Miniature Pinscher

Toy (AKC:1925)

Companion Breeds (UKC)

Clever

Energetic

Friendly

Outgoing

Playful

Responsive

Intelligent

Male: 10-12 inches (25-30 cm)

Female: 10-11 inches (25-28 cm)

Male: 8-10 pounds (4-5 kg)

Female: 8-9 pounds (about 4 kg)

Black & Rust

Black & Tan

Chocolate & Rust

Chocolate & Tan

Red

Stag Red

Average $1000 - $2000 USD

Usually, the average price of a Miniature Pinscher puppy from a reputable breeder is between $1,000 and $2,000, while a top-quality Miniature Pinscher puppy can cost as high as $3,000. Their price depends upon the pup’s age, sex, quality, pedigree, and breeder’s location.

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The Miniature Pinscher is good for apartment life. It is very active indoors and will do okay without a yard. The Miniature Pinscher should be protected from the cold.

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Good with Kids: This is a suitable dog breed for kids. It is also friendly toward other pets and friendly toward strangers.

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Low Maintenance: Min Pins are really easy to groom — there’s almost nothing to it because of their short, smooth coat. Just use a bristle brush once or twice a week.

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Hypoallergenic: No

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Moderate Shedding: They shed an average amount, but their small size means that there is less fur shed than from a larger dog with the same kind of short coat.

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The square-proportioned Miniature Pinscher has a compact, sturdy body with moderate tuck up and sort coupling. Its hallmark traits are its spirited animation, complete self-possession and high-stepping hackney gait. It is upstanding and alert. The coat is smooth, hard and short. It is among the most athletic of toy breeds.

Among the most energetic of all breeds, the min pin is a perpetual motion machine. It is busy, inquisitive, playful, bold and brash. It retains terrier-like traits and tends to be stubborn and independent. It can be scrappy with other dogs and may chase small animals. It is reserved with strangers.

Well-known as the “Min-pin”, the Miniature Pinscher has been bred in Germany for hundreds of years. One theory is that it was developed by breeding the German Pinscher to Dachshunds and Italian Greyhounds to obtain a smaller-sized dog. It was one of the breeds included in the Pinscher-schnauzer Club formed in Germany in the 1890’s. Some of the Miniature Pinscher's talents are competitive obedience, watchdog and agility.