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GERMAN PINSCHER


GERMAN PINSCHER
COUNTRY: Germany
WEIGHT: 25-35 pounds
HEIGHT: 16-19 inches
COAT: Short,
COLOR: Black/tan or red
OTHER NAMES: Standard Pinscher
REGISTRY: FCI, TKC
GROUP: Terrier



The German Pinscher (of the German to pinscher “mordedor”) is a dog race that belongs to the family of the Pinscher.

This race whose origins go back to the s. xv and that also is related with the Schnauzer, it was in his origins a dog used by the farmers of Germany to control the plagues of rodents. One thinks that he is descending of crossings between old dogs used Germans and some terriers of black color for the hunting of rodents. It is in addition the race to that arose the Dobermann and the Pinscher call Miniature. In Germany, due to the great fame that they were acquiring the canine exhibitions in the rest of Europe and America a standard of the race in 1879 settled down, year in which also was recognized like race