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About the Miniature Schnauzer

Origin: Germany
Typical life span
12-15 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
5-9 kg
Height
Male
30-36 cm
Female
28-36 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
Origin
Germany
Also called
Schnauzer Miniatura
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Miniature Schnauzer?

Small, sturdy terrier-type dog with distinctive wiry coat, bushy eyebrows, and characteristic beard, known for its alert, friendly nature and square build

Miniature Schnauzer history and origins

Developed in late 19th century Germany by crossing Standard Schnauzers with smaller breeds like Affenpinschers and Poodles to create an all-purpose farm dog and efficient ratter for vermin control and companionship

Miniature Schnauzer appearance and size

Males typically stand 30-36 cm at the shoulder and females 28-36 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
House and Companion Dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
His nature is similar to that of the Schnauzer and is determined by the temperament and the behaviour of a small dog. Intelligence, fearlessness, endurance, and alertness make the Miniature Schnauzer an agreeable house dog as well as a watch and companion dog which can be kept even in a small apartment without problems

Quoted from FCI standard n°183. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Small
Necesidad de ejercicio
2 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
4 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Miniature Schnauzer

Lo que obtienes con la raza Miniature Schnauzer

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «House and Companion Dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «His nature is similar to that of the Schnauzer and is determined by the temperament and the behaviour of a small dog»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «The top coat is rough and sufficiently long to allow the checking of its texture»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Miniature Schnauzer

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible y undesirable.

Coat

The coat should be wiry, harsh, and dense.

It consists of a dense undercoat and a not too short top coat, lying close to the body.

The top coat is rough and sufficiently long to allow the checking of its texture

it is neither bristly nor wavy.

The hair on the limbs tends to be less harsh.

Coat short on forehead and ears.

Typical characteristics are the not too soft beard on the muzzle and the bushy eyebrows which slightly shade the eyes

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • • Pure black with black undercoat. • Pepper and Salt. • Black/Silver. • Pure white with white undercoat.
  • When breeding Pepper and Salt, the aim is a medium shading with evenly distributed, well pigmented, pepper colouring and grey undercoat.
  • Permissible: The shades from dark iron grey to silver grey are all
  • In all colour variations there must be a dark mask, which should adapt harmoniously to the respective colour.
  • Undesirable: Distinct light markings on head, chest and limbs
  • For the Black/Silver colour, the aim in breeding is a black top coat with black undercoat, white markings over the eyes
    • On the cheeks
    • At the beard
    • At the throat
    • In two divided triangles at the front of the chest
    • On the front pasterns
    • On the feet
    • On the inside of the hind legs and around the anus
  • The forehead, the neck and the outer sides of the ears should be black like the top coat

Resumido de FCI standard n°183 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Miniature Schnauzer, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Clumsy or light build. Too low or too high on leg.
  • Elbows turning out.
  • Straight or open hocked hindlegs.
  • Lower thigh too long.
  • Hocks turning inwards.
  • Rear pastern too short.
  • White or spotted coat in black or pepper and salt dogs.
  • Patchy coat in the colours black/silver and white.
  • Over- or undersize by more than 1 cm but less than 2 cm

Defectos descalificantes

Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.

  • Malformation of any kind.
  • Lack of breed type.
  • Faulty mouth, such as over- or undershot or wry mouth.
  • Severe faults in individual parts, such as faults in construction, coat and colour.
  • Over- or undersize by more than 2 cm

FCI standard n°183

FCI varieties

FCI divides the Miniature Schnauzer into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.

  • pepper and salt
  • pure black with black undercoat
  • black and silver
  • pure white with white undercoat

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Miniature Schnauzer en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Miniature Schnauzer

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Miniature Schnauzer on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Miniature Schnauzer breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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