German Pinscher

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
Kennel club standards
Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

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.

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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