Affenpinscher
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The Affenpinscher is a German breed of small toy dog of Pinscher type. Originally developed as a mouser, the Affenpinscher is now commonly found as a companion worldwide.
Key facts
- Dog breed.name
- Affenpinscher
- Dog breed.image
- Affenpinscher.jpg
- Dog breed.image_alt
- Affenpinscher images
- Dog breed.country
- Germany
- Dog breed.coat
- wire-haired
- Dog breed.color
- black
- Dog breed.kc_name
- VDH
- Dog breed.kc_std
- https://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/affenpinscher
- Dog breed.fcistd
- http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/186g02-en.pdf
- Dog breed.kc2_name
- American Kennel Club
- Dog breed.kc2_std2
- http://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Affenpinscher.pdf
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The Affenpinscher is a German breed of small toy dog of Pinscher type. Originally developed as a mouser, the Affenpinscher is now commonly found as a companion worldwide.
== History == thumb|Photograph from about 1915 The word '' derives from , German for 'ape' or 'monkey'; it is sometimes translated as 'Monkey Terrier', although the dog is a pinscher and not a terrier.
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