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:

Mia

Mia is a 42 lb blue belton beauty that is reserved and calm for a 2 year old field ES. She appears to have been abused by her previous owner, but with gentle touch and kindness she’ll quickly lean into you for comfort. A secure fenced yard is a must, cats are unknown. Mia is good with other dogs. She’s in a foster home near Dallas, TX to give her time to recover from a rough start in life. Check back for updates!

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Mya

Mya is a freckle faced sweetie that will hop in your lap and give you kisses as soon as she meets you. Her energy level is high, as you would expect from a 1.5 year old field ES. She is in a foster home in S Central TX.

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Alfie

Alfie is a 4 year young “Settery looking mix” boy that loves other dogs, people and mostly ignores cats. He’s Setter sweet but has more of a Golden personality. He’s 55 lbs, in a foster home in central TX and looking for a fun loving forever home.

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English Setter News

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When mom is having a mental breakdown but you did not sign up to be an emotional support dog!

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Check our website to see all the Available and Just Rescued dogs. swesr.org/available-dogs/ Be sure to share photos of your pets here for National Adopt

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Seven-month-old Matty was surrendered to SWESR in October 2022 by an older couple who could no longer provide Matty the home she needed due to

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Happy Mother's Day to all the fur-moms

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Meet May's calendar contest winner - Star. Three year old Star landed in rescue because she was gun shy. After a month of fostering, we

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Mya is a 1.5 year old sweetheart. Her energy level is high, as you would expect from a 1.5 year old field ES. She is

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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