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Toy and teacup are not breeds of Schnauzer, but these common terms are used to market undersized or ill-bred Miniature Schnauzers. [7] The original Schnauzer was of the same size as the modern Standard Schnauzer breed and was bred as a rat-catcher and guard dog. The Giant Schnauzer and the Miniature Schnauzer were developed from the Standard ...
As time passed, farmers bred the Standard Schnauzer into a smaller, more compact size for ratting by combining it, according to cynologist theorization, with one or more small breeds such as the Affenpinscher and Miniature Poodle, [5] [1] [11] [12] Miniature Pinscher, [7] [8] or Pomeranian, [13] or by chance from smallest specimens of the ...
It is the largest of the three breeds of Schnauzer—the other two breeds being the Standard Schnauzer and the Miniature Schnauzer. Originally bred to assist on farms by driving livestock to market and guarding the farmer's property, the breed eventually moved into the city, where it worked guarding breweries, butchers' shops, stockyards and ...
Experts believed approximately 250,000 "Dory" fish were taken from the ocean each year, prior to 2016, because they were unable to be bred in captivity. Today, ...
In 1917, with the sixth edition of the stud-book, the name of the rough-haired breed was officially changed from Rauhaarige Pinscher to Schnauzer. [5]: 482 In 1918 the Pinscherklub and the Schnauzerklub München merged to form the Pinscher-Schnauzer-Verband, which in 1921 changed its name to the present Pinscher-Schnauzer-Klub 1895 e.V. [12]
Captive-bred 5b Other fish: Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) [179] date uncertain Europe: meat Captive-bred 5b Other fish: Iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and Mekong giant catfish (P. gigas) [180] date uncertain Southeast Asia: meat, pets Captive-bred 5b Other fish: Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) [181] date uncertain ...
The breed predates and is ancestral to the Griffon Bruxellois (Brussels Griffon) and Miniature Schnauzer which was thought to be from affenpinschers crossed with standard schnauzers in addition to other breeds. [8] [1]: 30 The breed was recognized by the AKC in 1935 and the FCI in 1955. [9] [10] An Affenpinscher exhibited at a dog show
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