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Giant Schnauzer

Giant Schnauzer

FCI standard Nº 181
Origin
 Germany
Translation
 Mrs. C. Seidler - Official language (DE).
Group
 Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer- Molossoid breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Section
 Section 1 Pinscher and Schnauzer type
Working
 With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Monday 11 July 1955
Publication of the official valid standard
 Tuesday 25 May 2021
Last update
 Thursday 10 June 2021
En français, cette race se dit
 Schnauzer géant
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Riesenschnauzer
En español, esta raza se dice
 Schnauzer gigante
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Riesenschnauzer

Usage
Utility and Companion Dog.

Brief historical summary
Originally the Giant Schnauzer was used in the region of Southern Germany to drive cattle. Around the turn of the century, determined breeders realised that he had outstanding working capabilities and particularly valuable traits in character. Since 1913 the breed has been registered in a stud book, and in 1925 already the Giant Schnauzer has officially been recognised as a working dog.

General appearance
Large, powerful, stocky rather than slim. An enlarged, powerful image of the Schnauzer. An imperturbable dog, prepared for defense, whose appearance fills with respect.

Important proportions
Square build in which height at the withers is nearly equal to the body length.
The length of the head (measured from the tip of the nose to the occiput) corresponds to half the length of the topline (measured from the withers to the set on of the tail).

Behaviour / temperament
Typical characteristics of this dog are his good natured, even temperament and his incorruptible loyalty towards his master. He has highly developed sense organs, intelligence, trainability, strength, endurance, speed, resistance to weather and diseases. His inborn ability to bear strain and his self assurance make him best suited for being a companion, sporting, utility and working dog.

Head

Cranial region
Skull
 Strong, long without markedly protudring occiput. The head should be in keeping with the dog’s force. The forehead is flat, without wrinkling and parallel to the bridge of nose. 
Stop
 Appears well defined due to the brows.

Facial region
Nose
 Well developed nose leather with large nostrils, always black.
Muzzle
 Ending in a blunt wedge. Bridge of nose straight.
Lips
 Black, smooth and tight-fitting to the jaws. Corners of lips closed.
Jaws and teeth
 Strong upper and lower jaw. The complete scissor bite (42 pure white teeth, according to the dentition fromula), is strongly developed and firmly closing. The chewing muscles are strongly developed but the cheeks must not interfere with the rectangular shape of the head (with the beard).
Eyes
 Medium sized, oval, facing forward, dark with lively expression. Eyelids close fitting.
Ears
 Drop ears, set high, V-shaped with inner edges lying close to the cheeks, evenly carried, turned forward towards temples. Folds parallel, should not be above the top of the skull.

Neck
The strong, muscular neck is nobly arched, blending smoothly into the withers. Strongly set on, slim, noble curved, corresponding to the dog’s force. Throat skin tight-fitting without folds.

Body
Topline
 Slightly sloping from withers towards rear.
Withers
 Forming the highest point in topline.
Back
 Strong, short and taut.
Loin
 Short, strong and deep. The distance from the last rib to the hip is short to make the dog appear compact.
Croup
 Slightly rounded, imperceptibly blending into tail set on.
Chest
 Moderately broad, oval in diameter, reaching to the elbows. The forechest is distinctly marked by the point of the sternum.
Underline and belly
 Flanks not too tucked up, forming a well curved line with the underside of the ribcage.

Tail
Natural; a sabre or sickle carriage is sought after.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Seen from the front, the front legs are strong, straight and not close together. Seen from the side, the forearms are straight.
Shoulders
 The shoulder blade lies close against the rib cage and is well muscled on both sides of shoulder bone, protruding over the points of thoracic vertebrae. As sloping as possible and well laid back, forming an angle of appr.50° to the horizontal.
Upper arm
 Lying close to the body, strong and well musculed, forming an angle of 95° to 105° to the shoulder blade.
Elbows
 Close fitting, turning neither in nor out.
Forearm
 Viewed from all sides completely straight, strongly developed and well muscled.
Carpal
 Strong, firm, barely standing out against the structure of the fore arm.
Pastern
 Seen from the front, vertical. Seen from the side, slightly sloping towards the ground, strong and slightly springy.
Forefeet
 Short and round, toes well-knit and arched (cat foot) with short dark nails and resistant pads.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Standing obliquely when seen from the side, standing parallel but not close together when seen from the rear.
Upper thigh
 Moderately long, broad and strongly muscled.
Lower thigh
 Long and strong, sinewy, running into a strong hock.
Stifle
 Turning neither in nor out.
Metatarsus
 Short, vertical to ground.
Hock
 Very well angulated, strong, firm, turning neither in nor out.
Hind feet
 Toes short, arched and well-knit. Nails short and black.

Gait and movement
Flexible, elegant, agile, free and ground covering. The front legs swinging as far forward as possible, the hind legs, ground covering and springy, provide the necessary drive. The front leg of one side and the hind leg on the other side move forward at the same time. The back, the ligaments and the joints are firm.

Skin
Tight fitting over the whole body.

Coat
Hair
 The coat should be wiry, harsh and dense. It consists of a dense undercoat and a not too short top coat, lying close to the body. The top coat is rough and sufficiently long to allow the checking of its texture ; it is neither bristly nor wavy. Hair on the limbs tends to be less harsh. Coat short on forehead and ears. Typical characteristics are the not too soft beard on the muzzle and the bushy eyebrows which slightly shade the eyes.
Colour
 • Pure black with black undercoat.
• Pepper and Salt.
When breeding Pepper and Salt, the aim is a medium shading with evenly distributed, well pigmented, pepper colouring and grey undercoat. The shades from dark iron grey to silver grey are all permitted. In all colour variations there must be a dark mask, which should adapt harmoniously to the respective colour, emphasizing the expression. Distinct light markings on head, chest and limbs are undesirable.
• Black/Silver For the Black/Silver colour, the aim in breeding is a black topcoat with black undercoat, white markings over the eyes, on the cheeks, at the beard, at the throat, in two divided triangles at the front of the chest, on the front pasterns, on the feet, on the inside of the hind legs and around the anus. The forehead, the neck and the outer sides of the ears should be black like the topcoat.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Dogs and bitches : 60 to 70 cm.
Weight
 Dogs and bitches : 35 to 47 kg.

Faults
• Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

General faults
 Head altogether too small or too short.
 Heavy or round skull.
 Wrinkles on forehead.
 Short, pointed or narrow muzzle.
 Pincer bite.
 Strongly protuding cheeks or cheekbones.
 Light, too large or round eyes.
 Low set, too long or unevenly carried ears.
 Throatiness.
 Dewlap, narrow crest of neck.
 Too long, tucked up or soft back.
 Roach back.
 Croup falling away.
 Tail set inclined towards head.
 Long feet.
 Pacing movement.
 Too short, too long, soft, wavy, shaggy, silky, white or spotted coat or other mixed colours.
 Brown undercoat.
 In Pepper and Salt : a black trace on the back or black saddle.
 In Black/Silver : not clearly separated triangles on the chest.
 Over- or undersize up to 2 cm.

Serious faults
 Clumsy or light build.
 Too low or too high on leg.
 Inverse sexual type (ie doggy bitch).
 Elbows turning out.
 Straight or open hocked hindlegs.
 Hocks turned inwards.
 In Black/Silver: patchy coat.
 Over- or undersize by more than 2 cm but less than 4 cm.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
 Malformation of any kind.
 Lack of breed type.
 Faulty mouth, such as over- or undershot or wry mouth.
 Severe faults in individual parts, such as faults in structure, coat and colour.
 Over- or undersize by more than 4 cm.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography
http://www.fci.be/

 

Additional information from visitors
Developed from Standard German Schnauzers crossed with South-Russian Ovcharkas, Great Danes, French Bouviers, Poodles, Pointers and Wolfspitzes, the Giant Schnauzer is truly an impressive and versatile working breed. It used to be called Munchener and Russian Bear Schnauzer in the past and was a valued livestock herder and protector. The Giant Schnauzers were also used as butchershop and brewery guardians, but soon became popular police dogs and family pets.
Even-tempered, easy to train and playful, the Riesenschnauzer makes a wonderful companion. This popular bearded show breed is a dedicated watchdog and can be quite territorial. The body is strong, muscular and well-boned. The coat is rough and needs regular grooming. Most dogs are uniform black, but salt-n-pepper specimens are accepted as well. Average height is around 26 inches.
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