Pineranian

The Pineranian has not been around long enough to have much of a history so you have to look at the histories of the Miniature Pinscher and the Pomeranian. The Miniature Pinscher originated in Germany in the 1600s and, despite their similar looks and name, they are not related to the Doberman Pinscher. In fact, the Miniature Pinscher has been around longer than the Doberman and some say they have been around for more than 2,000 years. They are thought to be a part of the German Pinscher family, being part Terrier, Dachshund, and Italian Greyhound. Pinscher is actually German for terrier or biter. The Pinscher Klub began in Germany in the late 17^th century and was later named Pinscher-Schnauzer Klub. By the 1900s, the breed was being shown in the Stuttgart Dog Show in Germany and in the 1920s, the Miniature Pinscher Club of America was formed. Soon after, they were registered with the American Kennel Club where they are the 68^th most popular breed of dog in the United States. The Pomeranian came from Germany in the 1800s as a sheep herding dog and companion. They were bred from Schipperkes, American Eskimo Dogs, Samoyeds, German Spitz’, and Norwegian Elkhound’s. They got their name from Pomerania, where they originally came from. When they started out as sheepdogs, they were much larger, about 30 pounds on average, but were bred to be smaller eventually to be better sized companion dogs. Queen Charlotte and King George the third had two Pomeranians but they did not become popular until their daughter, Queen Victoria, started breeding them. In 1888, they were accepted into the American Kennel Club and they are now the 22^nd most popular breed of dog in America.