The german pinscher is smooth coated, medium sized dog with a 'sense of pride' attitude. With elegant and flowing outlines, well balanced with well distributed muscle development and of square contruction, like the schnauzer. Compared with the latter, the pinscher with his smooth, short coat appears more elegant ald muscled. the trot is done diagonal sequence. THE COAT: The coat of a german pinscher is short, yet dense, smoothly fitting and glossy, without any bald spots. COLOUR: Solid-coloured: Brown in various shades to stag-red. Bi-coloured: Black with red or brown (tan) markings. The red/tan markings desired as dark and as rich as possible; they must be sharply marked. These markings are distributed as follows: above the eyes, at the throat, on to the forechest as two traingles distincly seperated from each other; on the pasterns (metacarpal bone), on the feet, at the inner side of the hindquarters and at the anus. Nowadays the German Pinscher has a complete appereance with ears and a tail. In more and more countries cropping the ears and docking tails is forbitten by law. With their tail the dogs are better 'readable' for us human beings and for their own companion species. THE SIZE AND WEIGHT: The height at the withers measures from 45-50 cm. Weight: dogs and bitches 13-18 kg. He is lively, good natured; inclined to play. His short coat makes it easy to keep the dog in the house and easy in care. In brief: The german Pinscher is a very fine and loyal dog in a manageable size!! THE HEAD: Strong and elongated, without distinctly pronounced occipital bone. the nasal bridge (topline of the muzzle) runs parallel to the extended line of the flat forehead. THE EYES: The eyes are dark and oval-shaped with black eyelids. THE EARS: The ears are (uncropped) set on high, forming a "V"with a folding-pleat. THE NECK: The neck is eleganty arched, with strong set on the body; nape well arched; neighter too short nor to stout. THE BODY: Chest moderately wide, flat-ribbed and oval in cross-section. the back is short and slightly slooping. the top-line is not totally straight, but shows a very slight gently flowing line. The underline is lightly rising backwards. The distance between the last rib and the haunch is short, thereby giving the pinscher a compact, short-coupled appearance. His tail is set on high and carried upright. ( top )