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:

Kali

Kali is a 9 month old delightful Dalmatian mix. Her family was going through tough times and not able to give her the home and time she needs. She is sweet, happy, silly, good with dogs and cats. She’s skittish with new people and situations and will bark initially but warms up very quickly and loves to give kisses, lots of kisses. She’s in a foster home in Houston.

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Denali

Denali is a happy, albeit shy, 6 year old English Setter who found himself in a mass hoarding situation that landed him in an animal shelter. He loves to be petted, and enjoys playing with his new foster siblings. Denali is quite shy with anything new yet he has slowly overcome some of his fears while at his foster’s home, in just a short time. We have not tested Denali with children or cats. He is in a foster home near Denver, CO.

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Luna and Bowie

Luna (6) and Bowie (9) were surrendered by their family in Utah because they moved abroad. They are housetrained, love people and have lived with kids, have never lived with cats.

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English Setter News

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 day 16 hours ago

Hi! I’m Edgar, do you remember me? My mom, Almondine, and I were the focus of a From Foster to Forever post the good people

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3 days 16 hours ago

Truth #rescuedogs #dogs #adoptdontshop #fosterdog

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5 days 16 hours ago

The real reason dogs bark

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 16 hours ago

In 2017, a dog owner did a very responsible thing: she acknowledged she was unable to provide the specific health care her English Setter needed,

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1 week 2 days ago

Welcome our first rescue of 2026. One and a half year old Delia is a beautiful girl that is good in a crate and gets

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1 week 3 days ago

Spur says “It’s Heartworm Pill Day!” Please don’t forget to protect your dog. #heartwormssuck #rescuedogs #dogsofinstagram #dogsoftwitter #dogs #heartworms

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1 week 4 days ago

With thankful hearts for all your support in the past year, our SWESR family wishes you and yours a 2026 filled with health, happiness, and

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1 week 5 days ago

***SWESR Emails are working again as this (Friday) morning. If you sent an email between the afternoon of the 31st and this morning, it was

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1 week 5 days ago

Foster Homes Needed - Two stunning young tri-color ES girls in OK/TX. This OK beauty is ready for intake. She is 4, house and crate

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1 week 5 days ago

Happy New Year!

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. 

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