I-Miniature Pinscher uhlobo oludala olwavela eJalimane okungenani eminyakeni engu-200 edlule. Ukwakheka kwayo kwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba izincwadi zezinkomo zibe yimfashini, ngakho ingxenye yendaba ayicacile.
Ingolunye lwezinhlobo zezinja ezindala futhi ezivame kakhulu eqenjini le-Pinscher / Terrier. Imvelaphi yezinja kuleli qembu ayicacile, kodwa zikhonze izizwe ezikhuluma isiJalimane amakhulu, uma kungenjalo izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Umsebenzi wabo omkhulu kwakuwukuqothula amagundane namanye amagundane, nakuba amanye ayeyizinja zonogada nezinja zezinkomo.
Kuze kube manje, i-Pinscher ne-Schnauzers ibhekwa njengohlobo olulodwa, kodwa ngomehluko omncane. Ochwepheshe abaningi babiza i-German Pinscher ukhokho wohlobo, okuvela kuzo zonke ezinye izinhlobo, kodwa abukho ubufakazi obuqand' ikhanda balokhu. Ubufakazi obudala kunabo bonke bubuyela emuva ku-1790 lapho u-Albert Dürer ependa izinja njengama-Pinscher anamuhla aseJalimane.