Giant Schnauzer Starfire

26/02/2025

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22/02/2025

THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF GIANT SCHNAUZERS. IT IS 100% ACCURATE. WRITTEN BY REBECCA LETSON, GIANT OWNER AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINER.
The giant schnauzer is a working breed dog. It is not a sit in a kennel or just hang around type of dog. They genetically have needs and are super smart and physical.

They need to run, move, play, bite (appropriately). They need to use their intelligence. They thrive on relationships with the owner and need handling and grooming built on trust. They are physical!!! They will play using their entire body. When raised properly they are " amiable in repose. Yet a commanding figure when aroused " (breed standard quote). The power that they contain for their size is incredible. They are an athlete. THEY NEED TO BE TRAINED. They need to use themselves and work be it formal sport or real life working capabilities or daily exercise that fits their needs.

When this breed does not have outlets for its genetics it will be loud, destructive, aggressive, hard to handle and groom. If their needs are not met they can escape almost any enclosure and will take off. If their needs are not met they can become over attached to an owner and start to guard that person when there is no perceived threat even from other family members. You see if you don't shape their temperament appropriately they will develop dangerous and unwanted behaviors to use their genetics.

PURPOSE BRED DOGS!

Do not get this dog for its looks.
Do not get this dog for wanting a guard dog that you also are not prepared to control
Do not get this dog as a service dog where the work goes against all it's instincts.

DO get this dog if you love to train and exercise. If you love a thinking dog that will challenge you. If you are prepared with a lifestyle that meets what the breed needs.

13/02/2025

This is living with a Giant Schnauzer!

Oh, the Giant Schnauzer—a dog that looks like it walked straight out of a 19th-century German villain’s lair. You want a pet? Too bad, because what you’re actually getting is a control freak with a superiority complex. This overgrown, bearded know-it-all will judge you with its eyebrows harder than your disapproving grandfather ever could.

Bred to be a guard dog, but let’s be real—this thing is more of a micro-managing boss than an actual protector. It won’t just bark at strangers; it will interrogate them. And good luck trying to train it—this breed has the intelligence of a chess grandmaster mixed with the stubbornness of a toddler who just learned the word “no.”

And let’s not even start on the grooming. Want a low-maintenance dog? Look elsewhere, because this living mop requires more upkeep than a Hollywood diva. If you don’t brush it constantly, it turns into a tangled mess that looks like it lost a fight with a tumbleweed.

Oh, and energy? This dog has enough of it to power a small village. If you’re not ready to dedicate your life to non-stop exercise, it will either redecorate your house with its teeth or start plotting world domination out of sheer boredom.

So, if you’re looking for a high-maintenance, over-opinionated, energy-draining, eyebrow-raising dictator in dog form—congratulations, the Giant Schnauzer is for you!

12/02/2025

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After celebrating our favorite breed winning Best in Show at Westminster for the first time, we wake up today with work to do. We have a few requests for anyone with a newfound interest in the breed that we love so much.

Giants are wonderful dogs, but they are not for everyone. Please thoroughly research the breed and never buy one on impulse just because it’s available right away. Expect to wait months or more for the right dog from a responsible breeder. Spend time with a Giant before you get one, and don’t just admire them from afar. Ask other owners and breeders to meet their Giants and see how they really behave in their home environment. Understand the health issues that are prevalent in this breed. Know the commitment you will be making in both time and money before you get one. When you ask questions, really listen to the recommendations and advice of responsible breeders and owners who have had Giants for decades – especially when their answers aren’t what you hoped to hear.

Original artwork - "Party's Over" by Gary K. McGirr

03/02/2025

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

02/02/2025

01/02/2025

Father, Bode and daughter, Moki. Working dog specialty.

30/01/2025

Detroit Legends are in the making summer 2025!!!

24/01/2025

Bode at 7 months old. Best in sweepstakes. Thank you Ginny Mayes. Time sure flys…

16/01/2025

The Giant Schnauzer was bred to be protective, starting with their very beginnings in Germany's Bavarian Alps in the mid-10th century.

18/12/2024

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving and many Blessings to all! 💕