Austrian Pinscher Breed description: Character & Co

Traits

temperament:

• attentive
• affectionate
• lively
• faithful
• playful
• incorruptible
• self-confident
• friendly
• careful
• active
• concentrated

Living together

Those of you who have a Pinscher at home surely know it: the four-legged alarm bell reports everyone and everything that approaches the property line! It is a very people-oriented and attentive dog who wants to watch out for you.

To its family it is a loving protector, to strangers it is wary and suspicious.

Its hunting instinct is mainly limited to smaller rodents around the house.

The lively four-legged dog is a self-confident companion who has been bred to make independent decisions within the scope of his duties. However, the Austrian Pinscher never means any harm and is devoted to its loved ones. And once you have won the favor of your pelt-nose, then it loves you with its whole dog heart!

Health of the medium sized dog

The active and weather-resistant Austrian Pinscher does not exhibit any diseases typical of the breed. Feeding this breed is also uncomplicated, as these dogs usually have a robust and well-tolerated stomach.

The frugal family dog lives an average of 10 to 13 years.

Breeding

• Since 1921: first efforts to force a pure breeding of the Austrian Pinscher
• 1928: through the efforts of the veterinarian and cynologist Emil Hauck, the Austrian Shorthaired Pinscher was recognized as an independent breed by the Austrian Kennel Club (ÖKV) and the international umbrella organization Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (FCI Group 2, Section 2.1, Standard No. 64).
• In the 1970s: only one breeding male left, Diokles von Angern
• beginning of the 1980s: new upswing in puppy breeding by the Mangold family
• until 2003: crossbreeding of various breeders, also with dogs without papers, to extend the gene pool and to avoid inbreeding
• since 2002: foundation of the association Klub für Österreichische Pinscher (KÖP), whose aim is to unite certain physical as well as character desirable qualities (official homepage)