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Affenpinscher Dog


Affenpinscher

COUNTRY: Germany
WEIGHT: 7-8 pounds
HEIGHT: Less than 10 inches
COAT: Medium long, harsh and wiry
COLOR: Black, black/tan, red or dark gray also allowed
REGISTRY: FCI, ARC, TKC, CKC
GROUP: Terrier

The Affenpinscher is a small dog, of hard and disheveled appearance, described like comedian, very wicked and also very chismoso hair. Nevertheless, its reputation as detrimental hunter of mice and other animal are excellent; one stayed in the businesses and stables to him with such intention. Its tamañito does not allow him to be protection dog, but as guardian is magnificent watchman. All qualities do of this small dog one adored company mascot.

Intrepid until madness it is the Affenpinscher. Anecdotes exist, documented well, where one of these dogs before did not yield a infuriated colt. Which, perhaps, nor to a Great Danish would have been happened to him to do. But their feats go even more far, in Alaska, one of these small dogs, by itself, faced to him to a brown bear, of the great ones really. As much it was the value and persistence of the tiny colossus that the bear had to choose to back down and to possibly go away. A group of doberman, attacking in mass, even would be gambling the life in similar charge.

It was closely together to disappear due to the disasters of World War II. Not yet it is a race that is seen very frequently. Nevertheless, according to the inscriptions of the bunds, in the United States and Great Britain a slight increase in its popularity in last the two decades notices.

OTHER NAMES:
The Affenpinscher in English it is known him by “Affenpinscher”, “Affen”, “Weak Black”, “Monkey Pinscher” and several names more with the denomination “Monkey” that is translated Monkey.

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