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History
of the
Miniature Pinscher
by Cindy Collinson
It is believed that the first Miniature Pinschers several breeds recognised by the Kennel Club
arrived in Great Britain in 1938, although today. Originally called the Reh Pinscher as
the breed had already gained popularity in Germans thought it resembled the small red
the U.S.A. some ten years earlier, receiving ‘roe’ deer that lived in their forests, the Miniature
recognition by the American Kennel Club in Pinscher was a smaller version of the more
1929. In 1948 a determined and successful common middle-sized dog known since the 16th
effort was made to popularize the breed in century as the Deutscher Glatthaar Pinscher,
this country, and stock was imported from the or the German Smooth Hair Pinscher. In 1836
Continent and the U.S.A. In fact, the KC breed Dr H G Reinchenbach, a German writer, stated
standard is based on the USA breed standard that the Miniature Pinscher was the result of a
rather than the FCI, where the much-desired cross between the Dachshund and the Italian
Hackney action here in the UK is seen as Greyhound. The Min Pin was an adept ratter
undesirable by the FCI. and mouser, and it is thought that the name
‘Pinscher’ was taken from either ‘pincer’ or
There are several speculations as to the origins ‘pincher’ in the English language, referring to the
of the Miniature Pinscher, but it probably dogs’ tendency to kill vermin quickly by grabbing
evolved from the ancient German Pinscher and holding fast. One fact is certain that The
family of dogs, which ultimately produced Miniature Pinscher was not just a ‘scaled
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