We are Martin and Jay Horgan, and we live in Staffordshire with our Aritaur Dobermanns, German Pinscher and Burmese cat.

We have bred, shown, trained and worked Dobermanns for many years at the highest level, achieving the Top UK Breeder title, breeding the UK Dobermann bitch breed record holder and proudly having bred the most titled litter in UK breed history.

In addition to our continued passion for Dobermanns, in late 2009 we imported a beautiful German Pinscher female from the world renowned Ceriinan kennels of Anja Nikkonen, and have since added to the team with imported Pinschers owned and in partnership with our close friends Karen & Colin Wakefield in Cornwall, and Dave & Gay Clarke from Derbyshire, who all have Dobermanns themselves.

These are the first German Pinscher to be imported to the UK for some time and we are excited to help keep this rare breed going.

Quiero page coming soon!

I had been considering a smaller breed to run parallel with the Dobes for some years, but the right breed never really came along for me - I didn't want a toy breed, nor all the grooming which goes with many terrier breed. I love and grew up with various gundogs but respectfully to those who work their dogs and keep them stimulated, I need a dog with the lights on full up top! I also had the obvious problem of not wanting to be showing on a different day to the Dobes. Having always had an interest in Pinschers, I was browsing on the Dabney's website one day and was captivated by their Finnish import Clefell's Jaguar. Martin had shown the Swanwite Pinschers a couple of times to help out so I knew it might not be hard work to persuade him, and it worked out well as they are also scheduled in the Working Group.

We are very lucky to have our great friends Karen & Colin (the latter having a more 'sleeping interest'!) and Dave & Gay to join us in our Pinscher venture. The Pinscher show team is - Jay with Pandora 'Dora', Karen with Wishful Thinking 'Sassy', and Dave with Va Bene 'Lindt'. We will soon be joined by a very beautiful German Pinscher puppy 'Quiero', once again from Anja in Finland who will live with Dave & Gay and be shown by Jay. We chose Ceriinan due to the consistent high quality and health standards of their dogs, and are honoured that Anja and Marisa have allowed us to bring their breeding to the UK.

The biggest hinderance with showing Pinschers is that few people (even those involved in showing with other breeds) seem to know what they are! The longer standing exhibitors of Pinschers will be well used to this, but it has come as somewhat of a surprise that so few recognise the breed. No it's not a Manchester Terrier, nor a Miniature Pinscher and it's certainly not a miniature or baby Dobermann! When I'm walking around a show with an adult Dobe and Dora (who is black) I frequently hear 'aah, look at that baby...'. Karen with her two brown Dobes and newly imported red female Sassy was amused when someone thought it was 'Mummy, Daddy and baby dog!' The correct spelling is Pinscher, not German Pincher or German Pinser.

The Health of the German Pinscher is good overall and their character is wonderful - although not for the soft and fluffy owner! Like Dobermanns, German Pinschers are not for everyone - they have a lot of attitude and certainly not for a first time dog owner, but if you lead an active life, are looking for a medium sized breed with high energy, hugely protective, a great guard dog - who really means it - loving, and devoted the Pinscher could be for you.

PUPPIES...We have no immediate plans for German Pinscher puppies just yet as our import females are still young - Dora and Sassy are 17 months and we would not breed from a female until she is at least 2 years old, and both mentally and physically ready for a litter. However, we know there are many people out there who are interested in the breed, and we would be very happy to talk about Pinschers with you if you think they may be the right breed for you in the future. In the meantime the links on the World page may be helpful for some breed research.