Standard Schnauzer

Working

Coat

Black variety:
Solid:
White Markings: Allowed as a small chest patch.

Pepper & Salt variety
Overall appearance is a pepper/salt mixture with markings like traditional Tan:
with blended together (furfile) for lighter dogs.
with or without tipping. The tipping may be equal all over the dog, heavier on the upper body or heavier on the upper legs.

Additional pepper & salt details:
markings, blended ( or with ), or combination of the two placed like traditional Tan: markings (may lack eye spots without fault and may have single chest patch instead of two). If combining blended and solid markings, the blended should be closer to the body. Paws should remain solid .
The muzzle is preferred to have a dark portion using . The dark portion may range from covering just the cheeks or snout, to the whole face, or anything inbetween. Ears may be solid .
White Markings: Allowed as a small chest patch.

Eyes

Nose

Faults

None

Disqualifications

None

Varieties

Black, Pepper & Salt

Notes

The standard schnauzer is believed to be the original schnauzer variety, and was once known as 'wirehaired pinscher' or simply 'rat dog'. It lived on farms and did not recieve much attention, but was viewed as your average dog. It wasn't until the 1800's that the breed got any sort of attention, and it was in 1842 that we first hear the word 'schnauzer'. It is not known where this name comes from, but it might be from german 'schnauze', which means 'nose'.

The standard schnauzer should be a medium size, square-shaped, wirehaired and compact dog. The head is powerful and elongated, the stop further marked by the eyebrows. The muzzle should have the shape of a rounded wedge. The ears are set high, carried erect, tipped over or cropped. The neck is powerful and carried high. The body should be as long as it is tall, with a deep chest, slight tuck up and slightly sloping topline. Straight frontlegs with well angulated hind. The tail is set high, natural or docked. The coat is wirey, very hard and thick, forming a long beard and scruffy eyebrows.

Breed Files

Filename: SchnauzerS
Offset: 03D3
Base: Scottie
SCP: Labrador
Accepted: December 22, 2008
Notes: Version 2 of the Supernova file. Addballz ears and tail (five carriage variations). Includes natural, docked and docked/cropped variations, as well as beard variations. When V1 is bred witht his file in, the offspring may be slightly larger.

Filename: Standard Schnauzer
Offset: 7D58
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: April 11, 2007
Notes: Includes cropped or natural ears.

Filename: Schnauzer
Offset: EF89
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: January 4, 2006
Notes: Angled legs.

Filename: SchnauzerS
Offset: 03D3
Base: Scottie
SCP: Scottie
Accepted: July 25, 2004
Notes: Has addball ears, feathering, slightly angled legs that does not effect movement.