Riverwatcher Atka's show results
Mrs Babs Harding (Breed Specialist) , SKC 2013
"What a super puppy to start with, pleasing head & expression, good neck & shoulders, well bodied, good bone & feet, moving so well for such a baby, very responsive to his handler, I look forward to watching his progress with interest. BP"
Mrs S Sevastupulo (Breed Specialist), Paignton 2013
"Pleasing youngster of good shape & strength. Correct shaped head with good ears. Has good bone & substance, plenty of coat of good texture & is well made all through with good angulation, correct topline & well feathered tail. Has a lovely playful temperament, moved soundly & has that jaunty action so typical of the breed. BP"
Mrs Jenny Miller, URC 2013
"This is my type of Nova who so fits the Standard, very attractive medium sized youngster of 9 months & a new one to myself, stunning side profile & just as nice to go over, super head, well shaped with kind almond shaped medium wide set dark eyes, good base to high set on triangular ears, good length to clean neck with feathering, well laid back shoulders & super foreangles, elbows well in on straight well boned legs, lovely feet, level back over a body with depth & substance, ribs well sprung into short strong loin, hindquarters well muscled & with good return of stifle, super red soft double coat so well presented with the correct white tip to his heavily feathered waving tail, movement was very impressive springy & so sound with great drive & ground coverage. RBD, BP"
Mrs Liz Cartledge, NSDTR Club of UK Open Show 2013
"BIS, Anstead’s Riverwatcher Atka, 13 months, comfortable winner I thought, good head, broad skull, well balanced, well coated and presented, fit & well muscled, ample bone, very good topline & quarters, held his topline on the move which was springy with good rear drive, focused and positive all the way through & really deserved his BIS win".
Mr Richard Stafford, Chertsey & District Open Show 2014
"BOB & Group 4, Pleasing expression and neat ears, correct length of neck leading to well angulated shoulders, enough bone and neat feet, deep chested body, maintaining an excellect topline standing and moving, super hindquarters which he used to advantage on the move, shown in excellent coat and condition, should have a good future"
Mrs Jill Peak, Welsh Kennel Club 2015
"Anstead's Riverwatcher Atka. Two and a half yr old male, very nice breed type, full of quality. Good masculine head without coarseness, good neck and front assembly, nice bone, good legs and feet, good body, well ribbed, strong loin, good quarters and set on. Went well both ways and in profile. Shown in good coat and condition." CC & BOB
Mr Bill Bunce, South Wales 2015
"Anstead's Lux Ch Riverwatcher Atka. Well developed three year old in tip top condition and so well prepared and presented. So very typical of the breed. Excellent shape to skull and muzzle. Correct clean dentition. So keen yet biddable. Ideal depth to chest and excellent balance between front and rear assemblies. Level topline maintained throughout. Well muscled over loin and good bone all through. Good driving action from well placed hocks and neat feet. Moves to maximum effect with minimum effort. I couldn't find fault in him. Happily my co-judge agreed he was Best Dog & BOB"
Mr Frank Kane, Birmingham National 2016
"Lux Ch Riverwatch Atka, 3 ½ years, lovely type & an excellent mover, in beautiful condition, excellent head & eye. CC & BOB;"
Mr John Thirwell, Scottish Kennel Club 2016
"Anstead's Lux / Int Ch Riverwatcher Atka CW16. Quality dog well constructed throughout. Pleasing head with good eye and expression. Deep well made body with lovely legs and feet. Strong powerful hindquarters. Moved soundly with drive and shown in lovely coat & condition. A pleasure to award him CC I later learned his 3rd well done"
Mr Andrew Brace, Midland Counties 2016
"Handsome dog fully mature & of excellent overall type. Correctly proportioned outline, very typical head & expression, nicely marked, well boned, good spring of rib, firm topline. Moves true with scope & power. Easy BOB winner"
Mrs Jenny Miller, NSDTR Club Of UK Championship Show 2017
"Anstead MULTI CH RIVERWATCHER ATKA This young dog was my star of the day and I was so pleased to learn and then realize that I had judged him 4 years earlier as a baby and awarded him Best Puppy in breed and Res best dog so in finding him today amongst the quality in this class was special. He stood out with lovely ring presence with good attention to his handler, stands covering the ground well having a good balance and nice moderate shape and size. Has a great head piece clean lines super dark almond alert eyes, well dropped triangular ears well used and feathered, clean flowing neck to shoulders, holds a firm short back broad rump with a slight slope well feathered high set tail waving with nice tip. Correct angulation front and rear with good body substance and muscle tone. Cleanly presented and conditioned straight dense light red coat of a good texture. Elbows well in to brisket on moderate strongly boned legs and tight arched webbed feet. Short hocks well let down. Stunning mover very powerful brisk side stride and very sound front reach and an impressive rear driving action which showed and won him BIS over the bitch in the challenge. DCC BIS."
Mrs Tina Westwood (Breed Specialist), Birmingham National Championship Show 2017
"Anstead's Sh Ch Int Ch Lux Ch Bel NL Ch Riverwatcher Atka CW, very nice breed type, full of quality. Good masculine head without coarseness, good neck & front assembly, nice bone, good legs & feet, good body, well ribbed, strong loin, good quarters, tail correct set. Went well both ways & in profile. Shown in good coat & condition.CC & BOB."
Mr Jeff Horswell, Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show 2017
"Anstead's Multi Ch Riverwatcher Atka CW16. Really super dog who is so well made and conditioned. Super head. Plenty of neck which is strong. Grand body. Firm in topline. Could be tidier out and back but goes with an easy profile stride. CC & BOB"
Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie, Gundog Society of Wales 2017
"Anstead's Sh Ch/Bel/Lux/Nl/Int Sh Ch Riverwatcher Atka CW'16,BWNL'14/16, BWBE'1, BD & BOB. Wow! What a stunner! Everything in the right place. He screams Duck Toller to you and when he moves he just takes it to another level. Presented in rock hard condition and in full immaculate coat. Topline solid and sure and never once loosing it on the move. Correct wedge shaped head with good eye and enough work.. Clean in foreface with nice big nose. Ear set correct and of medium size. Great front assembly, fabulous ribs and short strong loin. Super rear quarters and correct tailset. Stands over a good amount of ground and has the correct length to height ratio. Strong bone and neat feet. There is nothing overdone about him - moderate but correct. When he moves his side gait is eye catching with that lovely spring in his step so synonymous with the breed. Super head carriage and tail action. He was pushed hard by his kennel mate for BOB, just edging it with his typical movement"
2019
| Show name | Judge | Class | Placing | Comment |
| NSDTR Club of UK Champ Show | Mrs C Coode | Open | 1st | BEST IN SHOW & DCC |
2017
| Show name | Judge | Class | Placing | Comment |
| Manchester Champ Show | Mr K Young | Open | 1st | BOB |
| Merseyside Gundog Open Show | Mr R Stafford | Open | 1st | BOB & Group 4 in Show |
| Crufts | Mr J Luscott | Open | 1st | DCC & BD, BOS |
| NSDTR Club of UK Champ Show | Mrs J Miller | Open | 1st | BEST IN SHOW & DCC |
| Combined Canine Int Ch Show | Mr T Bradley III | Champion | 1st Excellent | CACIB, Green Star & RBOB |
| Combined Canine National Ch Show | Mr S Scarpellini | Champion | 1st Excellent | Green Star & BOB |
| Amiens | Mr R Soulat | Champion | 1st Excellent | CACIB & BOB |
| Birmingham National Ch Show | Mrs T Westwood | Open | 1st | DCC & BOB - shortlisted in Group |
| Scottish Kennel Club | Mr Jeff Horswell | Open | 1st | DCC & BOB |
| Windsor | Mrs Aidine Howes | Open | 1st | RDCC |
| Hampshire Gundog Open Show | Mr R McDonald | Open | 1st | BOB |
| National Gundog | Mr D Hutchinson | Open | 2nd | |
| WKC | Mrs P Blay | Open | 1st | DCC & BOB |
| Richmond | Mrs P Williams | Open | 1st | BOB |
| SWKA | Ms W Bebb Sutton | Open | 1st | BOS |
| Gundog Society of Wales | Mrs D Stewart-Ritchie | Open | 1st | BOB |
| Midland Counties | Mrs S Pinkerton | Open | 1st | BOB |
| NSDTR Club of UK Open Show | Mr R Bott | Open | 1st | RBD |
| Coventry & District Gundog | Ms R McDonald | Open | 1st | BOB & RBIS |
| Ladies Kennel Association | Mr C Atkinson | Open | 1st | BOB |
2016
| Show name | Judge | Class | Placing | Comment |
| Hoogstraten, Belgium | I Kuyken | Open | 1st Excellent | RCAC & RCACIB |
| Manchester, UK | H Fryckstrand | Open | 2nd | |
| Gent, Belgium | R Bloome | Open | 1st Excellent | BOS,CAC & CACIB - Belgian Sh Ch title earned |
| Crufts | B Smith | Open | 4th | |
| IKC Celtic Winners Show, Ireland | D Stewart Ritchie | Champion | 1st Excellent | BOB,Green Star & CACIB |
| Chertsey & District Canine Society | R Millan | Open | 1st | BOB |
| Belgian Toller Club Championship | M Legrand Leloup | Champion | 1st Excellent | BEST IN SHOW & CAC |
| Belgian Retriever Club Championship | D Chalard | Champion | 1st Excellent | BOS, CAC |
| Birmingham National | Frank Kane | Open | 1st | 2nd CC & BOB |
| Scottish Kennel Club | John Thirwell | Open | 1st | 3rd CC - UK Sh Ch |
| Paignton & District | Sky Westwood | Open | 1st | RBD |
| National Gundog | Carol Coode | Open | 2nd | |
| Welsh Kennel Club | Jonathan Daltrey | Open | 1st | 4th CC |
| City of Birmingham | Judy Harrington | Open | 2nd | RBD |
| Richmond | Gordon Haran | Open | 1st | RBD |
| Maastricht Day 1 | W Holstenbech | Champion | 1st Excellent | BOB,CAC & CACIB |
| Maastricht Day 2 | R Leelen | Champion | 1st Excellent | RCAC & CACIB, BWNL'16 |
| Midland Counties Champ Show | A Brace | Open | 1st | BOB |
| Mid Herts Gundog Open Show | Open & Champ | 1st & 3rd | BOB | |
| The Holland Cup | Mrs M Blaha | Champion | 1st | BOB,CAC & CACIB |
| Amsterdam Winner Show | Dhr A Simons | Champion | 1st | BOB,2CAC, CACIB & Winner'16 - NL Ch |
| 2015 | | |||
| Show name | Judge | Class | Placing | Comment |
| Mouscron, Belgium | Mrs Shenashenko (Russia) | Open | 1st Excellent | CAC & CACIB |
| Martinidog show, Netherlands | Dr L Hearn (Australia) | Open | 1st Excellent | BOB,CAC,CACIB, Benelux Winner NL 15 |
| NSDTR Club of UK Champ Show | Mr Moray Armstrong | Limit | 1st | RCC |
| Luxembourg | Mr Walter Van Den Broeck | Open | 1st Excellent | CACL |
| Belgain Retriever Club Champ Show | Mr Frank Whyte | Open | 1st Excellent | RCAC |
| Belgain Toller Club Champ Show |
Ingrid Kuyken (Breed Specialist) | Open | 1st Excellent | BEST IN SHOW & CAC |
| Southern Counties Canine Association | Mr Harri Lehkonen | Open | 1st | BOB |
| World Dog Show, Milan, Italy | Mr Nerilli Luigi | Open | 1st Excellent | RCAC |
| Douai, France | Mr De Mello | Open | 1st Excellent | BOB,CAC,CACIB |
| Hampshire Gundog | Hilary Male (Breed)/Ramsey Nagaty (BIS) | Open | 1st | BOB & Group 4 |
| National Gundog | Mrs Tina Westwood (Breed Specialist) | Open | 2nd | RCC |
| Welsh Kennel Club | Mrs Jill Peak | Open | 1st | BOB & 1st CC |
| Luxembourg | Mr Guy Kips | Open | 1st Excellent | Luxembourg Ch & RCACIB & CACL |
| South Wales Kennel Association | Mr Bill Bunce | Open | 1st | BOB |
| Mid Herts Gundog Club Show | Sky Westwood (Breed Specialist) | Open | 1st | BOB & RESERVE BEST IN SHOW |
| Toller Club of UK Open Show | Dr Ron James | Open | 1st | RESERVE BEST IN SHOW |
| Holland Cup | Mr J De Cuyper | Open | 1st Excellent | BOB, CAC, CACIB & Int ShCh title earned |
| Amsterdam Winner | Mr W Hochstenbach | Open | 1st Excellent | RCAC & RCACIB |
| 2014 | | |||
| Show name | Judge | Class | Placing | Comment |
| Stoke on Trent Gundog | Sky Westwood (Breed Specialist) | Junior | 1st | BOB |
| Thames Valley Canine Association | Mrs L Trow | Junior | 1st | BOB |
| Horley and District Canine | Ms S Tubb | Junior | 1st | RBOB |
| United Retriever Club | Mrs E Lacey | Junior | 1st | BOB |
| Crufts | Mr C Bexon | Special Yearling | 2nd | Qualifies for Crufts 2015 |
| Hampshire Gundog Society | Mr P Goodall | Graduate | 1st | BOB |
| NSDTR Club Of UK | Mr John Thirwell | Junior | 2nd | |
| Wellingborough Canine Society | Ms Roisin Howlett | Junior & Post Graduate | 1st | BOB |
| Chertsey & District | Mr R Stafford | Post Graduate | 1st | BOB & Gundog Group 4 |
| West Country Dog Society | Mrs Jenny Miller | Post Graduate | 1st | BOB |
| Birmingham National | Mr Van den Burgh | Post Graduate | 1st | |
| Scottish Kennel Club | Mrs V Foss | Post Graduate & Open | 1st & 2nd | RCC & SB Number earned |
| Southern Counties Canine Association | Mr Pekka Teini (Finland) | Limit | 3rd | |
| Three Counties | Mrs A Howes | Post Graduate | 2nd | RBD |
| Windsor | Mrs M Edridge | Limit | 2nd | RCC |
| Hampshire Gundog Society | Ms C Carter | Post Graduate | 1st |
BOB |
| NSDTR Club of UK | Mrs P Blay | Limit | 1st | RESERVE BEST IN SHOW |
| Brussels | Mr A Komorowski | Open | 1st Excellent | BOS 2CAC CACIB Benelux Winner BE 14 |
| LKA | Mrs E Hughes | Open | 3rd | |
| 2013 | | | | |
| Show name | Judge | Class | Placing | Comment |
| South of England Gundog (Open Show) | Gill May | Junior | 1st | BP & RBOB |
| Birmingham National | Mrs V Foss | Minor Puppy | 1st | Qualifies for Crufts 2014 |
| SKC | Mrs Babs Harding (Breed Specialist) | Puppy | 1st | Best Puppy |
| Paignton | Mrs S Sevastupulo (Breed Specialist) | Puppy | 1st | Best Puppy |
| National Gundog | Mrs B Hutchinson | Puppy | 2nd | |
| United Retriever Club Championship | Mrs Jenny Miller | Puppy | 1st | Best Puppy & RBOB |
| Welsh Kennel Club | Mr Jeff Luscott | Puppy | 1st | Best Puppy |
| Bedford & District Canine Society (Open) | Mrs Jacque Bayne | Junior | 1st | BP, BOB. Gundog Grp 4 Puppy Gundog Grp 3 |
| Hitchin & District Canine Society (Open) | Mrs Sharon Rogers | Junior | 1st | Best Puppy |
| United Retriever Club (Open) | Mrs J Darby | Junior | 1st | |
| NSDTR Club of UK (Open) | Mrs L Cartledge | Junior | 1st | BEST IN SHOW |