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Non-sporting Breeds
Miniature Pinscher
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| The Miniature Pinscher, or Min Pin as it is commonly called, is not, as many believe, a small Doberman. Its ancestor is the German Pinscher to which Italian Greyhound and, it is thought, Dachshund blood were added. A painting, The Peasant Family, dated 1640 and currently in the Louvre, Paris, includes the likeness of a dog similar to the Miniature Pinscher.
The Min Pin has an attractive hackney (high-stepping) gait. It makes an ideal pet for town or country, being affectionate and intelligent, and rarely molting. The breed enjoys obedience work and exercise, often following a scent. It is easy to groom, requiring little more than a daily brush and a rub-down with a silk handkerchief or piece of chamois leather to make its coat shine.
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