History :

The Australian pincher
the Austin pincher is a very old breed. In fact dog skulls have been found during archeological excavations at Mond and Atter Lake in all staff, which in all details are identical to those known from the Austin pinchers today. This type of dog must formally have been common everywhere in Europe and without doubt he is the progenitor to the pincher and Schnauzers of today. This original pincher has remained unchanged in Austria and it was the Austin professor of cynology Dr. Emil Hauck, who discovered the Austrian pincher and became aware that this common "farmers dog" possessed some very valuable qualities, which would be worth preserving for posterity. He encouraged to a systemic breading and in 1925 57 Austrian pinchers were shown on a dog show in Vienna. In 1928 the breed received recognition from the Austrian kennel club ÖKV and in 1929 from the FCI.
Unfortunately during the '60s and '70s the breed fell into obscurity in his homeland and in 1975 only a few adults were left, however, a few passionate breeders succeeded in saving the breed. Today only a few breeders in Austin produce pedigree specimens, however, the Austrian pinchers are successfully bred in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and especially in Denmark, where during the last years the breed has been quite prosperous.
The Austrian pincher is an all-around farm and family dog. These dogs are good ratters with some hunting instinct and are lively, likable and courageous companions always staying within call. When given the opportunity to expand their energy they are content to stay within home boundaries. These dogs have a desire for human companionship, a trainable for a variety of tasks e.g. agility (trading should be done by the owner, not a hired trainer), are never off-duty, but need to know who's boss. They tend to the territorial, protective and suspicious of that which is not familiar. Affectionate to their family, being natural guardians. Prospective owners must understand their personality and be prepared to deal with it before they will truly enjoy owning one. Due to their size these dogs fit into almost every car and cause no problem when using public transport. Normally the dogs are easily adapted to other animals of the household, i.e. cats, chickens, cows, etc. they will passionately and untiring follow their owner on walking tours or beside the bicycle. The coat is easy to tend in the feeding of these strong healthy dogs is neither complicated nor expensive. With his quite ordinary "dog look" the Austrian pincher is certainly not for those who seek the exotic kind of dog, however, in this dog you will find yourself a reliable and devoted four-legged companion.

Use:

Family dog ,guard dog.

Activity:

The OKP needs an average amount of exercise as well as some playtime in the garden. The dogs are very adaptable. However : they can handle long walks very well too.

Appearance:

General appearance : small to medium-sized, compact short coupled dog.
Disposition: fearless, alert and a good watchdog .
Head: pear shaped (broad skull), zygomatic arch well rounded, strong masseter and temporal muscles, well marked stop. The muzzle should be full and short, neither pinched nor snipy, not too broad and blunt. The opening of the lids is rounded:eye large and dark, well filling the sockets. Nose large, well pigmented:black for yellow and block coated dogs, dart liver for brown animals.
Ears: button ear, semi-prick ear, prick ear, rose-ear(rare). Breeders should favor the button ear which already appears most frequently.
Mouth: Level bite common, scissor bite to be preferred.A wry mouth, over-and undershot, and teeth set out line are to be rejected.
Lips: tight, smooth, well fitting.
Neck: from short to medium in length, strong, with a broad Atlas.
Body: withers well defined, back and loins short, broad,well-muscled, loins slightly arched; roach and camel backs to be rejected.
Croup: hips long and broad neither too flat nor with too much slope.
Tail: high set, curled, usually carried curled over the back(bugle-horn shaped common). Short, coarse and with brush.
Forequarters: upper arm often placed very obliquely. Lower arm of medium length and straight. Elbows neither turned in nor out. Carpus strong, pastern short, moderately angulated, feet tight with well knuckled up toes and strong nails.
Chest: long, very deep, brought, barrel shaped; fore chest rounded and deep. The muscles of the chest are well-developed and strong. The front should be broad.
Hindquarters: well angulated, the lower thigh should be of medium length with broad, strong hock and short metatarsus; well muscled.
Size: from 35 to 50 cm, usually approximately 40 cm.
Weight: from 12 to 18 kg.
Colors: the most common colors are yellow,fawn, yellowish tan, red, black and brown, also brindle. Almost always with large white markings (blaze, muzzle, collar, throat, fore chest, feet, legs often with "boots" of different heights, tip of the tail). Pied and spotted, self white or black and tan coats are not desirable.
Coat: dance, straight, short, with under coat,very much like the coat of the smooth fox terrier.
Note: male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into scrotum.