Sentences with phrase «reh pinscher»

Dogs resembling them were depicted in art as early as the 1600s, but it was not until the 1800s that they were definitely developed into a distinct breed, the «reh pinscher» (reh because they resembled the German reh deer, and pinscher meaning terrier).

These little German spitfires were developed into a distinct breed, the reh pinscher in the early 1800s, so named because of their resemblance to the small red German roe (reh) deer.