By VIVA LEONE RICKETTS

Illustrated

© 1957 Wm. W. Denlinger

Middleburg, Va.

Library of Congress

Catalogue Card # 58-8229

DENLINGER’S

Middleburg, Va.

This Book, The Complete Miniature Pinscher, Contains 224 Pages

Page 10-11

"But in 1880 the breed was recognized officially and an official Standard was included in the German studbook. In many respects the official German Standard of today is as it was first written, especially as it state: "The behavior is curious and bold like that of the Smooth Haired Terrier. He is always watchful, but avoiding useless noise. The head shows a stop to the nose, the eyes middle great, round, with a sharp expression. The back is a little bit vault, the hair shall be as much as possible hard, the ears short and with soft hairs. Color: Red-yellow, or gray-yellow: head, fee and beneath the body lighter gray-white colored" Further on it reads: "Black, gray like iron or silver-gray, either one color or with yellow-brown or light-red markings at the eyes, muzzle and legs, like it is on the Dachshund to be seen. They are also of one color, blond or dirty gray-white or white with black spots. Faults are: Muzzles which are like that the Great Dane in shape, too edgeless, or too pointed. The introduction in the German studbook of 1880 states: "There are doubts about the relationship to the Black and Tan Terrier and already so long bred in Germany, that he is in his shape of today absolutely a German breed."

By VIVA LEONE RICKETTS

Illustrated

© 1957 Wm. W. Denlinger

Middleburg, Va.

Library of Congress

Catalogue Card # 58-8229

DENLINGER’S

Middleburg, Va.

This Book, The Complete Miniature Pinscher, Contains 224 Pages

Page 15

Circa 1900-1914 Germany
"The red color was then finding much favor; the reds were of high quality both in type and color and they bid fair to equal the numbers of the blacks. There were also many of the chocolate-brown color, and blues with red markings. It is said of the blues that they were of clear color, not muddy, and that they were very beautiful and exotic, while many of the brown ones were of too light a color and were dull and un interesting. The dogs of good chocolate-brown color made a fine impression and if one had to choose between the two colors, the chocolate color was to be preferred, it was said."

By VIVA LEONE RICKETTS

Illustrated

© 1957 Wm. W. Denlinger

Middleburg, Va.

Library of Congress

Catalogue Card # 58-8229

DENLINGER’S

Middleburg, Va.

This Book, The Complete Miniature Pinscher, Contains 224 Pages

Page 10-11

circa 1918 Germany
"By the end of World War I, when dog breeding in Germany resumed on a normal basis, the German Klub no longer wanted the Reh Pinscher. As a result of the unwise breeding in the mad search for smallness, the breed had fallen too far and had lost much of the former type and stamina. It was not until 1926, when breeding was again allowed officially, that Miniature Pinschers began to regain some of their former type and popularity."

By VIVA LEONE RICKETTS

Illustrated

© 1957 Wm. W. Denlinger

Middleburg, Va.

Library of Congress

Catalogue Card # 58-8229

DENLINGER’S

Middleburg, Va.

This Book, The Complete Miniature Pinscher, Contains 224 Pages

Page 18

circa 1924 Germany
"The best specimens were found mostly in Western Germany, where two-thirds of the Pinscher-Schnauzer Klub members lived. From this area, Miniature Pinschers were being exported in large numbers to all parts of the world, but mostly into the United States. The Rhineland and Westfalen districts of Germany were doing the most of the exporting and many pedigrees of today in the United States bear fine old kennel names from those two districts."