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Schnauzer information
The Giant Schnauzer is a large, powerful,
compact dog. It looks like a larger version of the
Standard Schnauzer.
The dogs height is the same as the length, giving it a square
look. The head is strong and rectangular in appearance. The
muzzle is the same length as the top of the head. The stop is
slight. The large nose is black. The lips are black, not
overlapping. The teeth meet in a scissors bite. The oval eyes
are medium-sized, deep-set and dark. The ears are set high on
the head and are either cropped or kept natural. When cropped
they stand erect with a pointed tip. When left natural the ears
are V-shaped, carried close to the head. The back is straight.
The front legs are straight when viewed from all sides. The tail
is set high and is usually docked to the second or third joint.
Note: docking tails and cropping ears is illegal in most parts
of Europe. Dewclaws are almost always removed from the back
legs, and may be removed from the front if they are present. The
double coat has a wiry, dense hard, outer coat with a soft
undercoat. The hair stands slightly up off the back, with
coarser, longer, bushy whiskers, beard and eyebrows. Coat colors
come in solid black and salt and pepper.
Temperament
Giant Schnauzers are an
intelligent, versatile working dog. They will be calm with
enough exercise. Reliable, brave, loyal, bold and vigorous, they
love to be with their owner at all times. They are easy to train
responding best to firm, calm, consistency, with a positive
attitude, rewarding good behavior. If the Giant Schnauzer is
properly trained, well exercised with a firm owner, it makes a
very good pet. The objective in training this dog is to achieve
a pack leader status. It is a natural instinct for a dog to have
an order in their pack. When we humans live with dogs, we become
their pack. The entire pack cooperates under a single leader.
Lines are clearly defined and rules are set. You and all other
humans MUST be higher up in the order than the dog. That is the
only way your relationship can be a success. Giant Schnauzers
tend to be on the dominate side and need an owner who
understands canine behaviors and know how to display authority,
in a calm, but stern, confident manner and be consistent about
it. Without it they may become over protective, serious, with a
hard headed temperament, as they believe they are alpha to
humans. Socialize well around many different people to avoid
them becoming suspicious of everyone they are not familiar with.
Through absolute consistency; you need to show them you mean
what you say. They are tremendous guards and their large size
alone is a deterrent to trouble. Giants who know their place is
below humans, are well socialized and who receive enough daily
mental and physical exercise will usually love everyone, a
sweet-natured goofball. One owner states,
"Our Molly is actually a therapy dog at
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, but would still protect
our home till the death if pushed. Our family is very active,
either hubby or I do two trail runs a day with our crew and this
tires them out and is also lots of fun for both them and us."
Some of the great qualities of Giants is that they can excel at
obedience, agility, carting and protection work. If properly
trained they are a dog that can do it all. They need an owner
who displays consistent leadership, or they will feel it is
their job to take over as top dog, causing them to become
dominant with other dogs. If not given the proper amount of
exercise and left to their own devices, this breed can turn very
destructive, if their energy and busy minds are not channeled
properly. Since they are one of the very few large breeds with a
non-shed coat, they are attractive to folks but if not with an
owner who knows how to display consistent leadership, they are
often given up before the dog reaches age two. They can be
fairly reserved with strangers and should be socialized
extensively both with other dogs and people, preferably starting
when the dog is a young puppy. They are usually good with other
pets. Giants have been bred for generations as guard and watch
dogs. They are huge and have a relentless, imposing bark when
they hear, see or perceive anything out of the ordinary.
Size
Height: Dogs 26-28 inches (66-71 cm.) Bitches 23-26 inches
(58-66 cm.)
Weight: Dogs 60-80 pounds (27-36 kg.) Bitches 55-75 pounds
(25-34 kg.)
Needs
Giants have a huge need
for exercise and if not vigorously done at least twice daily
they bounce off the walls and are difficult to deal with, even a
very well trained one, they have to expend the excess energy
they were originally bred for or they just can't settle at
night. They
need to be taken on a daily, brisk, long walk, jog or
run alongside you when you bicycle,
at least once a day combined with an additional walk or another
type of exercise. These energetic dogs will take as much
exercise as they can get, and just love play sessions during
which they can run free. If you get a Giant, plan on daily long
walks, running, hiking, biking, swimming, or to get involved in
agility (obstacle course), advanced obedience, schutzhund
(protection), carting, tracking, or a similar canine activity.
If you do not have time to devote to any of these, this is not
the breed for you.
The Giant Schnauzer is not
suited for apartment life. They are fairly active indoors and
will do best with acreage.
Grooming
The wiry coat is reasonably
easy to look after, but the undercoat is dense and it will
become matted unless it is combed or brushed weekly with a short
wire brush. Clip out knots and brush first with the grain, then
against the grain to lift the coat. The animal should be clipped
all over to an even length at least four times a year and ear
care continually is important. A person can easily learn how to
do it themselves. Pet dogs are generally clipped, and show dogs
are usually hand-stripped, which is the process of hand plucking
the outer guard hairs either with your fingers or a stripping
knife. Trim around the eyes and ears with a blunt-nosed scissor
and clean the whiskers after meals. They have no doggie odor and
shed little to no hair.
Schnauzer Origins
The Giant Schnauzer originated in the Wurttenberg and Bavaria
sections of Germany. During the years around the turn of the
century, both smooth German Pinscher and coarse-haired Schnauzer
pups appeared in the same litters. The German Pinscher Schnauzer
Club initiated a policy requiring proof of three generations of
pure coarse-haired Schnauzer coats for registration. This
quickly helped set type and made them a distinct breed from the
German Pinscher. These Schnauzers were given the name Standard
Schnauzer. These Standard Schnauzers were crossed with black
Great Dane and the Bouvier des Flandres
to form the Giant Schnauzer breed. The Schnauzer name derived
from the German word "Schnauze", which means "muzzle". The Giant
Schnauzer is called the Riesenschnauzer in Germany, which means
"the giant." The Giant Schnauzer was used as a cattle driving
dog in Bavaria, and as a guard dog by the police and military
and excels at schutzhund.
Training your dog
How to Groom your dog
