Pirate's Bonne Run was born to Coveyruns's Russian Tsar and Run Pirate Run on November 22, 2000.  The name Bonne (pronounced "Bonnie") is taken from the notorious 17th century pirate Anne Bonne.  Aptly named, Bonne was our first pick from the litter because of her bold and adventurous spirit.  Bonne has always been healthy; her hips were tested at Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital via breed-specific Penn-hip procedures and her results placed her in the 90th percentile or in the top 10% of all English Setters tested. 

   Bonne's first autumn afield demonstrated her dependability as a hunting dog.  She has a reliable nose and is successful on wild quail, pheasants, grouse, chukar, and gray partridge.  She is faithfully staunch, remarkably tenacious locating and retrieving downed birds (including blind and water retrieves), and reliably honors other dogs' points.

   Bonne loves to hunt and tempers her boundless enthusiasm with finely-tuned skills.  She is experienced and hunts to objectives (producing birds where other dogs are less successful); and, obediently hunts where instructed.  Bonne is extremely agile and easy for a foot hunter to manage.  Naturally a moderate-range hunter, she responds readily to commands and terrain which require her to stay closer to the hunter or to range out further from the hunter.

   Bonne's first exposure to NSTRA field trials followed her second full hunting season at about three years of age.  As a consequence, she and her handlers "unlearned" some successful hunting behaviors and learned "trial-appropriate" behaviors.  She responded admirably to this challenge, earning placements in a number of events, and substantially improving her wild bird skills.  For you who have not experienced field trials, the supreme benefit of these events is to lengthen the "season" in which dogs and owners have the privilege of working together in hunting situations!

   Bonne is a clean, loving, and easy family companion.  Although all pointing breeds are blessed with tremendous energy, Bonne settles easily as a house pet and "plays nicely" with others.  She cuddles and loves being the center of attention, but also is content to be in her own company on the sidelines.

Bonne is the gift of a wonderful lineage.  On her mother's side, she sports blood from Ch./Hall of Fame Grouse Ridge Will and Ch. Grouse Ridge John (sire of Ch. Hall of Fame Tomoka), Ch. Cash Master, Ch. I'm Oscar, and other founding bloodlines for today's greatest English Setters.  An out crossing to the novel Russian Llewellin, little known in the U.S., enriches the gene pool with a mild "companion" disposition, intense drive for game, and fantastic resourcefulness.