Ann Gordon: Dogs, Horses and Cats, Oh My

Americans spend more than $40 billion dollars a year on their pets with another 2-29 billion spent on their equine cousins. These companion animals are part of the family, surrogate children and best friends. Because of their status as members of the family spending on pets is expected to be somewhat insulated from economic pressures weighing on other consumer-discretionary items. Learn to tap into this market and enjoy working with these rewarding and inspiring subjects.

Award winning CPP Ann Gordon will cover animal psychology and management, owner management, and tips and tricks for getting that perfect expression from the four-legged types.

BIO

Ann Gordon considers the combination of photography and animals to be the perfect blend of two of her life’s passions. A photojournalist for nearly 25 years, Ann developed a particular interest in sports photography. The skills needed for capturing images of horseracing, track and field, vaulting, swimming, and other fast paced sports are the same as those needed to make a litter of puppies look like they are waiting to have their picture taken.

Ann captures the essence of companion animals using both natural and studio light to create rich artwork.
 An award winning Certified Professional Photographer, her work hangs in homes and collections in the UK, across the United States and in China. She keeps up with everything photographic through her memberships in the Northern California Professional Photographers Association, the Professional Photographers of California (PPC), the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and the Equine Photographers Network. An acknowledged expert in the field she has been selected as an instructor of animal photography by both PPC and PPA for their professional enrichment programs.

The Gordon home boasts three dogs: a new Jack Russell Terrier puppy and two Gordon Setters (what else?). Ann handles them in the show ring, in obedience trials and in the field. Mostly they sleep on her bed and under and on her desk (the JRT) sharing all her daily activities. The endurance riding and jumping of her youth has been replaced by competitive and pleasure carriage driving along with long trail rides in the company of her Friesian gelding.