|
|
Top winning American Miniature Pinscher of the 1950s Photo scanned from the book "The New Miniature Pinscher," Sari Brewster Tietjen, 1988 GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Miniature Pinscher was originated in Germany and named the Reh Pinscher due to his resemblance in structure and animation to a very small species of deer found in the forests. This breed is structurally a well-balanced, sturdy, compact, short-coupled, smooth-coated toy dog. He is naturally well-groomed, proud, vigorous and alert. The natural characteristic traits which identify him from other toy dogs are his precise hackney gait, his fearless animation, complete self-possession and his spirited presence.
Faults
Structurally lacking in balance, too long or short-coupled; too coarse or too refined (lacking in bone development causing poor feet and legs); too large or too small, lethargic, timid or dull, shy or vicious; low in tail placement and poor in action (action not typical or the breed requirements); knotty over-developed muscles.
HEAD
In correct proportion with the body. From Top: Tapering, narrow with well-fitted but not too prominent foreface which should balance with the skull. No indication of coarseness. From Front: Skull appears flat, tapering toward the muzzle. Muzzle itself strong rather than fine and delicate, and in proportion to the head as a whole; cheeks and lips small, taut and closely adherent to each other. Teeth in perfect alignment and apposition. From Side: Well-balanced with only a slight drop to the muzzle which should be parallel to the top of the skull.
EYES Full, slightly oval, almost round; clear, bright and dark even to a true black; set wide apart and fitted well into the sockets.
EARS Well-set and firmly placed; upstanding (when cropped, pointed and carried erect in balance with the head).
NOSE Black only (with the exception of Chocolates which may have a self-colored nose).
Faults
Head too large or too small for body, too coarse or too refined, pinched and weak in foreface, domed in skull, too flat and lacking in chiseling, giving a vapid expression. Jaws and teeth overshot or under shot. Eyes too round and full, too large, bulging, too deep-set or set too far apart; or if too small, set too close (pig eyes). Light-colored eyes not desirable. Ears poorly placed, low-set, hanging ears (lacking in cartilage) which detract from head conformation. (Poorly cropped ears, if set on the head properly and having sufficient cartilage, should not detract from head points as this would be a man-made fault and would automatically detract from general appearance). Nose any color other than black (with the exception of Chocolates which may have a self-colored nose).
NECK
Proportioned to head and body. Slightly arched, gracefully curved, clean and firm blending into shoulders; length well-balanced, muscular and free from a suggestion of dewlap or throatiness.
Faults
Too straight or too curved, too thick or too thin, too long or short; knotty muscles, loose flabby or wrinkled skin.
From Top: Compact, slightly wedge-shaped, muscular with well-sprung ribs. From Side: Depth of brisket, the base line of which is level with the points of the elbows; short and strong in loin with belly moderately tucked up to denote grace in structural form. Back level or slightly sloping toward the rear. Length of males equals height at withers. Females may be slightly longer. From Rear: High tailset; strong sturdy upper shanks with croup slope at about 30 degrees; vent opening not barreled. Forequarters: Forechest well-developed and full, moderately broad; shoulders clean, sloping with moderate angulation coordinated to permit the true action of the Hackney pony. Hindquarters: Well-knit, muscular quarters set wide enough apart to fit into a properly balanced body.
Faults
From Top: Too long, too short, too barreled; lacking in body development. From Side: too long, too short, too thin or too fat; hips higher or considerably lower than the withers, lacking depth of chest, too full in loin, sway back, roach back or wry back. From Rear: Quarters too wide or too close to each other, overdeveloped barreled vent, underdeveloped vent; too sloping croup; tail set low.
Forequarters
Forechest and spring of rib too narrow (or too shallow and under-developed); shoulders too straight, too loose or too short and overloaded with muscles.
Hidquarters
Too narrow, under-muscled or over-muscled; too steep in croup.
LEGS AND FEET
Strong bone development and small clean joints; feet cat-like; toes strong, well-arched and closely knit with deep pads and thick blunt nails. Forelegs and Feet: As viewed from the front, straight and upstanding, elbows close to body, well-knit, flexible yet strong with perpendicular pasterns. Hind Legs: All adjacent bones should appear well-angulated with well-muscled thighs or upper shanks with clearly well-defined stifles; hocks short, set well apart turning neither in nor out while at rest, should stand perpendicular to the ground and upper shanks; lower shanks and hocks parallel to each other.
Faults
Too thick or thin bone development, large joints, spreading flat feet. Forelegs and Feet: Bowed or crooked, weak pasterns, feet turning in or out, loose elbows. Hind Legs: Thin, under-developed stifles, large or crooked hocks, loose stifle joints.
Set high, held erect, docked to ½ to 1".
Set too low, too thin, drooping, hanging or poorly docked.
Smooth, hard and short; straight and lustrous, closely adhering and uniformly covering the body.
Faults
Thin, too long, dull; upstanding, curly, dry, area of various thickness or bald or bald spots.
Any color other than listed; very dark or sooty spots.
DISQUALIFICATIONS:
Thumb marks or any area of white on feet or forechest exceeding one-half (1/2") inch in its longest dimension.
SIZE Desired height 11 inches to 11 ½ inches at withers. A dog of either sex measuring under 10 inches or over 12 ½ inches shall be disqualified.
Faults Oversize, undersize, too fat, too lean.
This is an old AKC breed standard.
|
