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:

Sonny

Meet stunning 4 year young Sonny! His intended career was “crushed” when there was an accident. He is perfectly fine, just no babies in his future, and now he’s made his way to SWESR. This amazing boy is a descendant of Tekoa Mt Sunrise. He’s good with other dogs, previously lived with children, cats are an unknown but not likely. Sonny is in a foster home in Edmond, OK.

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Sally

Sweet Sally is an affectionate ES that is almost 2 years old. She made her way to SWESR because she doesn’t have the prey drive to hunt and would rather be a princess. She’s medium/low energy level for a field ES. She’s good with cats and medium/larger dogs with similar temperaments to an ES. Sally is in a foster home in the Dallas area.

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Alywn

Alwyn is a handsome 8 year young bench ES that found his way to SWESR (with the blessing of his breeder) after his owner passed away. He is house and doggy door trained and good with other dogs, cats unknown. Alwyn is in a foster home near Denver, CO.

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English Setter News

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Meet Sonny 🌞 Sonny is a stunning orange and white English Setter looking for his forever home. He has a gentle soul, a playful spirit,

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On-line matching the SWESR way! Today’s handsome gentleman: BOWIE Bowie’s vital statistics for your consideration: Age: A dapper and dandy 9 years old Fur Coloring:

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Meet April’s calendar contest winner - Ella. “Ella loves her toys! When I adopted her I threw her an I’ve Been Adopted Party. Each time

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Foster Homes Needed! Mya (orange) and Mia (blue) are 1.5 year old sisters. They were acquired by a man as puppies with the intention of

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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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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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