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Temperament lines are short plate excerpts, not a verdict. Open each plate for the full entry.
Terrier
Medium
56–61 cm
18–29 kg
High
High. This is a sporting terrier: hikes, swimming, training, and retrieving all suit it.
High
A hard, dense, wiry saddle of black or grizzle over tan legs, head, and ears.
United Kingdom
Intelligent, loyal, and terrier-bold without the extreme fire of some smaller earth dogs. They can be clownish at home and reserved with strangers.
Terrier
Small
30–36 cm (AKC)
~4–8 kg (FCI)
Moderate
Moderate. The AKC describes an alert, lively dog with a medium energy level that needs regular daily exercise and loves doing things with its family.
High
The coat is double: a hard, wiry outer coat over a close undercoat, with fairly thick but not silky furnishings, the typical beard and bushy eyebrows.
Germany
The AKC standard describes the typical Miniature Schnauzer as alert and spirited, yet obedient to command; friendly, intelligent and willing to please; and never overaggressive or timid. The FCI credits it with the intelligence, fearlessness, endurance and alertness of its larger relative, which make it an agreeable house dog and a good watch and companion dog, one that can live happily even in a small apartment.