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Ann Gordon acquired her first Dachshund in 1957 and has been involved with the breed ever since. Not long after she became involved in Dachshunds, Ann became a member of the Dachshund Club of America. Over the many years that she has been a member, she has served as Second Vice President, First Vice President, and as a member of the Board of Directors for many years. For over twenty years, she bred and showed Standard Smooth Dachshunds under the kennel name of Ravenridge. In 1969, Ann was licensed by the American Kennel Club to judge Dachshunds. She has judged throughout the United States and Canada as well as in the countries of Australia and Japan. Over the years, she has had the honor to judge at seven of the Dachshund Club of America’s National Specialty Shows. She is also licensed to judge Basset Hounds. Ann was the Dachshund Breed Columnist for the AKC Gazette for about twenty-five years and has written two books: The Dachshund: A Dog for Town and Country; and Dachshund, Your Happy Healthy Pet. Ann presently lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with “Aimee,” her black and tan Smooth Standard Dachshund.
One of the distinguishing features of the Dachshund, and a very important component of breed type, is the structure of the Dachshund front.
The Breed Standard describes the perfect Dachshund dog, but it’s hard to imagine the ideal Dachshund from words alone.
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