| Giant Schnauzer |
 Giant Schnauzer with undocked tail (tentative identification) | | Alternative names | Riesenschnauzer
Russian Bear Schnauzer (early 1900s) | | Country of origin | | Germany | | Classification and breed standards | | FCI: | Group 2 Section 1 #181 | Stds | | AKC: | Working | Stds | | ANKC: | Group 6 (Utility) | Stds | | CKC: | Group 3 - Working Dogs | Stds | | KC (UK): | Working | Stds | | NZKC: | Utility | Stds | | UKC: | Herding | Stds | | | The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page. | The Giant Schnauzer is a large, powerful, compact breed of dog. It is one of several Schnauzer breeds. Like most large breeds, the Giant Schnauzer needs a fair amount of exercise. Download high resolution version (800x650, 53 KB)Photograph by Jurriaan Schulman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Download high resolution version (800x650, 53 KB)Photograph by Jurriaan Schulman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Docking is the cutting off or removal of something, such as a persons pay or an animals tail. ...
Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (English, World Canine Organization), is an international Kennel Club based in Thuin, Belgium. ...
The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ...
The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities and the ownership of temperamentally and physically sound purebred dogs by responsible individuals across Australia. ...
The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Canada. ...
The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom is a club aiming to improve the relationships between dogs and their owners. ...
The New Zealand Kennel Club is an organisation responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. ...
The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ...
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This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show the wide range of dog breed sizes. ...
Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) This article is about the domestic dog. ...
Giant Schnauzer Miniature Schnauzer A Schnauzer is a German type of dog. ...
Appearance
The Giant Schnauzer has a harsh, wiry outer coat and dense, soft undercoat. Coat color is either black or pepper-and-salt. It weighs between 70 and 99 lb (32-45 kg) and stands 23.5 to 27.5 in (59 to 70 cm) at the withers. Guard hairs are the longest, thickest hairs in a mammals coat, forming the topcoat (or outer coat). ...
Undercoat can refer to: The down hairs in a mammals fur A layer of paint beneath the main painted surface This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
A dogs coat is its fur. ...
The withers is the highest point on an animals back, on the ridge between its shoulder blades. ...
When moving at a fast trot, a properly built Giant Schnauzer will single-track. Back remains strong, firm, and flat.
Temperament The Giant Schnauzer is a large, powerful, dominant dog which needs a firm and consistent handler.
Early and consistent training is necessary as the Giant Schnauzer tends to be very willful. Its ability to understand a command doesn't always translate into obedience. A well trained Giant Schnauzer will respond quickly and can learn commands very fast.
Giant Schnauzer's are very loyal and intelligent dogs. They often become so attached to their owner that they follow them around the house.
Health This breed used to be generally hardy; however, recently more auto-immune diseases have cropped up in this breed. Arthritis does occur in shoulders or hips. Its life expectancy is about 11 or 12 years. Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. ...
Other health problems in the breed include:
Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. ...
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. ...
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is one type of hemolytic anemias caused by excessive hemolyisis and it is identified by auto-antibodies that react with RBCs. ...
Diagram of the Human Intestine Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract and it can involve any part of it, from the mouth to the anus. ...
Hip dysplasia is a congenital disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. ...
The word incontinence has several distinct meanings: urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination fecal incontinence is the inability to control defecation the word incontinence can also be used to mean a lack of self-control governing morality. ...
When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ...
History The breed originated in the Middle Ages in Germany by selectively breeding the Standard Schnauzer for larger and larger sizes. In earlier centuries it was a popular herding breed, but its need for more food than some breeds made it less popular for farmers on tight budgets or with limited resources. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
Country of origin Germany Classification and breed standards The Standard Schnauzer is the original breed of the three sizes of Schnauzer, although it is sometimes classified as a terrier. ...
A Koolie working with sheep. ...
Its popularity grew again in the latter part of the 19th century, when it was used as a drover and as a guard dog. A drover is a person that drives livestock to a new location, usually referring to the pre-20th century practice of walking with them and herding them similar to a cowhand. ...
A guard dog or watch dog is a dog employed to guard against, or watch for, unwanted or unexpected animals or people. ...
References - Fogle, Bruce, DVM (2000). The new Encyclopedia of the Dog. Doring Kindersley (DK). ISBN 0-7894-6130-7.
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