Disqualifications
DISQUALIFICATIONS - Dogs or bitches under 12 inches or over 14 inches.
Color solid white or white striping, patching, or spotting on the colored areas of the dog, except for the small white spot permitted on the chest of the black.
The body coat color in salt and pepper and black and silver fades out to light gray or silver white under the throat and across the chest. Between them there exists a natural body coat color. Any irregular or connecting blaze or white mark in this section is considered a white patch on the body, which is also a disqualification.
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There are only 2 disqualifications in the Miniature Schnauzer:
1. Height
2. White on the colored areas of the dog
This diagram may help you remember those two.
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White patch on the forechest
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There must be no solid white areas within the red square above.
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This dog has a white patch in the area that must be colored. |
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White patches can occur on other places on the body. This dog has a white patch on his back and a blaze up his forehead. |
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Acceptable Markings:
Do not confuse very light tan shadings on the shoulder and neck in the salt & pepper coat as white markings. |
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