Standard Schnauzer

Standard Schnauzers are said to have originated from the country of Germany. Of the lot containing all the three Schnauzer breeds, this breed of dogs is considered to be oldest. Standard Schnauzers get their name from the word “Schnauze” which In the German language means muzzle. Standard Schnauzers were used as messengers during the outbreak of the World War 1. Other than being used as messengers, Standard Schnauzers were also used as vermin hunters, guardians for the live stocks, guardians for the stables and also as retrievers. Standard Schnauzers are highly talented and contain in them a lot of talents. Some of these many talents that Standard Schnauzers posses are, hunting, retrieving, tracking, guardian, watch dog, agility, military dog. Standard Schnauzers were also very easily trainable as they are very obedient dogs. Standard Schnauzers also are very good at performing tricks.

Standard Schnauzers are a bunch of dogs that are quite medium when it comes to their size. These medium sized dogs also have a rather squarely built body. Standard Schnauzers look a little like the Giant Schnauzer, but only the only difference is the size of Standard Schnauzers. Standard Schnauzers are a little smaller in size when compared to that of the giant Schnauzer. The skull of the Standard Schnauzers is very broad. This broad skull of theirs comes to a rather slight stop. Their head is quite long. Their long head is also quite rectangular in shape. In this rectangular head, they have the presence of quite a large sized nose.

This large sized nose of theirs is usually and generally black when it comes to their color. Their pair of lips is also black in color. Their teeth generally tend to meet to form a very strong and an equally powerful scissor bite. Their eyes are medium sized. These medium sized eyes of theirs are oval in shape. Their eyes are generally and usually quite dark in color. They have a pair of quite high set ears that is their ears are set quite high up on their heads. Their high set eras are either cropped or left to grow naturally.

If the eras of Standard Schnauzers are cropped, than the cropped eras tend to stand in a very erect position and also generally have a very pointed tip. On the other hand, if these ears are left to grow naturally, they tend to grow in to a v shaped structure and are also generally handing down close to their heads. They have a very straight back. Their top line however, tends to slop slightly in the down ward direction, that is, from their withers to their rump. They also have a pair of very straight front legs. These legs appear straight when viewed not only from any specific direction or angle, but they always appear straight, no matter what ever direction or angle they are looked at. They have the presence of a very high set tail.