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GERMAN
PINSCHERS
IN THE HOME
Pinschers do
make good family
companions and are
very loyal to their family
they are also great fun,
affectionate and very
versatile.
Ronnie Bouch-Allen
talks about Kipling, their Pinscher:
“I had dogs growing up and my partner had a
German Shepard when I met him, so I knew that
we would eventually have a family dog, and it
was only work that was getting in my way.
When I finally landed my dream job where I
could take my dog to work with me, there was
no longer any reason to wait. The list of what
we needed our dog to be was so long, I never
thought one dog would work for all 4 of us: it
had to be mid/lap sized, but “look like a dog”,
not moult too much, but show jump like a horse;
love long hilly walks, but not be too high energy;
be totally trainable for the office, but also playful
with the kids!! Not too much to ask??!!
So we went to Cruft’s as a family and looked at
and stroked 130 different breeds in the discover
dogs area. The German Pinscher stood out
for me as ticking every box, so when we got
home that evening we spent hours trawling the
Internet for everything we could find and all
agreed this was the breed for us. We thought
we may have to wait quite a while for this rare
breed but were lucky enough to get connected
through the very friendly German Pinscher
Club in the UK and were soon picking up our
gorgeous little Pinscher puppy. Kipling is now 3
years old and has filled our hearts. Not only has
he lived up to everything we had hoped for, but
he totally exceeds our expectations every day.
He has always loved learning new commands,
from the basics to completely bonkers tricks
that the kids make up, travels really well on my
hour long commute to work, where he happily
accompanies me to every meeting or curls up to
sleep under my desk.
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The other day my
partner took him up
Scarfell on a 10-mile
trek, but equally we can
go out shopping and he
will curl up at home with
no fuss (especially if it’s
raining!!).
My daughter often puts
Kipling through his
paces over ever more
creative obstacles, and
nothing is ever too much for him! He is great
with any other dogs we meet on walks, whether
they are nervous, boisterous or timid, so we
don’t have to worry at all, and, known as “Velcro
dog” he never wanders out of our sight. In the
evenings, Kipling decides whose lap he will sit
on and he is never happier than when he is
cuddling and getting a back rub.
All 4 of us love this little dog with a huge
personality and all our friends and family can’t
help but love him too. He also goes to the dog
sitter some days or for the rare holidays that
he doesn’t join us for, and we always get good
reports for his interaction with the other dogs
and her family!!
I would highly recommend this breed as a family
dog, for owners who are prepared to invest time
in training and stimulating their very bright minds
to develop an extremely loyal companion.”
So as you can see the German Pinscher in the
UK continues to thrive, for those of us that own
and love them, they are an intelligent, cheeky,
loving and fun dog to have around. They are
healthy and live a long life. We look forward to
their continuing story; you are welcome to join
us.
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