Talk:Schnauzer/Archive 1

Origin of Name
Whilst the German Correction above is not in doubt, it should be pointed out that the Schnauzer breed only owes its name to this definition indirectly. The breed was, in fact, named after a Wire-Haired Pincher called Schnauzer who was breed class winner at the International Show in Hannover 1879. --Timetrial (talk) 00:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

More info
Okay there is like barely any info here. People need to know more about them. Not just this...MORE INFO!!! That's it:) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.60.31.135 (talk) 06:07, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Measurments
Can we please have a measurement in centimetres as some people dont know inches. Enlil Ninlil 07:14, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Im german and it´s very easy to explain:

"Schnauzer" is a type of a beard, the dogs are called this like because of their beard, snout means "Schnauze", "Schnauzer" is the beard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.61.89.66 (talk) 13:48, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

"Plucked" w/r/t grooming
Just a thought that "plucked" should be replaced with "removed" as far as typical grooming of the undercoat goes. "Plucked" implies that the hair is forcefully removed from the skin, and while I know that sounds pedantic, the previous owner of my rescue schnauzer took that verbiage (widely used...I admit that we're just quoting popular sources here) to heart and plucked his entire undercoat off. Most of us use brushes and combs to remove the dead, detached hairs from the undercoat, which, obviously, causes far less distress to our dogs than plucking of attached hairs would. It should also be done far more frequently than twice a year. I'd suggest saying that "the undercoat should be managed with a slicker brush several times a month, to remove dead hairs." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.44.123.126 (talk) 07:53, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Plural
The plural of a schnauzer isn't schnauzers, it's schnauzer, too. I changed it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.61.89.66 (talk) 11:04, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Right, corrected it again (some IP changed it to 'schnauzen'). I don't know, if we really need the german plural in the article, but if it's mentioned, it should be correct. --80.137.134.189 (talk) 06:36, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Standard Schnauzer blood in Giant Schnauzer
I have an issue with this article's discussion of the Giant Schnauzer's bloodline. Although I have not checked the sited source, from my own research (AKC & CKC) I have found that some Standard Schnauzer blood was deliberately used to create the Giant for goodwill regarding the Schnauzer namesake. This article asserts that, unlike the Miniature Schnauzer, no Standard Schnauzer blood was used to create the Giant Schnauzer, and then it goes on to list the Standard as one of the progenitors in the same sentence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.26.65.194 (talk) 14:44, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I noticed this too. Either the Giants are unrelated to the Standards or they're not; you can't have it both ways. - Sbarne3 (talk) 22:44, 5 December 2013 (UTC)