The first intelligible descriptions of the appearance of the breed are found in the 17th century, but images of Affenpinschers appeared even earlier. For example, funny cosmetics can be seen on the canvases of the German engraver Albrecht Durer and other artists of the Middle Ages. Since no documents declassifying information about animal genes have survived, the relationship of offense with other breeds remains unclear. And although the official version says that the monkey-like pinscher appeared by crossing the common pinscher with the Asian pug-like dogs, the possibility of an admixture of other blood in their phenotype is still not excluded.