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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Southwest English Setter Rescue
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:

Lucy and Lefty – Foster or Adopter Needed

Lucy and Lefty are sweet, loving 7 1/2 years old and very bonded to each other so will need to stay together. They have a high escape drive so will need a 6′ securely fenced yard. Due to a high prey drive, no cats or small dogs. They are in a foster home in OK.

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Edgar

Edgar is a shy 6 year young Setter who has lived outside with his mom Almondine his entire life. He is looking for a patient person with lots of love to give. He needs a home without cats and a 6′ fenced yard. Edgar is in a foster home in Edmond, OK.

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Augie

Augie is a 5 year old Orange Belton ES. He’s sweet and is learning about house training and manners in a foster home near Austin TX.

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English Setter News

Southwest English Setter Rescue

20 hours 33 minutes ago

Dolly, whose original name was Birdie, was the product of a casual backyard breeder situation. When she was 8-weeks old, her owners gave her to family friends. This new family had a fairly chaotic life. From the time of her adoption Dolly spent up to 9 hours a day completely See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

3 days 20 hours ago

Southwest English Setter Rescue

5 days 20 hours ago

#dogwalk #dogexcitement #dogtalk #dogtail #waggingtail See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 1 day ago

Meet October's calendar contest winner - Tess. Tess was found on a KS road about 1 1/2 years ago. We adopted her from a local shelter soon after. She fits in with our 3 other setters extremely well and behaves as if she's lived here all her life. She has See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 4 days ago

Last week we posted about SWESR Sherlock’s Freedom Ride from the shelter to his foster home. A key responsibility of fosters is to work with the SWESR Foster Team to get their new dog to the Vet within the first two weeks of arrival for extensive Intake Veterinarian care including See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

2 weeks 20 hours ago

*Lucy and Lefty in OK need your HELP!* Lucy and Lefty are a bonded pair of 5-7 year old field English Setters that really need a foster hero. A Good Sam in Oklahoma rescued them from a situation where they were not cared for and allowed to roam the neighborhood. 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.