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“Miniature Schnauzers in the conformation ring must have a coat that has been plucked or stripped or rolled
TO ACHIEVE THE HARD WIRY TEXTURE OF THE OUTER COAT, WITH A CLOSE UNDERCOAT.”
folded if not, a scissors bite, neck well arched. Built right, he’ll have a good reach and strong drive in profile, true coming and going.
Size is critical to maintain one of our differences from our larger cousin, the Standard Schnauzer. Miniature Schnau- zers must be disqualified from conforma- tion competition if under 12" or over 14" at the withers, regardless of age.
Miniature Schnauzers in the confor- mation ring must have a coat that has been plucked or stripped or rolled to achieve the hard wiry texture of the outer coat, with a close undercoat. We don’t stipulate a length—it just needs to be suf- ficient to determine the necessary hard wiry texture.
We have three allowed colors: salt & pep- per, black & silver and solid black, judged without preference among the three colors, black nose required. Salt & pepper refers to a mixture of black and white banded hairs and solid black and solid white unbanded hairs, with banded hairs predominating. All shades of salt & pepper from light to dark mixtures are permissible, undercoat color will vary. The black of a black & silver will be a true rich black, and basically will fol- low the same pattern as the salt & pepper. Black, a rich glossy black with a softer black undercoat, is the only solid color allowed. A small white spot on the chest of a black or an occasional single white hair elsewhere on the body is permitted. Any Minia- ture Schnauzer not of an allowed color or
with white striping, patching or spotting on the colored areas of the dog, except for a small white spot permitted on the chest of the black, must be disqualified from conformation competition.
Add an alert and intelligent tempera- ment, an affectionate personality full of life, he’s super smart, sometimes a little stubborn, mostly willing to please. From the beginning to the present day, our Miniature Schnauzers are the best!
We hope you’ll join us at the Schnau- zapalooza 2013 (http://schnauzapalooza. com/) from May 8-12, 2013 at Purina Farms in Missouri. All three size “cous- ins”—Miniature, Standard and Giant— will be there with bells on, plus we’ll have a combined judges education experience!
