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Brown color Affenpinscher dog looking in garden or park hot hq(hd) wallpaper
Brown color Affenpinscher dog looking in garden or park wallpaper

Appearance

Weighing 7 to 9 pounds (3-4 kg) and not exceeding 11 inches (24-30 cm) in height at the withers, the Affenpinscher has harsh rough coat and a monkey-like expression (Affe means monkey in German). Its 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,and tan, and belge (not beige; belge is a mixture of red, black and white hairs); other clubs have their own lists of acceptable colours, with black being the preference.

Grey color Affenpinscher puppy dog looking innocent sexy photo
Grey color Affenpinscher puppy dog looking innocent

Health

A small sample (N=21) of Affenpinschers in a UK survey had a median lifespan of 11.4 years, which is a typical lifespan for a purebred dog, but a bit lower than most breeds of their size. The most common causes of death were old age (24%), urologic (19%), and "combinations" (14%)

Black Affenpinscher showing tongue in daylight morning picture
Black Affenpinscher showing tongue in daylight morning

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, fawn, black and tan, gray and tan, and also 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.

Brown Affenpinscher hiding face in grass of garden pic
Brown Affenpinscher hiding face in grass of garden

Shedding

Affenpinschers often appears on lists of dogs that allegedly do not shed (moult). However, every hair in the dog coat grows from a hair follicle, which has a cycle of growing, then dying and being replaced by another follicle. When the follicle dies, the hair is shed. The length of time of the growing and shedding cycle varies by breed, age, and by whether the dog is an inside or outside dog. "There is no such thing as a nonshedding breed."

Frequent grooming reduces the amount of loose fur in the environment.

Affenpinscher puppy dog wearing(with) shirt image
Affenpinscher puppy dog wearing shirt

Care

Affenpinschers need to be groomed two to three times a week.


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