Standard Schnauzer Did You Know?

• Of the three Schnauzers, the Standard is the prototype, a German breed of great antiquity.



• The Standard Schnauzer appears in many paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries.



• The Standard Schnauzer originated in the crossing of black German poodle and gray wolf spitz upon wirehaired Pinscher stock.



• The Standard Schnauzer was originally classified in America as a terrier.



• The Standard Schnauzer was used by the German army as dispatch carriers and Red Cross aides.



• The Standard Schnauzer became widely known in the country only after World War I.