| Affenpinscher |
 Black is the most common coat colour of the Affenpinscher. | | Country of origin | | Germany | | Common nicknames | | Monkey Dog | | Classification and breed standards | | FCI: | Group 2 Section 1 #186 | Stds | | AKC: | Toy | Stds | | ANKC: | Group 1 - (Toys) | Stds | | CKC: | Group 5 - (Toys) | Stds | | KC (UK): | Toy | Stds | | NZKC: | Toy | Stds | | UKC: | Companion Breeds | Stds | The Affenpinscher is a terrier-like toy breed of dog. An Affenpinscher Photo by sannse at the City of Birmingham Championship Dog Show, 29th August 2003 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
An Affenpinscher Photo by sannse at the City of Birmingham Championship Dog Show, 29th August 2003 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (English, World Canine Organization), is an international Kennel Club based in Thuin, Belgium. ...
The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ...
The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities and the ownership of temperamentally and physically sound purebred dogs by responsible individuals across Australia. ...
The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Canada. ...
The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom is a club aiming to improve the relationships between dogs and their owners. ...
The New Zealand Kennel Club is an organisation responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. ...
The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ...
A Scottish Terrier and a West Highland White Terrier The terrier is a group of dog breeds initially bred for hunting and killing vermin. ...
The Bichon Frisé is an example of a toy dog that requires considerable grooming. ...
This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show the wide range of dog breed sizes. ...
Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ...
Appearance Weighing 7 to 8 pounds (3-4 kg) and not exceeding 11 inches (24-28 cm) in height at the withers, the Affenpinscher has harsh rough coat and a monkey-like expression (Affe is monkey in German). His coat is shaggier over the head and shoulders forming a mane, with shorter coat over the back and hind quarters. It is harsh and wiry in texture. The FCI and UK breed standards specifies that the coat must be black, but the AKC also allows gray, silver, red, black and tan, and beige; other clubs have their own lists of acceptable colours, with black being the preference. The withers is the highest point on an animals back, on the ridge between its shoulder blades. ...
Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (English, World Canine Organization), is an international Kennel Club based in Thuin, Belgium. ...
The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ...
Temperament Affenpinschers have a distinct appearance that some associate with terriers. They are different from terriers, however, in that they are actually part of the pinscher-schnauzer subgroup of group 2 in the FCI classification so often get along with other dogs and pets. They are active, adventurous, curious, and stubborn, but they are also fun-loving and playful. The breed is confident, lively, affectionate towards family members and also very protective of them. This loyal little dog enjoys being with its family. It needs consistent, firm training because some can be quite difficult to housebreak. The training should be varied because the dog can easily become bored. Housebreaking is the process of training a domesticated animal that lives with its human owners in a house to eliminate (urinate and defecate) outdoors, or in a designated indoor area, rather than inside the house. ...
Affenpinschers are somewhat territorial when it comes to their toys and food, so they are not recommended for very small children. This dog is mostly quiet but can become very excited if attacked or threatened and shows no fear toward any aggressor. It is best suited for a family who likes a show and has a sense of humor.
Health The Affenpinscher is fairly healthy, but like almost all breeds it has a prediposition to some diseases, genetic or otherwise. One of the most common problems in Affenpinschers is luxating patellas . Other known problems include Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus, and hip dysplasia. As with many small breeds of dog they are prone to collapsed trachea, which is best avoided by walking the dog with a harness instead of a collar. A genetic disorder, or genetic disease is a disease caused by abnormal expression of one or more genes in a person causing a clinical phenotype. ...
Luxating patella, or trick knee, is a condition in which the patella, or kneecap, dislocates or moves out of its normal location. ...
Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome, also known more simply as Perthes disease, is a degenerative disease of the hip joint, where a loss of bone mass leads to some degree of collapse of the hip joint, that is, to deformity of the ball of the femur and the surface of the...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart defect wherein a childs ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. ...
Hip dysplasia is a congenital disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. ...
Tracheal collapse Tracheal stent in a dog Tracheal collapse is a condition characterized by incomplete formation or weakening of the cartilagenous rings of the trachea. ...
History The breed is German in origin and dates back to the seventeenth century. Its name is derived from the German affe ("ape", "monkey") . The breed predates and is ancestral to the Griffon Bruxellois (Brussels Griffon) and Miniature Schnauzer. Dogs of the Affenpinscher type have been known since about 1600 but these were somewhat larger, about 12 to 13 inches, and came in colors of gray, black, fawn, black and tan, gray and tan, and even red. White feet and chest were also common. The breed was created to be a ratter, working to remove rodents from kitchens, granaries, and stables. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Common nickname Griffon Country of origin Belgium Classification and breed standards Notes The Griffon Bruxellois covers three unified breed standards, except in the FCI, where they remain seperate types with the same standard except for coat and colour. ...
The Miniature Schnauzer is a breed of small dog of the Schnauzer type that originated in Germany in the mid-to-late 19th century. ...
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