24/11/2025
Welcome to the Pack...our newest member - Lucy! She is a nearly 4-month-old Mini Schnauzer that began her Puppy Advanced Obedience training this past week. Her owners reached out to us as they wanted to make sure her obedience training got started off on the right track, walk calmer on leash, and wanted her to be calmer around guests that come to their home.
Named for one of their most distinctive features—”schnauz” means mustache or snout in German—these curious, busy dogs are full of personality. Schnauzers are loving companions, but they also can be fearless protectors (yep, even the minis), and they will let you know how they feel… loudly.
Both miniature and giant schnauzers were developed from standard schnauzers, which date back to the Middle Ages. Standards weigh 35 to 45 pounds and hit 18 to 20 inches at the shoulder, while miniatures reach 11 to 20 pounds and 12 to 14 inches, and giants 55 to 85 pounds and 24 to 28 inches. All three can be black or salt and pepper; miniatures are sometimes black and silver, and giants can also have tan in their coats. The American Kennel Club considers them three different breeds - miniature schnauzers are in the AKC’s terrier group, while standards and giants are part of the working group.
Miniature schnauzers are the result of crossing standard schnauzers with smaller breeds such as affenpinschers, and became known as a distinct breed around 1899. They were used on farms to root out rats and other rodents. Those thick whiskers and beards that make schnauzers so distinctive also protected them from the bites of the rodents they hunted.
Welcome to the Always Faithful Dog Training of Omaha family, Lucy! We look forward to helping your owners become the calm, confident pack leaders you will need to become the calm, confident, obedient pack member they desire.
