German Pinscher

The German Pinscher or Deutscher Pinscher is a German breed of terrier in the Pinscher and Schnauzer group.: 218  It shares common origins with the Schnauzer, of which it is essentially a short-haired equivalent. It is seen in two colours, either black-and-tan or self-coloured red, this varying from deer-red to a dark reddish brown.

German Pinscher
The two coat colours, self-coloured red and black-and-tan
Other names
  • Deutscher Pinscher
  • Standard Pinscher: 218 
OriginGermany
Traits
Height 45–50 cm (18–20 in)
Weight 14–20 kg (30–45 lb)
Coat dense, short, smooth
Colour
  • self-coloured red
  • black-and-tan
Life span 12–14 years: 218 
Kennel club standards
Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

It is an endangered breed, and is listed in category III of the Rote Liste of the Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. It is a distinct and separate breed from the Affenpinscher, the Austrian Pinscher and the Miniature Pinscher or Zwergpinscher.

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