Let me give you a very short and simple tour around this breed.
Originally Schnauzers are from Germany. You can recognize these dogs by looking at him or her: A Schnauzer has a long beard and eyebrows and also very hairy paws. For some years now the law forbids to take off the ears and tails and here you can still see the little older ones without these bodyparts.
Here in the Netherlands there are 3 sizes which I'll point out as Small Medium and Large...
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A Large is up and around 65 centimetres
high and has a weight from about 40 kilo! The Riesenschnauzer
or otherwise known as Giant Schnauzer has a steady
character, can not be "bought", is strong
and clever. Therefor the "Ries" is very
suitable as a working dog. Police dog, guard dog;
that's what make their hearts beat stronger. Here in Holland
Riesenschnauzers are available in Black and Pepper 'n' Salt.
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The Medium is the original Schnauzer
(also known as Standard Schnauzer or in dutch Middenslag):
They become approximately 47 centimetres high and can
get a weight of about 17 kilo; just like the Riesenschnauzer
you can find them here in the colours Black and
Pepper 'n' Salt. By the way; Pepper 'n' Salt is thé
original Schnauzercolour!
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Then Small: My favourite size.
It's easy to take a miniature Schnauzer, with an
average height of 33 centimetres and a weight of
7 kilo, with you. They don't need to live in a big
house, but wat they do need is activity. The Miniature
Schnauzer (in Dutch called Dwergschnauzer) is clever
and very active, so the perfect dog to keep you
busy. Colours in Holland: Black, Black 'n' Silver
(my favourite), Pepper 'n' Salt and White.
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In the Netherlands the official organisation for Schnauzers
is the Dutch Schnauzerclub. (It is a member of the Dutch
Kennelclub, which takes part in the F.C.I..)
Also there is an Organisation for Schnauzerbreeders and -lovers, which is called the V.S.F.L..
By visiting their websites you can find info and breeders of all
varieties, but nowadays you can find lots of them also all
over the internet. I've written down some elsewhere on
this website as well.
As you can see this is just a tiny tip of the Schnauzer-iceberg
and if you like some for info about a size in particular,
just send us an e-mail.
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