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Giant Schnauzer
Did You Know
  • The German name of the Giant Schnauzer is Riesenschnauzer, meaning "the giant."
  • The Giant Schnauzer should closely resemble the other Schnauzers, but it is important to remember that the three Schnauzers - Miniature, Standard, and Giant - are all distinct breeds that have simply developed to look very similar.
  • All Schnauzers had their origin in the neighboring kingdoms of Wurttemberg and Bavaria, agricultural sectors where dogs as farm help were in great demand.
  • Drovers, craving larger, more powerful dogs, interbred with other breeds, including the Great Dane, to achieve the Giant Schnauzer.
  • The Giant Schnauzer is in fact not a Giant breed but simply the largest of the Schnauzers.
  • Not until just before World War I did the Giant Schnauzer begin to come to nationwide attention in Germany as a suitable subject to receive police training at the schools in Berlin and other principal cities.




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