Save Our Setters has rescued five puppies from Missouri who have been diagnosed with SAS, a genetic heart defect that results in premature sudden death. 
BUYER BEWARE!
Do not buy a puppy from a breeder, from a pet store, or from an individual without a thorough veterinary exam.  Exams of puppies under 16 weeks of age may be inconclusive.
Learn more here.
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This page was last updated on: July 5, 2009
Save Our Setters is grateful for the support we
have received this year from donors and adopters worldwide.  Unfortunately, there never seems to
be enough in the coffers to meet all the needs of
all the rescues in our program.

Won't you please take a minute and remember the dogs
with a donation?  Over 95 % of our expenditures
directly benefit the dogs in our program.

Thanks from all the furkids at Save Our Setters!!
LASSIES:
LADDIES:
(These rescues have already found homes)
Will your next companion come from a Rescue...               Or from a Puppy Mill, Backyard Breeder, or Pet Store???
The truth is that pups that don't sell can (and do) wind up in rescue.
If you buy from commercial breeders, they make a profit and breed more puppies.
If you adopt a rescue dog, the adoption fee is used to help more rescues.
It's your money.  It's your choice.
(These pups were likely used as
breeding stock or may have been sold to other breeders)
SENIORS NEED LOVE, TOO!!!

Won't you consider giving a home to a sweet, older Setter?

Our "Seniors for Seniors" program provides for Senior Citizens on
limited incomes to adopt a Senior Setterzen at a greatly reduced adoption fee.

Inquire today!!
Since puppies in rescue are not too common, and rarely happen when most folks are wanting to add a puppy to the family, these folks look to breeders to fill the order.  With SO MANY breeders offering puppies, how does one know whether or not the breeder is reputable?  We know how difficult it can be to discern the good breeders from the bad ones.

WE CAN HELP!!!

Contact us with the name, city, and state of the breeder(s) you are considering, and we'll tell you whether they are truly hobby breeders (reputable), backyard breeders, or commercial breeders (puppymills).  While we don't know each and every backyard breeder out there (it seems they often crop up overnight!), we certainly know which breeders are NEVER a problem for rescue, and which breeders are CONSTANTLY a problem for rescue.  We may even know of GENETIC DEFECTS in the lines of the breeding stock you are considering.  Isn't that worth a quick email?

Also, be sure to order a free puppy report from Kim Townsend's Pet Shop Puppies
Click here to read about a recently
closed Puppy Mill in OK
Click here to read about a Puppy Mill in OK that is still operating!!
Several of our rescues have been adopted by their foster families, leaving a shortage of foster homes.  Please consider becoming a Save Our Setters
foster home!!
Click picture above for transport opportunities!
ALERT: FIVE Irish Setters from ILLINOIS that have come to SOS have had seizures.  Epilepsy is known to be a problem with the breed, and responsible breeders will not produce puppies with this inherited problem.  This is just one more reason to find out as much as you can before you select a breeder!
Simply click on the "Sponsor me!!!" link to help provide for a deserving Setter!
LADY
Irish Setter
Nine Year Old - MO
Energy Level - 3
Looking for updates on BABY SADIE, LADY BOON, and SASSY BOON???
Since they are so special, they are now on the Special Kids page!  Click here to check on all of our Special Kids!!
Did you know that
foster homes and funding are what make rescue possible?

We are down several foster homes due to medical issues and family emergencies.

If you are in the central US and can foster, even for just a few weeks, the dogs need
YOU!!!
Surrendered by a puppymill
LADY's Heroes:  Shauna Orullian (in memory of IDGIE and KYLEE); Adele Miller (in memory of MUSHKA); with hugs from Rhonda Ashton; an Anonymous fan of the white faces; Richard Hood (in honor of Miss ANNIE); Victoria (in memory of NAVADA and SIERRA); Beth Rand; Richard Hood (in honor of ANNIE); The Wessels; The Willsons (in honor of TANGO and RITA whom we adopted when they were nine)
SUNNY
Irish Setter
Five Year Old - GA
Energy Level - 5
Sponsor me!!!
NO CATS!!
Click here for an informative article about puppymill dogs for sale in pet stores as well as on-line!
SUNNY's Heroes:  Newlyweds Rene & Matt (in honor of CHLOE & CRASH Prell); with hugs from Rhonda Ashton; Beth Rand
RILEY III
Irish Setter
Three Year Old - TN
Energy Level - 8
Sponsor me!!!
NO CATS!!
RILEY's Heroes:  with hugs from Rhonda Ashton; Carol Evanetz & Rescue Reds KYLIE, FAITH & SHANE in PA; Beth Rand
NO CATS!!
Ask us about our "Seniors for Seniors" program!
PUPPY BUYER'S MARKET!!

In recent months, rescue has taken in breeding stock from puppymills and backyard breeders who are getting out of Setters due to the low selling prices of the puppies.

Rescue has also taken in puppies and adults that breeders had advertised as "free to good home", and found that they COULD NOT EVEN GIVE THEM AWAY!

Even reputable breeders are lowering the prices on older pups that have not sold.

If the puppy you are considering does not have champions in the first and/or second generations, you should be paying NO MORE THAN $100 for a puppy that has had minimal vetting (shots and deworming only).
Sponsor me!!!
FINNEGAN II
Irish Setter
Three Year Old - CO
Energy Level - 6
Sponsor me!!!
FINNEGAN now seizure-free for nine months!!!
FINNEGAN II's Heroes:  Tim and Heather Chambers; with love from CLOUD and Elizabeth; SUSIE, GAGE, Mommy and Daddy; Kathy Lake (in honor of SOS alumnae MADDIE and her adopted brother NICKY, who are glad SOS cares for Setters); The Dulaney Setters (in honor of Mom!); The Dixon family (in loving memory of BRANDY and CASEY)
MICKEY's Heroes:  ASH Mussinan (a Senior who was forgotten but found a warm, loving and comfortable bed to lay his head on); snuggles from the Willsons; with love from CLOUD and Elizabeth; Bill (in honor and memory of COCO Rance); an Anonymous fan of the white faces; Merry Christmas from KIP (who knows the TRUE MEANING of being rescued to a loving forever home and who loves your foster mom); Victoria (in memory of NAVADA and SIERRA); Shannon Barry and LUCKY FIONA; MSI Systems Integrators Matching Donation Fund; The Dulaney Setters (in honor of Mom!); Beth Rand; Happy Valentines Day from THUNDER and KILLIAN Smetana - we love you!!!; Brad & Stacey Swoboda (in loving memory of our sweet girl PENNY)
MICKEY
Irish Setter
Ten Year Old - NE
Energy Level - 3
Sponsor me!!!
Ask us about our "Seniors for Seniors" program!
I'm someone's Valentine!!
VOGUE
Irish Setter
One Year Old - TN
Energy Level - 3
Sponsor me!!!
VOGUE's Heroes: making a wish on St.Patrick's Day that all my Irish Setter cousins at SOS find forever homes! With love, PADDY; SUSIE & GAGE Louie; the Shillinger Setters SUNNY & CLANCY (who are doing really well two years+ after adoption from SOS)
PEPPER's Heroes: Happy Valentine's Day from THUNDER, MICKEY, and KILLIAN.  Get those paws better so we can play!!!; Denise, John, and redheads (in memory of SARAH); SUSIE and GAGE Louie; Peggy Meehan; Ear scratches from the Willson clan; Dann and Liz McCarte (in memory of MUZ); Joan Willson (in memory of my heart dog MORGAN whom I found when she was eleven)
PEPPER
Irish Setter
Eleven Year Old - IL
Energy Level - 2
I'm someone's Valentine!!
Sponsor me!!!
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Ask us about our "Seniors for Seniors" program!
ROXY
Gordon Setter
Ten Year Old - OK
Energy Level Unknown
NOT CAT TESTED
Sponsor me!!!
SADIE III
Irish Setter
Ten Year Old - TN
Energy Level - 4
Sponsor me!!!
NOT CAT TESTED
NO DOGS!!
ROXY's Heroes: SUSIE Louie (we senior setterzens have to stick together); Karen Zaleski (in honor of MARSHALL)
SADIE III's Heroes: SUSIE Louie (we senior setterzens have to stick together); Ron and Sherrie Wiepz (in loving memory of QUINCY, our 9 1/2 year old boy who left us too soon.  We miss you terribly!)
Ask us about our "Seniors for Seniors" program!
Ask us about our "Seniors for Seniors" program!
STAR
Irish Setter
Four Year Old - AR
Energy Level - 6
Visually Impaired
STAR's Heroes: fellow Kansans SUSIE and GAGE Louie; Eileen Kamerick (in gratitude for the companionship of KILLIAN - the world's greatest dog!)
UPDATED!!
Look at these fundraising items available now on EBay!
  MY EYES DID NOT FULLY DEVELOP WHILE IN THE WOMB.  I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SEE, BUT THAT HASN'T SLOWED ME DOWN ONE BIT!!!  (JUST ASK THE BIRDS AROUND HERE...)
Sponsor me!!!
  ADOPTION PENDING!!
THIBADEAUX
Irish Setter
Four Year Old - FL
Energy Level Unknown
Sponsor me!!!
NOT CAT TESTED
COLE
Gordon Setter
One Year Old - TN
Energy Level Unknown
Sponsor me!!!
NOT CAT TESTED
Courtesy Listing - Please complete application and we'll forward it on to his owner.
Courtesy Listing - Please complete application and we'll forward it on to his owner.
TRAVIS
English Setter
Two Year Old - AR
Energy Level Unknown
JUDD
English Setter
Five Year Old - AR
Energy Level Unknown
PIPPEN
Gordon Setter
Five Year Old - TN
Energy Level - 3
Sponsor me!!!
NOT CAT TESTED
GINGER
Irish Setter
Three Year Old - TN
Energy Level - 6
Sponsor me!!!
NOT CAT TESTED