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- AKC group
Terrier
- Size
Small
- Height
25–28 cm
- Weight
6–10 kg
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High for their size. Walks, play, and earthdog-style games are better than being carried as a handbag.
- Trainability
Moderate
- Coat
A harsh, straight white outer coat about five centimeters long and a shorter, soft undercoat.
- Origin
Scotland
- Temperament
Friendly for a terrier, but still independent, vocal, and sure it is in charge of the garden. Westies usually enjoy people and can live with other dogs if raised together.
- AKC group
Terrier
- Size
Small
- Height
30–36 cm (AKC)
- Weight
~4–8 kg (FCI)
- Energy
Moderate
- Energy notes
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.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
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.
- Origin
Germany
- Temperament
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.
