medium Schnauzer

In spite of its size not excessively great, it is an optimal dog of brave and always kind guard, intelligent, vivaz. It is the extended race more of the Schnauzer family. Very hard and resistant, this dog adapts outdoors to the life even, in hard climates but, being also an implacable hunter from rodents. The peak altitude for the males is of 50 cm, the structure is very solid and compacts, the black layer can be of color or salt and pepper. 
He is the ancestor of the other two races, the Riesenschnauzer or giant Schnauzer and the Zwergschnauzer or dwarfed Schnauzer. Their origins go back to a very old time and are related to the Cowherd of Flandes and some terriers English. Been very it has always spread by all Germany but more particularly in Württemberg, Baden and Baviera, where on lived in perfect harmony the horses. In effect, it even accompanied to the floats and the horsemen, in long trips, demonstrating itself untiring a walking and optimal dog of guard, soon to warn of any danger that could be in the way. By his symbiosis with the horse, formerly also he was well-known with the name of ?grifón of cavalry?. The progressive disappearance of the floats and the horses, has not influenced in its diffusion since in the present time it is known everywhere. Outside his country of origin, he is bred by some enthusiastic cinófilos, that have obtained flattering results in international aids.

Their characteristics are similar to those of their ?giant relative?. Its smaller size, confers greater compact appearance to him of and solidity. The head is enough long, the trunk very gathered, the extremities are strong and powerful, it has a general aspect of great vitality that denotes intelligence and attention. The hardest hair, that can be defined as of ?wire?, needs suitable stripping that consists of by hand taking it (at the times of the year in which the hair ?is dead?) with the aid of a special knife. The conducted sheared one with machine, not only is not allowed as for the exhibitions, but that it causes a degradation of the hair that with happening of the time loses its hardness and harshness. The colors are the black shining, devoid completely of white spots and the salt and pepper, with intermediate tonalities, uniformly distributed in all the body. The too dark or excessively faded units, must discard. ?The pigmented? denominated one must to a conjunction of white and black hairs of surface, fixed almost perpendicularly to the body and subjects by abundant subhair. Beard and moustaches must be, also in this variety, rigid and thorny. A woolly, soft or silky hair, supposes in the strong aids penalties, that even can arrive at the disqualification. As much the tail as the ears must be cut.

It can define as an untiring dog by vitality and resistance. Always kind watchman and, reveals itself, even to very early age, like an optimal guardian of the house. If it does not have sufficient space where to be able to move, they are necessary lengths strolls during which it observes, with the Maxima attention, everything that happens around to his. It likes much to play with the children which when defends fiercely it is necessary. In summary: it can to say that it is a likeable dog, that by the characteristics of its hair demands of its proprietor a particular attention, in addition to the habitual ones of any other dog.

Raised to the cross. Of 45 cm. to 50 cm. The males are higher than the females.

Head. Powerful and extended, it is sharpened gradually from the ears to the eyes and of the eyes to trufa. The length of the head is approximately half of the one of the back. Black Trufa. ña nasal and in front parallel to each other. Adhered and black lips affluent. Snout that finishes gradually in truncated cone. Musculatura of maxilar very developed. Very marked and well visible Stop between the eyebrows.

Eyes. Dark, made oval, directed forwards. Adhered inferior eyelid that does not let see the conjuntiva.

Ears. Of high insertion, they are cut so that always they remain raised.

Neck. Elegant, with neither too long nor too heavy robust union. Bent nape of the neck. Adherent skin and without you fold.

Previous extremities. Omóplatos oblique forming an angle closed with the forearm. Flat but robust Musculatura. Shoulders little angulados.

Body. Trunk of average length with flat ribs and made oval cross-sectional section. Thorax that descends beyond the elbows. Salient breastbone in its initial part. Length overall of the trunk, approximately equal to the raised one to the cross. Short and solid back that descends slightly. Cleared Grupa something. Inferior line of the thorax that overcomes slightly inwards, belly little dissuaded.

Later extremities. Oblique and very muscular thighs. Corvejones angulados well.

Feet. Short, round, with closed and curved fingers affluent (cat feet). Black nails, strong and solid plantar pads.

Tail. Of high insertion, it is cut to the height of the third vertebra. Many units are born without tail.

Coat. Rough, hard and dense, maintained raised by the subhair. On the snout it forms a rigid beard that gives the characteristic square form it, thorny eyebrows that do a little of shade on the eyes. Color you leave and pepper, with gray subhair and dark face mask.

FEEDING. The maintenance necessities are of 1.100-1.200 Kcal daily.

DAILY CARES. It is necessary to regularly clear of the mantle all dead hair (well-known operation with the English term stripping).

DISEASES. Provided with a dense rough hair that allows him to live without problems with unfavorable environmental conditions, the Schnauzer is a very resistant dog to the atmospheric agents. This race also has a good resistance to the diseases in general, nevertheless, jointly with the Barbet, is prone, more than no other, to contract a disease that is characterized by serious a hemorrágica enteritis. It seems to be that the affected units more are those of ages between the 2 and the 4 years, with symptoms of diarreas and vomits.

One has theorized on the cause, that could be in an allergic mechanism that begins in the intestine of the dog. The advised therapy is based on a control of the feeding.

WITH THE VETERINARIAN. The cut of the ears, made not beyond the 90 days of life, must give like result symmetrical ears of high insertion and.

The tail must be cut not beyond the third vertebra. In the units rabones is indispensable the presence of at least a vertebra.

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