

They make ideal companions to almost anyone from singles to families to the elderly. However due to their short coats they get cold easily so care must be taken in cold weather. The Miniature Pinscher will adapt to any living arrangement from a farm to an apartment, they are very active indoors and will do okay without a yard. Is this the correct pup for you, which is the best home and why? They are assertive, outgoing, active, independent, loyal, Intelligent and spirited with high nonstop energy There's good reason the Min Pin is called the King of Toys, they are hardy little dogs who are proud, courageous, vigorous, lively, alert and brave. The short, smooth, hard coat lies close to the body and colours include black with rust markings, chocolate with tan, red and stag red (red with black hairs). The Miniature Pinscher is a well balanced, sturdy, compact, short-coupled, smooth-coated dog. In truth the Min Pin is a separate, and much older breed. Some have the black and rust coloring, cropped ears, and docked tail, and for these reasons they resemble a miniature Doberman - most likely because both the Miniature Pinscher and the Doberman both were developed from the German Pinscher.

"Pinscher" means "Terrier" in German, they were bred on farms to keep the rats from the store rooms - being small, they could get into the places where rats took refuge. The breed's earliest ancestors may have been a mix of Italian greyhounds, dachshunds and the shorthaired German Pinscher. Historical artifacts and paintings indicate that the Min Pin is a very old breed, but factual documentation begins less than 200 years ago, which leaves the breed's actual origins open to debate. The Miniature Pinscher (sometimes called the "King of Toys") originated in Germany and was known as a zwergpinscher.
