Tag: schnauzer
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The Schnauzer family article 4: Which Schnauzer Size Is Right for You — and Which One Is Absolutely Not
This is the article which I think many people think about when they have decided that Schnauzer is the dog for them: which Schnauzer is the right one for me? The polite answer is “it depends.” The useful answer is more honest than that, and the honest version is what follows. I think all breeders…
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The Schnauzer Family article 2: Coat, Colour and the Genetics Behind Them: Reading the Schnauzer Through Its Jacket
People look at a Schnauzer and see a haircut. Judges and serious breeders look at a Schnauzer and see a working garment that happens to also be a haircut. The difference matters because the harsh outer coat, the dense undercoat, the banded hair pattern in pepper-and-salt and the deep pigmentation of a true black are…
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The Schnauzer Family article 1: One German Idea, Three Sizes
When most people meet a Schnauzer, they meet only one third of the breed. They meet the Miniature in a city park, or they meet a Giant in a working harness, and they assume the other sizes are scaled copies of the dog in front of them. They are not. The Schnauzer family is one…
Viktoría Jens 