Looking for their forever home
Kyra is 9. She is negative to leishmaniasis. Latest photos of the lovely Kyra She was caught by the dog warden in a small village of Basilicata where she had been a stray for a while and taken to a public pound where dogs only come […]
His story so far. Update Sunday 15 June. Our precious Oliver, the Setter who was a stray for over a year, was seen by a vet this week for a check up and full blood tests. He is still completely and totally terrified by people, men […]
His name is Valentino. He is a Brittany, but to us that does not matter, the important thing is that he is safe in rescue. We could not refuse to help as our volunteer Luana was told by the hunter if she did not take him […]
Update 16 June 2025 If have not already been introduced to our little star Eva this is her story so far! A young happy little English setter, in foster in Bedfordshire. Ready to find her forever family and conquer the world! You might remember her story: […]
Sky is 2. Weighs about 18/20 kg and is very good on a lead. Although jealous with his food he gets along well with all dogs, but much better with females. However, because he is food driven you would have to be careful with food, certainly […]
This is Maggie, a Setter mix girl who is 3. Maggie was rescued from the streets heavily pregnant and in a very poor state, malnourished with mange. A family took her in and helped her with her pregnancy and getting better. Only two of her eight […]
This is Chloe, she is 2. Chloe is now in the UK and available for adoption. She has settled well into her foster home and is learning her new language (English) very-well and is adjusting to life away from kennels. She is looking for a special […]
At SOS Italian Setters we are all about ensuring the happiness of the dogs we rescue and sometimes we are presented with really unusual of challenges, such as with Anna and Axel. Who could have believed that when we introduced them to each other in kennels […]
Adopted
Birthday Girl! Mimi Mimi is now adopted. Grazie Mirko and Giuly Cava for wanting her from the very first moment Giuliana saw her at the physiotherapy centre and grazie Barbara Baiesi who first fostered her. Grazie Giovanna Decuzzi who rescued her in the first place. 24 […]
He is about 4 years old. He was found severely emaciated, very poorly and desperately looking for human contact, but sadly in Calabria there is no compassion for dogs like him. He was rescued near a restaurant in the middle of nowhere near a dangerous road […]
Her name is Linda. She is about 2-3. She was found heavily pregnant just before Christmas and on 3rd of January when in rescue she gave birth to 9 puppies, 7 of which have survived. None of the puppies look like a Setter… five have found […]
Henry will be 5 in July. He even has a pedigree but that didn’t stop him to get thrown out. He became ill with leishmaniasis and his hunter didn’t want him anymore, so SOS Italian Setters took him before he was put-to-sleep! Henry is one of […]
This is Rocco, 4 years old. He was found emaciated, looking very sad and miserable. The day we rescued him, in the evening there was a snow storm which he probably would not have survived. He is now in foster care in the Midlands UK and […]
Filippa is 5-year-old. She was found with a rope around her neck, with both her neck and head carefully shaved. Her tails is brownish yellow from filth which means that she was kept is a very small space and laying in her own excrement. Obviously very […]
Allow us to introduce to prospective parents our very special little lady Giorgia. Why do we call her petite or little, well she is really a perfect miniature Setter weighing in at a tiny 12kgs! If ever you wondered why we dedicate so much time to […]
Tobia is lucky to be alive! He was found by a volunteer wandering along a busy dangerous road (see video). He was limping and starving. Although we believe him to be a Brittany and not a Setter we could not leave him behind to the evitable […]
As with all our rescues when Teddy has been passed as medically fit to travel he will be available to foster or adopt. Although at this stage we are still evaluating Teddy he is currently in foster care in Italy with one of the charity Trustees. […]
Oliver was found by himself outside a village in the region of Puglia, he was trying to get into a fenced area where there is a house because he was cold and very hungry. It is very cold in the area at this time of year, […]