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Size and lifespan
- Size
- SchnauzerMedium
- Typical adult height
- Schnauzer45–48 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Schnauzer16–20 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Schnauzerfrom 10 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- SchnauzerModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- SchnauzerLively
- Grooming
- SchnauzerSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- SchnauzerTends to shed little
- Training
- SchnauzerGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- SchnauzerCan be vocal
Home life
- Home
- SchnauzerUsually happier in a house
- Garden
- SchnauzerA garden is helpful
- Time alone
- SchnauzerUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- SchnauzerSome dog experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- SchnauzerUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- SchnauzerVaries with the individual dog
- Cats and small pets
- SchnauzerVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.