How do you judge whether a Schnauzer is pure or not? For a Schnauzer with cropped ears, the ears stand upright and perpendicular to the head. For a Schnauzer with lop-eared ears, the inside of the ears should be perpendicular to the skull; for a Schnauzer with good appearance, the eyes should be of moderate size. The eyeballs should be dark or black; the front feet of a Schnauzer in good condition should be straight and parallel, and the rear feet should be perpendicular to the ground when standing.

　1. Ears

You need to learn to look at the ears of a Schnauzer. Some people will choose to crop the ears of a Schnauzer, but there are also requirements. Generally, the ears of dogs with cropped ears stand upward, and the inside of the ears should be perpendicular to the skull. Keep your ears parallel when alert. If it is a drop ear, the dog's ears are slightly tilted forward, medium in size, and "V" shaped.

　2. Eyes

A good-looking Schnauzer should have moderately sized eyes, neither too large nor too round. The eyeballs should be dark or black and should not protrude outward. Light-colored eyes, large eyes, and protruding eyes are all faults.

　3. Front and rear drive

The Schnauzer’s front feet should be straight and parallel, with strong wrists and sufficient bone mass; the hindquarters should be perpendicular to the ground when standing, with the hip joints, knee joints, and paws basically in the same straight line, and the thighs Muscular, cat-like toes. The X-shaped legs and O-shaped legs of the front legs do not meet the standards; the hindquarters have sickle legs, cow limbs, and O-shaped legs are all defects.

4. Eyebrows

For a Schnauzer in good condition, the eyebrows must be arched and the coat must be rough and not so long that it blocks the line of sight.

5. Coat

There are three common colors: salt and pepper, black and silver, and pure black. Among them, the most typical salt-and-pepper hair is mainly caused by the combination of black and white striped hair (referring to the color change from dark to light to dark from the hair root to the hair tip) and black and white non-striped hair, with striped hair being the dominant one. , its coat should be tight, rough, and as thick as possible. The undercoat is soft and the outer coat is coarse and hard. It is relatively difficult to take care of in daily feeding, so you can choose natural food containing deep-sea fish oil to feed your dog's hair, which will help the dog's hair to be beautiful, soft and easy to take care of.

　6. Overall appearance

You can observe the overall appearance of Schnauzers. In fact, Schnauzers are divided into three body types: Miniature Schnauzer, Standard Schnauzer, and Giant Schnauzer. In fact, the overall ratio of the Schnauzer's body length to height is square. Generally speaking, the ideal height of male dogs is: 18.5-19.5 inches (46.99-49.53 cm), and the ideal height of female dogs is: 17.5-18.5 inches (44.45-46.99 cm).