Miniature Pinscher

Characteristics


Size:

25% Complete (success)

Grooming:

25% Complete (success)

Exercise:

50% Complete (success)

Intelligence:

75% Complete (success)

Good with Kids:

50% Complete (success)

Breed Description


Overview:

A Miniature Pinscher is an alert dog that is friendly and intelligent. This dog gets along well with both children and other pets in the house

 

Country of origin:

Germany

 

Size type:

Small dog breeds

 

Character:

This lively alert and vigilant dog likes to back is intelligent sober somewhat (over)courageous dependent loyal to its handler and learn quickly

 

Breed group:

Toy dog breeds (AKC)

 

Height:

25-30cm

 

Weight:

4-5kg for dogs and 3.5-4kg for bitches

 

Temperament:

The miniature pinscher can get along well with other household pets and children provide they do not pester it they can be rather suspicious towards strangers but their behavior will depend entirely upon how they were brought up young dogs.      

 

Coat:

The miniature has a very short haired coat the colour is basically brown but can vary through various shades of brown including deer red to black and tan.

                               

Care:

The miniature pinscher required little grooming during moulting use a rubber brush to remove dead and loose hairs follow this by wiping the coat with a damp cloth to encourage the hair to shine.

 

Training:

Many people seem to feel that just rudimentary training is sufficient with a small dogs this is a pity because the miniature pinscher can learn extremely well and want very much to do so it is certainly valuable for its socialization to take the dogs to puppy course where it can meet other people and dogs

 

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