dog. She can go over ranch and chain link See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

5 days 10 hours ago

We are so excited to announce that the 2025 SWESR calendar is now available to order! For more information and to view a sampling of the beautiful images www.yearbox.com/swesr Proceeds will go toward the medical expenses of our rescue dogs. The top vote earners from our recent photo contest are See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 10 hours ago

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Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 3 days ago

Featuring October's Calendar Contest Winners - Amber and Ivy. "Amber and Ivy are pedigreed littermates. Ivy was literally the pick of the litter and when no one had chosen Amber, my wife Pat said we must bring her home too. Their boundless energy is matched only by their sweetness. When See More

About Us

Established in 2012, Southwest English Setter Rescue (SWESR) is incorporated in Texas and a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.

Our founding members all have many years of experience in English Setter and other animal rescue groups. All of our volunteers share a love for English Setters and an in-depth understanding of this wonderful breed.