German Pinscher Standard
Temperament
The German Pinscher has highly developed senses, intelligence, aptitude for
training, fearlessness, endurance and resistance to illness. He is alert,
vigilant, deliberate and watchful of strangers. He has fearless courage and
tenacity if threatened. A very vivacious dog but not an excessive barker. He
should not show viciousness by unwarranted of unprovoked attack.
A German Pinscher should
never show aggression to a person in the show ring. It is the
judge's responsibility to eliminate such dogs from the ring by disqualification
for aggression. A German Pinscher should neither nip at the judge nor at
the individual handling him or her.
Note- Great consideration should be given to a dog giving the desired alert,
highly intelligent, vivacious character of the German Pinscher. Aggressive
behavior toward another dog is not deemed viciousness.
It should be noted because of
the German Pinscher's intense devotion to their human a judge should not fault a
German Pinscher who is intent on their handler when the judge attempts to
attract their attention. The German Pinscher is only doing what it does by
nature. When judging the German Pinscher, the judge should allow the
handler to elicit expression for the best result.
Faults- shy.
The foregoing description is that of the ideal German Pinscher. Any deviation from this is to be penalized to the extent of the deviation.
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