Standard Schnauzer
I have three Standard Schnauzers the original Schnauzer. I have owned and shown Standard Schnauzers since the 1990′s. I showed in Conformation, Obedience, Rally, Herding and have titles in all. We have also taken many classes in Agility, Tracking & Herding. Why do I love Standard Schnauzers the dog with the human brain, maybe that is why they are very intelligent and with consistent training they make the best companion dogs or farm dogs or competition dogs. They simply can do it all. But they are not a breed for everyone they are strong minded, very intelligent and can be a handful at 40–50 lbs for males. They are or can be great family dogs, but once again they are not the type of breed to be put or left in a back yard or crate all day. They are very active and need activities and exercise daily. Again if trained they make super companion dogs to take anywhere.
I bred one litter of puppies, and sold them all before they were born. The puppies were potty trained at 8 weeks of age, I used the Military puppy testing and it was great fun and very rewarding but I am not a breeder I don’t like selling my puppies, I don’t like worrying about the home they go to and raising puppies is a lot of work. I prefer training and competition. I am a member with a training club in Tulsa, CDST/Companion Dog School of Tulsa, I sometimes teach obedience/rally classes and enjoy that also. All of my dogs have multiple titles and CGC awards. Now with a change of life and the farm I don’t spend much time showing. My dogs live the farm life, SS make great farm dogs especially if raised on a farm from a puppy that makes thing much easier. Here are pics of my trio of SS. I also have a Miniature Schnauzer now about 11 years old and also a show dog.
Triple Trouble of Standard Schnauzers ! Atty, Sassi, Blu
History of the Standard Schnauzer
As the original of the three Schnauzer sizes, the Standard Schnauzer was first developed in Germany in the fourteenth century. Named for the German word “Schnauze” or muzzle, they were likely developed by crossing black German poodles, spitz breeds and large terriers. The breed was a companion dog as well as a working animal and is depicted in both family portraits and hunting scenes from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In the late 1800′s the breed became popular as a farm and watchdog, used to protect farmer’s carts as public markets. In many households in German this dog was considered a “kinder watcher” or watchdog for children.
The first recorded showing of a Standard Schnauzer was in 1879 at the Third German International Show held in Hanover, Germany. At this time the breed was shown as a wirehaired pinscher. The Standard Schnauzer was used as a military dog in World War I and II and continues to be used as a watchdog, police dog and hunting and tracking dog. They are often seen in obedience training competitions as well as agility events.
The breed has since evolved into two other categories, the Miniature Schnauzer and the Giant Schnauzer, both which resemble the Standard in everything except size.
