Miniature Schnauzer: all about the dog, photo, description of the breed, character, price

Hair - pepper and salt color, color distribution

Too much white, the color will be light
Too much black. Dark color
Good black and white distribution

Black

The main requirements for the black color are an impeccable black color of the guard coat and undercoat. Common color faults in black miniature schnauzers are:

Brown tint of undercoat and decorating fur on paws and skirt
Individual white guard hairs
Small patches of white or gray fur on the body
Manifestations of pepper color on the neck, shoulder blades, and chest.

Among black miniature schnauzers, there are often individuals with excellent hard hair on the body and rich decorative hair on the paws and skirt. The wire-like spine can have a break and lie on the body in waves, which is easily corrected by exhibition styling.

In color, there are two extremes of the manifestation of characteristics.

These are either plump, soft dogs, whose fur is never truly black, since thin hair is not able to be completely colored and the arrangement of melanin granules in it is not dense. This type of coat is not typical for European miniature dogs, but is often found in dogs of American origin.
At the other extreme are wiry dogs where even the decorative coat has a wiry texture. They are easy to care for, always shiny black, but it is rarely possible to comb the sparse, coarse hair to give the dog a show-like silhouette. Such dogs are typical for German breeding, which has always placed working qualities and functionality at the forefront.

Black with silver

This elegant color is the result of a combination of the black and tan gene and the gene that lightens the yellow to white (the so-called chinchilla). Dogs of this color rarely have very coarse hair. Historically, the color has been most influenced by American dogs and the type of modern champions is proof of this. German hard black and silver miniatures are now found more often on sofas of owners who choose them because of their ease of care. Among the dogs of this spectacular color are the most winners of major exhibitions.

When breeding miniature schnauzers of the black and silver color, the standard is black guard hair with black undercoat, white/silver markings above the eyes, on the cheekbones, beard, throat, in the front of the chest in the form of two divided triangles, on the pasterns, on the paws, with the inside of the hind legs and around the anus. The forehead, neck and outer sides of the ears should be the same black as the top coat. The light areas on the paws and beard can have varying degrees of silver and require regular grooming to keep them snow-white.

The beard and mustache require the use of special shampoos that remove the reddish tint, and the diet of the black and silver show dog must be impeccable and not include a single allergen. Only in this case will it be possible to obtain the necessary brightness and contrast of color, the pattern of which is strictly described in the standard.

Disadvantages of color are:

brown undercoat
darkened (or color other than silver-gray) diffuse tan marks
individual white or silver hairs in the main black color
lack of clear separation of triangular markings on the chest.

White color

White color is a new color variety of miniature schnauzers, until recently it was represented by overly large dogs with soft hair and the absence of a forebreast (the convex front part of the chest). The best pepper dogs, especially those that turned out to be carriers of the white gene, played a huge role in improving the exterior of these dogs. After the introduction of the ban on colored matings, there was a certain stagnation in the breed, since most white dogs have a similar origin, and the color is cooked into itself, which is extremely undesirable for young breeds. During breeding, the size of the dogs decreased and their appearance improved. However, selection for the hardness of the coat in the breed leads to the appearance of hard dogs with a pronounced yellow belt along the body, and when trying to get rid of unwanted yellowness, the coat becomes softer. When crossing two white dogs, only white puppies can be born. In puppies, the area of the ears, around the nose and paws appears almost bald, but as they grow older, these areas become overgrown with hair. This phenomenon is considered completely normal. The nose and paw pads are pink from birth, but after two weeks they become completely black. It happens that puppies are born cream colored , most often they become white with age.

The main problem is maintaining rigidity while keeping the guard hair and undercoat perfectly white. The thicker the hair, the more pigment it contains, i.e. Coarser hair may produce visible shades of yellow. The ends of the hair have more of the yellow pigment pheomelanin.

Dyeing the tip of a white Schnauzer's hair

This coloring often gives a yellow belt on the back of a white miniature.

It is often mistakenly believed that white miniature schnauzers are susceptible to allergies. But this is not so, this problem occurs no more often among them than among black or pepper miniatures.

Chocolate tan color

The first official mention of the chocolate and tan color appeared in 1994. Such miniature schnauzer puppies began to appear in Czechoslovakia in the litters of black and silver sires. The President of the Czech Miniature Schnauzer Club, Zdena Vanisova, said that they began to have puppies of an unusual, very beautiful color - chocolate, with bright tan, brown nose, paw pads, lips and eye rims, lighter eyes. Such puppies were born from black and silver parents in a certain inbreeding. They amazed with their beauty and the breeders were eager to register the new color. But since only males were born at first, dog experts assumed that color was somehow related to gender, and this put an end to further breeding. But in 1997, several females of this color were born at once and it received the name - chocolate and tan.

For several years, individual breeders-enthusiasts were engaged in breeding chocolate and tan miniature schnauzers without paperwork with the only goal: to preserve at least a small population of this color in Russia. Currently, work with color has resumed again, but in alternative cynological organizations. In Ukraine - KKU, in Russia - NRKA (branches in Moscow and St. Petersburg). The main thing is that it is possible to register pedigrees for puppies. With this breeding, you can keep all the puppies in close contact and control the breeding, because Without documents, puppies often simply go to the side and fall out of touch. Miniatures of this color are exhibited in the capitals at alternative exhibitions - for popularization and expert evaluation. As an alternative, mixed matings of different colors are allowed and it is possible to breed again with black-silver and black colors.

The brown and tan color of Miniature Schnauzers is not standard .

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History of the Miniature Schnauzer breed

Miniature Schnauzer
It is reliably known that the historical homeland of Miniature Schnauzers is Germany. Presumably their ancestors are German Pinschers, a breed of ancient origin. These medium-sized dogs were famous for their ability to mercilessly destroy small rodents, especially rats, and had excellent protective qualities. It is known that initially in the litter of German Pinschers there were smooth-haired and wire-haired puppies. Since the middle of the 19th century, breeders began to subject the offspring of pinschers to separation. Smooth-haired dogs continued to be called pinschers, while wire-haired dogs were called stable pinschers or rattlers. The latter soon acquired the name – schnauzers, which translated from German means “muzzle”. It pointed to an expressive feature of their appearance - a muzzle with a beard, which has a rectangular shape. In 1895, the Pincher Schnauzer Club was created in Cologne, the organizers of which approved standards, including for schnauzers.

Many enthusiastic breeders became interested in the new breed, and soon they began breeding work to create miniature schnauzers, which they called miniature schnauzers. In German, "zwerg" means "gnome". According to one version, in addition to the schnauzer itself, small breed dogs were involved in the creation of the breed: Affenpinschers, miniature pinschers, poodles, Spitz, and possibly some breeds of terriers. The opinion that miniature schnauzers appeared solely due to the crossing of the smallest individuals of schnauzers is denied by most dog experts, since the first miniature schnauzers were completely black, which confirms the participation of at least representatives of Affenpinschers in the miniaturization of dogs.

Miniature Schnauzer puppies

The goal of the breeders was to breed a miniature breed of dog that would have the character and temperament of a Schnauzer and at the same time be suitable for living in urban environments and capable of becoming a companion for its owners. The main initiator of the creation of the new breed was a German breeder, a passionate fan of pinschers and schnauzers, and chairman of the Pincherschnauzer Club - Joseph Bertha.

In 1902, the Pincher Schnauzer Club published its first stud book, where, in addition to Pinschers and Standard Schnauzers, 14 Miniature Schnauzers also found their place. The first official representative of this breed is a male named Jokkio Fulda Liliput, born in 1898.

Already in the 30s of the last century, miniature schnauzers became popular both in Western Europe and overseas - in the USA and Canada. The first two representatives of this breed, which appeared in Russia in 1974, were from the United States. However, mostly miniature schauzers were brought to the territory of the former USSR from Czechoslovakia, where their planned breeding began in 1962. In 1978, Czechoslovak border guards, who used miniatures as service dogs, presented a “batch” of their pets to their Lviv colleagues. From the Lvov nursery, miniature schnauzers, with twists and turns, fell into the hands of first Moscow and then Leningrad cynologists. The “special operation” even required official permission from the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. Most of today's Russian miniature schnauzer champions, to one degree or another, retain the genes of their “service” ancestors from Czechoslovakia.

Rusty red legacy

Throughout the entire two centuries of selection, reddishness haunted the magnificent bearded men from Germany, and throughout this time, brown-haired shades were mercilessly eliminated “by fire and sword.” Rust was considered the prerogative, the coat of arms color of the Pinschers. Conservative Germans “divide and conquer”: peppery pockmarks for the wire-haired bearded men, and all shades from dark burgundy to “buff” for the “smooth-haired gendarmes.” The red miniature schnauzer had no prospects in life.

The twenty-first century is famous for the collapse of canons and boundaries: miniature schnauzers of all shades of brown and “liver” gallop merrily along the streets of megacities. It is quite possible that in the foreseeable future, rusty-red beauties will gain the right to appear on the podium and be considered purebred dogs.

Appearance of miniature schnauzers

The charmingly rugged Miniature Schnauzer
The Miniature Schnauzer is a strong, stocky, muscular dog. He looks important, proud, and his shaggy eyebrows give his appearance a serious severity - such an appearance contrasts with the diminutiveness of the miniature, which invariably makes him smile.

Frame

A feature of the Miniature Schnauzer's body is its high front part, and the back line is inclined from the withers to the hindquarters. This can be noticed even in a one-month-old puppy. This addition helps the miniature to develop greater speed when running. The lumbar part of the body is short, giving the dog a compact appearance and a square shape. The sternum is powerful. As it transitions to the groin, the rib cage forms a graceful arched line.

Neck

Medium length, strong, muscular. Nobly curving, it smoothly passes into the withers.

Head

The miniature's head is proportional to the body, narrowing from the ears to the eyes, and then to the tip of the nose. The skull is strong, the occipital protuberance is absent. The forehead is flat and smooth, the transition line from the frontal part to the nose is emphasized by expressive eyebrows. The muzzle is blunted, it is turned away by a bristly short mustache and beard. The nose is black with wide nostrils.

Jaws, teeth, lips

The Miniature Schnauzer's cheekbones are moderately developed, the jaws are powerful, and the bite is perfect and scissor-shaped. The miniature's teeth should be white and strong. The incisors are arranged strictly in a row. Smooth, black lips fit closely to the jaws, their corners are closed.

Ears

The V-shaped ears of the miniature are set high, the tips are bent downwards, towards the temples. The front lower edges of the ears are slightly adjacent to the cheeks.

Eyes

The Miniature Schnauzer's eyes are small, dark in color, and oval-shaped. The look is always lively, curious, expresses vigilance, convincing that the dog is always on the alert. The eyelids should be dry and tightly adjacent to the eyeball.

Miniature Schnauzer muzzle

Limbs

The forelimbs are strong, straight, muscular. The ulna bones protrude neither in nor out. The hind limbs appear slanted when viewed from the side. Set back, they give the dog's body a rapid, dynamic outline. The lower legs are elongated, with well-developed muscles, and merge into strong hock joints. The paws are round in shape, the toes are short and arched (the so-called cat's paw). The claws are black and short.

Movement

Miniature Schnauzer with clipped muzzle

Miniature Schnauzers move freely, maneuverably, energetically, and elegantly. Their running is sweeping, clearly coordinated and fast. There is a feeling of strength, vigour, and power in the movements. The dog brings the forelimbs forward as much as possible, while the hind limbs provide the necessary impetus to the dynamics of movement. The back line remains flat.

Tail

Set on high, pointing upward. According to modern FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) standards, the Miniature Schnauzer's tail must remain natural. Previously, it was supposed to stop it at three joints. Many owners of miniature dogs who do not participate in international exhibitions continue to dock their dogs’ tails today for their own aesthetic reasons or for medical reasons: sometimes the dog’s tail is too broken.

Wool

The coat of the miniature is hard, wiry, and thick. The undercoat is also thick and dense. The fur is shiny on the neck, shoulders, ears and skull.

Color

Until 1976, FCI standards included only two colors for miniature schnauzers - “salt and pepper” and pure black. In 1977, on the initiative of Germany, the organization recognized another color - black and silver, which is the most popular today. The fourth, white, color was approved by the FCI in 1992. In Russia, the chocolate and tan color was recognized in 2006, but the majority of international cynological organizations have not yet approved it.

Miniature schnauzer pepper and salt

Black miniature schnauzer

The typical “pepper and salt” color is a combination of two-color (black and white) and one-color (black or white) hairs with a predominance of their two-color part. As a result, depending on the shades, and they are allowed, the wool acquires a uniform dark gray or silver-gray color.

The black and silver color implies a dominant black color of the coat and undercoat. The areas of fur above the eyes, on the cheekbones, beard, chest, lower parts of all limbs, the inner area of the hind limbs, and around the anus are painted white.

Miniature Schnauzer black and silver

White miniature schnauzer

Possible defects

There are features in the appearance of the miniature schnauzer and its character that do not correspond to the breed standard. Among them:

the skull is round in shape, its expressive massiveness;
the presence of folds on the body;
the muzzle is pointed and elongated, or, on the contrary, it is too short;
elongation of the back, as well as its curvature;
soft, long, wavy coat;
malocclusion, sparse teeth, their yellowness, tendency to caries;
pathological nervousness and suspicion, self-doubt, timidity or excessive aggressiveness.

Photo of a miniature schnauzer

Character of the miniature schnauzer

A child reads a book to a miniature schnauzer.
A descendant of the schnauzer, the miniature schnauzer inherited from him all the main features of the breed. “Little big dog” is how the Miniature Schnauzer is often characterized, meaning the dog’s miniature nature coupled with its serious disposition and excellent physical qualities. This dog has a stable nervous system, a lightning-fast reaction, he is vigilant and distrustful of strangers, ready at any moment to demonstrate to a stranger that he is not to be trifled with.

The guard qualities of the miniature schnauzer appear from puppyhood. The courage and dedication of an adult dog knows no bounds, and she copes perfectly with the role of protector of the home and her owners. A trained dog always acts according to plan: first he warns the attacker with a menacing growl and a deafening bark, and if this does not work, he will probably leave his own trademark on the enemy’s calf - an impressive bite mark.

Zverg is a born hunter, a terror for rats, mice, moles, and weasels. He treats representatives of the cat tribe with suspicion. While a miniature cat can be trained to be somewhat friendly towards a cat living in the same house, a stranger cat may not be so happy.

The personality of the Miniature Schnauzer lies in the contrasts of its behavior. He often puts on a decorous and respectable appearance, but at any moment he can transform into the most cheerful dog in the world. He is cunning, resourceful and cunning - he inherited these character traits from his forefathers, about whom they say: “When cunning was heard, the first in line was the schnauzer.” At the same time, he is kind-hearted and touchingly devoted to all family members - young and old.

Education and training

Walking miniature schnauzers

Miniature Schnauzers, despite their miniature size, need serious education and training, otherwise they turn into hysterical empty nesters. The miniature's temperament, his natural tendency to aggression, and his readiness to engage in a decisive battle at any moment appear at a very early age. This forces us to pay special attention to training obedience in the dog. First of all, the puppy needs to be made to understand who is boss in the house, since he will only obey the one whom he considers the leader. Actually, miniature schnauzers need authoritarian, but not brutal, education.

You need to resolutely, but not rudely, stop the little miniature's desire to bite, gnaw at anything and grab everything that lies in a visible place. You can try to distract the dog, “talk” to him sternly, and if this does not have an effect, lightly shake him by the scruff of the neck. A good method in dealing with the bad inclinations of a miniature dog is to teach him to bring objects of interest to him, and try to quietly replace them with suitable toys, of which there should be a lot. The little fidget will perceive this as a game and will join in with pleasure.

Miniature Schnauzer with his beloved owner

Miniature Schnauzers are very smart, hardworking, with rare exceptions they are very trainable and are always ready to learn new things. However, you need to remember that these dogs are individualists, and routine, frequently repeated exercises will cause them rejection. With the help of various tricks, they can begin to shirk their studies. Don’t let the dog trick you, but don’t deceive him either: miniature schnauzers have an excellent memory, they draw conclusions quickly, and you will simply lose their trust, without which raising and training the dog will become more difficult.

Miniatures learn various tricks with pleasure, as they have remarkable abilities to imitate. When training a miniature schnauzer, you should also use the inherent sensitivity of this breed to perceive the intonation of the owner’s voice, his gestures and glances.

With proper upbringing, miniatures will never show causeless aggression, and the owner’s commands, including those given through gestures, will be remembered for a lifetime. While showing persistence and rigor when training a dog, we must not forget that the miniature schnauzer urgently needs to constantly feel love and attention. If he is deprived of them, he can easily fall out of submission.

Two friends

We lay down to rest

Nutrition

At first, it is better to feed tiny puppies the same food that the breeder fed them. Such a cunning move will ensure that the plush ball quickly gets used to a change of environment, a new place, and people.

Over the course of a month, you can gradually change your daily diet, diluting traditional meals with new taste elements. It is advisable to feed miniatures consistently at the same time, removing the bowl after meals so that the dog does not ask for more.

The Miniature Schnauzer breed implies aristocratic restraint in every impulse, including the gastronomic preferences of the little watchman. It is better to feed babies with dry food, but you should not buy food in standard supermarkets, because they will not have the necessary premium mixtures.

Natural nutrition is also possible, but then it will be more difficult to replenish all the necessary vitamin requirements of the dog. If you have time to pamper your beloved pet, you can offer the miniature lean meat and fish without bones.

But don’t overdo it with tasty additives; the breed is prone to gaining excess weight. Never feed your dog from the table, no matter how healthy and nutritious the food item is in your hands, no matter how tenderly and pleadingly your beloved pet looks at you.

Care and maintenance

Caring for miniature schnauzers has a number of nuances due to their temperamental character and appearance.

You need to prepare in advance for the appearance of a miniature in the house: remove floor decor items, shoes, flower pots, and containers with household chemicals. Wiring and network cables should also be inaccessible to the dog. But given the sneakiness of puppies of this breed, their ability to sneak into the most inaccessible corners unnoticed, it is better to completely limit their “habitat” to one room for a while, reliably blocking access to other rooms. The fidget should be allowed to be in the kitchen only during feeding.

Miniature miniature babies are fed 4 times a day, puppies from 4 to 6 months are gradually transferred to three meals a day. Miniature Schnauzers over 8 months of age should preferably be fed twice a day. Many owners succumb to the manipulations of these cunning people with a “hungry” look full of despair, and feed the dogs additionally, which should not be done.

Sweets, smoked meats, and spicy dishes from the master's table should be excluded from the dog's diet.

Omnomnom

The Miniature Schnauzer's menu must include energy-intensive, nutritious foods. Among ready-made foods, choose premium or super-premium products for small active breeds. The miniature, which has an excellent appetite, will also not object to natural products, but combining them with ready-made food is not recommended.

The basis of a natural diet should be meat - chicken, beef (including offal, soft raw bones, for example, chicken necks), as well as rice and oatmeal porridge with vegetables. Every week the dog should be given boiled sea fish, low-fat fermented milk products, egg yolk, and non-exotic seasonal fruits.

Miniatures need long walks and regular jogging. They need to be walked at least three times a day in any weather. They get used to the regime, and if it is violated, they will not fail to remind the owner of responsibility, showing persistence.

From a very early age, the Miniature Schnauzer requires care for its thick and coarse coat. Despite the fact that a puppy under 4 months of age does not yet need daily brushing, it is better to accustom him to this procedure early, lightly scratching the dog’s fur with a thin comb every 2-3 days. Gradually, the miniature baby needs to be taught to wash his beard. First, after feeding, clean it with a dry cloth. When the puppy gets used to it, rinse the beard with warm water, then wipe it dry.

Washing a Miniature Schnauzer

The miniature schnauzer does not need full-fledged regular bath procedures (2-3 times a year is quite enough), but its fur on its paws, chest, beard, and intimate areas needs to be cleaned with water and a specialized shampoo at least weekly. It is convenient to wash the dog in the bathroom using a shower, placing it on a rubber mat. The optimal water temperature is 38-39 °C. After this, the dog needs to be dried and combed. The thick and tough fur of the miniature remains wet for a long time. If you have time, it is better to dry a wet dog with several towels, using them alternately. Frequently using a hair dryer for this purpose can cause your dog's skin to become too dry.

It is advisable to brush an adult dog at least twice a week. Before doing this, it is better to slightly moisten the wool with conditioner, spray or balm. Use two combs: first comb your pet with a slicker brush, then with a single-row comb with rounded teeth. Regular brushing will save you from fighting tangles, although they will still form periodically on your dog’s paws, beard and armpits.

Miniature Schnauzers need regular trimming - plucking out dead hair, which in these dogs does not fall out on its own and prevents the renewal of the coat. This procedure can only be carried out after the dog has changed teeth. The frequency of trimming is 2-3 months. It can be done manually or using special devices - a stripper and trimmer. In the area of the ears and throat, the hair should be plucked exclusively by hand, and very delicately. Trimming, which takes a long time (at least 4 hours), is an element of communication between the owner and the pet and helps strengthen the friendship between them. In cold weather, after trimming, the dog should walk in warm overalls for at least two weeks.

About once every month and a half, the miniature dog will have to undergo another procedure - a hygienic haircut. Using sharp scissors, you need to shorten the growth of the eyebrows and beard, adjusting their shape, cut off the overgrown hair between the paw pads, in the genital area and anus.

For miniature schnauzers taking part in exhibitions, a hygienic haircut will not be enough. They need to be left in the experienced and gentle hands of professional groomers, since cutting miniatures of different colors (single-color and combined) requires a separate, strictly verified approach. For the same reason, it is also better to entrust trimming to a master.

Vaccinations

The first vaccinations are given to puppies at the age of 8-9 weeks, that is, this is done by the nursery.

The next vaccinations should be done after 3-4 weeks with the same drugs and rabies vaccine.

Then vaccination is carried out once a year.

The Miniature Schnauzer is a very healthy dog breed. But sometimes they can suffer from injuries received due to their activity, as well as from insects and worms

Miniature Schnauzer Health and Diseases

Miniature Schnauzers have good health. Their innate cheerfulness and optimism seem to ward off illness. However, they are prone to certain diseases. Among the main ones are eye diseases, which usually appear in old age: glaucoma, cataracts. Veterinarians advise from a very early age to regularly wipe the corners of the miniatures’ eyes, where discharge accumulates, in order to prevent the formation of hard crusts.

Miniature Schnauzer training

Miniature Schnauzers can also be allergic to certain foods. The owner should definitely find out what the irritant is. Also, a dog’s gastrointestinal tract can react painfully to a sudden change in diet, for example, replacing ready-made food with natural products. Changes to the menu should occur gradually.

Among the diseases characteristic of miniatures are inflammation of the skin, as well as the appearance of benign and malignant tumors on the body. Inflammation of the skin is usually accompanied by hair loss, the formation of bald patches on the back, and comedones (white and blackheads). Skin diseases worsen after trimming.

Infectious diseases and poisoning immediately affect the behavior of the miniature. Even if the dog is slightly lethargic and does not want to go for a walk, you should immediately contact a veterinarian.

All basic vaccinations for a Miniature Schnauzer must be completed before one year of age.

Pepper and salt

This group includes Miniatures with various shades of gray. The ends of the hair have a slight silver tint.

This is the most common color among representatives of this breed.

The pepper color is distributed evenly throughout the coat. And the undercoat may be gray. Some areas of their face, hair inside their ears, chest, and tips of their paws are light in color. This color is considered the most standard in the Miniature Schnauzer breed, so owners take special care of their pets.

How to choose a puppy

Regardless of whether you want to buy a miniature schnauzer as a companion dog or dream of a champion pet, winner of prestigious awards, go for a puppy to a kennel, to a breeder in whose reputation you are confident. In this case, the dog’s purebred will be confirmed in its puppy card, on the basis of which the adult dog will receive its own pedigree; the baby miniature will also have a passport with information about the vaccination performed.

Miniature Schnauzer met a rabbit

Miniature schnauzers, as a rule, begin to be sold when they are 1.5-2 months old, but for those who want to buy a dog with show prospects, it is better to wait and buy a grown-up puppy: the miniature schnauzer’s exterior is fully manifested only by 6 months.

In any case, your chosen one should be an active, cheerful, curious, moderately well-fed puppy, a kind of strong boletus. His fur should be shiny, his eyes and ears should be clean. Feel the dog, checking if there are any “bumps” on its body. The bulge between the shoulder blades should not alarm you - this is a normal reaction to the vaccine.

Take a closer look at how the little miniature plays with his brothers and sisters: does he show excessive aggression? Keep in mind that male puppies get into fights more often than females, and their fighting tendencies are the norm. It’s also a good idea to keep an eye on the parents of your future pet. They should be energetic, alert, but restrained (warning growls and barks in your direction are quite natural). Finally, make sure that the chosen child shows interest in you, does not bare his teeth, is ready to make contact, and, in general, despite his innate wariness and distrust, is friendly.

Photos of miniature schnauzer puppies

How much does a miniature schnauzer cost?

The cost of a purebred miniature schnauzer puppy starts from 18,000 rubles.
In the documents of the parents of such a puppy, the rating for exterior is “very good” or “good”. As a rule, there are no champions among his immediate ancestors. Puppies from titled parents cost from 25,000 to 38,000 rubles, depending on the region of Russia.

It is worth remembering that kids who have even the most famous ancestors in their pedigree will not necessarily become championship winners and participants in breeding. But a healthy, cheerful purebred Miniature Schnauzer puppy, growing up in an atmosphere of love and attention, will give you joy every day, demonstrating all the advantages of this wonderful breed.

Application

Most often, those who need a companion or just a family pet decide to buy a miniature schnauzer puppy.

Since he, like the Pomeranian and German Spitz , requires constant attention, families where there is always not enough time are not suitable for him.

Good friends for children, loving family, they give a lot of joy.

Miniature Schnauzer respects the classics