How do you tell whether a Schnauzer is pure or not? For a Schnauzer with cropped ears, the ears should be well-established and perpendicular to the head. For a Schnauzer with lop-eared ears, the inside of the ear should be perpendicular to the skull; for a Schnauzer with good appearance, the eyes should be moderately sized. , the eyeballs are dark or black; the front feet of a good-looking Schnauzer should be straight and parallel, with the rear feet perpendicular to the ground when standing.
1. Ears
To learn to look at the ears of a Schnauzer, some people will choose to crop the ears of a Schnauzer, but there are also requirements. Generally, the ears of dogs with cropped ears are set up, and the inside of the ears should be perpendicular to the skull. , keep the two ears parallel when alert. If it is a drop ear, the dog's ears are slightly tilted forward, medium in size, and "V" shaped.
2. Eyes
A good-looking Schnauzer should have moderate eyes, not too big or too round, and the eyeballs should be dark or black and cannot project outward. Light color, large eyes, and oversized eyes are all faults.
3. Front and rear drive
The Schnauzer’s front feet should be straight and parallel, with thick wrists and sufficient bone; the hind legs should be perpendicular to the ground when standing, with the hip joints, knee joints, and paws basically in the same straight line On the upper body, the thigh muscles are full, like cat-shaped toes. The front legs have X-shaped legs and O-shaped legs that do not meet the standard; the hindquarters have sickle legs, cow limbs, and O-shaped legs are all faults.
4. Eyebrows
For a Schnauzer of good appearance, the eyebrows must be arched and the coat must be rough and not so long that it blocks the field of vision.
5. Coat
There are three common colors: salt and pepper, black silver, and pure black. Among them, the most typical salt-and-pepper hair is mainly obtained by a combination of black and white striated hair (referring to the color change from dark to light to dark from the hair root to the hair tip) and black and white non-striated hair, with striated hair predominating. Position, its coat should be close, rough, and as thick as possible. The undercoat is soft and the outer coat is coarse and hard. It is usually difficult to take care of during feeding, so you can choose to feed it with natural food containing sea fish oil. The advantage is that the dog's hair will be beautiful and soft, which is easy to take care of.
6. Complete appearance
You can examine the complete appearance of Schnauzers. It turns out that Schnauzers are divided into three types: Miniature Schnauzers, Standard Schnauzers, and Giant Schnauzers. Originally, the ratio of Schnauzer's body length to height was completely square. Generally speaking, the ideal height for male dogs is 18.5-19.5 inches (46.99-49.53 cm), and the ideal height for female dogs is 17.5-18.5 inches (44.45-46.99 cm).