They are intelligent dogs and do need plenty of mental and physical exercise. When train transportation for livestock was developed, the Giant Schnauzer turned its talents to guarding work in the cities where it has also been used as a police dog and as a tracking dog.”Īs said above, the GS is not a hunting dog but was used to drive cattle initially and later used by police and military in some countries to guard, protect and track. Using the standard Schnauzer as a foundation, the cattlemen added Rottweiler, Great Dane, sheepdogs and perhaps Bouvier to the mix and the result was the Giant Schnauzer, a breed with the strength, stamina and temperament to deal with wayward cattle. “ The Giant Schnauzer was once known as the Munich Schnauzer as the breed was developed around Munich by cattle farmers who wanted a strong cattle drover. The UK Kennel Club describes the breed as: As regards the Giant Schnauzer, a good dog or bitch from a reputable breeder should not be aggressive. Obviously the size and strength of certain breeds of dog combined with historic breed tendencies may need careful training by a new owner to avoid any potential problems. Unfortunately certain breeds due to their natural strength or appearance have in some cases been deliberately bred for aggressive tendencies but, if you seek out a reputable and responsible breeder that should not be the case. and equally a dog of any breed can be of a gentle temperament if bred and raised to be so. Looking at your question re dog aggression, personally I would say that any dog can be aggressive if mistreated, badly bred, in pain etc. Specifically in the UK, hunting of wild mammals with dogs is illegal here, for example.
However, there are cultural and legal differences between the UK and other countries which may need to be taken into account.
Schnauzer Forum is mostly a UK based site although there are members from around the world including quite a few from the US. There are a number of points though in your post that anyone can help with advice and information in a general sense I have left the three names you mention as you can get comments or recommendations on these specific kennels by private message only.
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I have had to edit out the names of the breeders where you have made comments on their breeding as this is against Forum policy to make statements pro or anti any particular breeder / Kennel by name. Okay, I know I basicially wrote a novel there, but if you could skim a bit and provide some help I would be very grateful! ******** dogs seem pretty good looking, but haven't heard much about any sort of sports or other activities they do besides conformation. Unfortunately, I've heard a few rumors of them producing a large amount of dogs every year, and low genetic diversity. ********* is one of the closest breeders to me, so shipping a pup to Alaska hopefully wouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and I've heard promising things about her dogs being nuetral towards other dogs and getting along well. My concern with ******** is I've heard many of their dogs show same sex aggression, and that doesn't seem like something they intend on breeding out. I'm leaning toward ******* as I know a few of their dogs have lure coursing and barnhunt titles, and I enjoy hunting hares with my current dog. I'm currently considering Classic, Firezone, or Skansen as potential sources. In addition, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as far as breeders. I currently own a 9 year old female border collie mix who is very tolerant and friendly toward other dogs, what would you say the chance of aggression would be if I bought a female GS? I plan to keep the GS intact until 2 years of age. I work in a boarding center, and bring my dog to work about once a week for a few hours (would be willing to do this daily, but my current dog gets bored), so the dog would have plenty of supervised interaction, and an oppurtunity to be alone if they became overwhelmed. First, how common and severe would you say dog aggression is, in a well socialized dog of either gender? I've owned breeds before that are genetically predisposed to dog aggression (american bulldog, rottweiler). I know these posts must get old, but I have a few questions about giant schnauzers that I have gotten wildly varying answers to. Hello! My name is Cas and for the past few years I've been researching my next dog breed.
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