Miniature Schnauzers

Miniature Schnauzers are well-known for being loyal, smart, and great pets.  In our experience with Miniature Schnauzers, they are playful yet snuggly, gentle, and loveable.  They make great watchdogs because of their loyalty, and they are eager to please.  Miniature Schnauzers are wonderful indoor pets because they do not shed.  However, they need to be groomed about every six weeks, or their fur will become matted and unmanageable.

Our Miniature Schnauzer Females are AKC (American Kennel Club) registered.  Beware of other types of registration - there are "registered" APRI, CKC, and others.  Many times breeders register their dogs with affiliations other than AKC because they can not meet the rigorous standards of the AKC.  I would highly recommend checking out the AKC's website for more information about the breed (link below) and about registration standards.  The only "colors" the AKC recognizes are (1) Black; (2) Salt and Pepper; and (3) Black and Silver. 

Please be sure to check our "COST" page to see if you are truly ready for the commitment of taking on a canine family member.  While puppies are as cute as can be, they are a real challenge to train if you have never tried it before - and it takes a lot of time and commitment to build a trusting and proper relationship with them. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us. 

Star is a black petite female born January 12, 2006.  Her coat is described as "woolen" rather than "cotton".  Her temperament is a hunter, and loves to play hide and seek.  She has adopted my youngest daughter as her favorite household member (it is common for schnauzers to choose one family member and become that person's "loyal companion"), and tries hard to be everywhere my daughter is. 

Star's coat has become more charcoal than black in the past couple of years, which is not uncommon for maturing schnauzers.  She is an indoor pet, but loves to hunt squirrels and birds outside (although she hasn't caught any yet - thank goodness!).  She is crate-trained and happily retreats to her cage when we say "go to bed" at night or when we leave for a while during the day.

Star was purchased from a puppy mill in west Texas.  She was not as socialized as her puppies are in our home, and I would never buy from a puppy mill again.  She had kennel cough shortly after we brought her home, and we spent hundreds on her care to make her well again.  As soon as she was well, she quickly adapted to life in a loving family.  I wish we could have gotten all those puppies out of there.  She has never had any further health problems.

Star is now retired (no longer breeding), but she loves playing with the puppies when they are old enough!

Dallas is our loveable wimp dog.  He is a 24lb salt-n-pepper bundle of fluff.  His favorite pasttime is to sit near me and have me scratch his belly.  Dallas has adopted me as his companion, and is happy laying at my feet as I work on the computer, or in my lap while I am sitting watching TV.  He loves to chase balls, but then hides them under our porch instead of bringing them back to me.  He plays soccer with the kids, and tries to be "Mr. toughguy" by growling at strangers or newcomers in the house (but hides behind me while growling).  Once newcomers completely ignore him for a short time, he comes out of hiding and wants to be petted by the newcomer.  If a stranger pushes and tries to pet him too soon, he will be very frightened and may nip.

Dallas' coat is a "cotton" coat, and is extremely soft.  As a result, he often gets tangles and needs to be brushed daily.  He has been very healthy, and is a great dad to his pups.  He lives to play wrestle with the puppies as soon as they are old enough, and sits by their cage and just watches them until they are ready to play.

Dallas was purchased from a family in the area, and has never had any health issues.  His Mama Dog (Dam) was Silver, and his Papa Dog (Sire) was Salt and Pepper.

Our family consists of Mom and Dad, and 9 children (ages 24, 22, 17, 16, 15, 15, 14, 12, and 12), plus our 20 month old granddaughter.  We were a foster family for 12.5 years, but are no longer fostering.  We have adopted 6 children, and our former foster daughter is still very-much a part of our family.  We are a very busy family, and our dogs are very-much considered children as well.  We care so much about animals and children, that I am going to school to become a licensed professional counselor, and want to provide animal-assisted therapy to foster and adopted children and their families.

We have 5 dogs:  Ranger (a shelter-rescued Manchester Terrier Mix); Star; Dallas (papa dog); Sparkle; and Dixie-Belle.

We recently rescued 2 miniature schnauzers from a shelter, and found great homes for them.