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:

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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Phoenix

Phoenix is a 3 year young Llewellen boy that found himself in a horrible situation in Texas. He’s safe now. Phoenix is housetrained, good with people, dogs and cats. This regal boy has a trot like a Tennessee Walker. He’s Velcro and he’d love another playful dog in the home and a person that is home some or most of the day.

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Kris

Kris is a 8 year young handsome boy that was left at a shelter in Oklahoma by his previous owner. Kris is in a foster home in Edmond, OK.

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English Setter News

Southwest English Setter Rescue

2 days 15 hours ago

Misty’s story is one of love, resilience, and the unbreakable bond between a family and their dog. It all began when Misty, a sweet little English Setter puppy who happened to be born deaf, was surrendered by her original owners when she was 3 1/2 months old. They didn’t want See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

4 days 16 hours ago

Happy Father’s Day to all the Fur Dads. #fathersday #dogdads #dogs #rescuedogs #adoptdontshop See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

6 days 16 hours ago

As you might have seen from an earlier post about SWESR Kris, we have begun a new program called From Foster to Forever. We are excited to have a new avenue to highlight our dogs who are still waiting for adoption. With these stories we hope to provide education about See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 15 hours ago

In late November 2023 Kris came into rescue as one of three English Setters owner surrendered to an Oklahoma municipal shelter. This particular shelter works with SWESR volunteers, and they called an experienced SWESR foster, Deb, to pick up the dogs. All three dogs were in rough shape. They were See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 3 days ago

Featuring June's calendar contest winner - Cassie. Cassie loves car rides especially if they end at one of her favorite places for a walk. Being a California girl, her walks often end up near the ocean which is fine with her. If she is lucky there is a seagull to See More

Southwest English Setter Rescue

1 week 6 days ago

#dogs #rescuedogs #adoptdontshop #fosterdogs #dogtreats 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.