Dog breed
Affenpinscher
Origin: Germany
Also known as: Monkey Dog
The Affenpinscher is a German breed of small toy dog of Pinscher type. It was formerly kept as a farm or stable dog to catch mice and rats; in the twenty-first century it is commonly kept as a companion animal.
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