History of Miniature Pinscher breed

The word Pinscher came from the German word which means, Terrier. Doberman Pinscher and Miniature Pinscher aren’t related to each other. The latter originated in Germany and is older than the Doberman where existence can be tracked back to the 17th century. The breed came from the Terrier breeds which farmers used primarily to hunt rats in the farms and stables. This breed is a cross between the German Pinscher, Dacshund and the Italian Greyhound. It was brought to the United States in the 1920’s and became popular as a loving companion across the country in a short time. Although the Doberman Pinschers and Miniature Pinschers look the same in form, the latter is not considered as a “Miniature Doberman and came into existence at least 200 years prior to the Doberman. Mr. Karl Frederich Louis Dobermann bred the Doberman Pinscher in 1880. He had noted that he was searching to create a dog similar to the Miniature “Zwergpinscher” Pinscher but should be 15 times bigger.

In 1895, the Pinscher Schnauzer Club officially recognized Dobermann’s Pinscher and Deutscher Pinscher as separate breeds from the standard Schnauzer as well as the REH Pinscher. The original Min Pin was not a house pet but a working breed. They are being left at the farm with minimal human contact just like feral cats. This may have contributed to their unique independent trait that is innate to them.