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:

Han Solo

Han Solo is 9 years young and came to SWESR when his family was not able to keep him. He is 65 lbs, house and crate trained, and good with dogs and cats. He loves people and bonded quickly with his foster parents in CO.

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Mia

Mia is a 42 lb blue belton beauty that is reserved and calm for a 18 month 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.

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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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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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