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Size, Proportion, Substance

SIZE, PROPORTION, SUBSTANCE. Size - From 12 to 14 inches. He is sturdily built, nearly square in proportion of body length to height with plenty of bone, and without any suggestion of toyishness. Disqualifications - dogs or bitches under 12 inches or over 14 inches.


Size
- there is no preference as to size within the 12 to 14 inches. Any Miniature Schnauzer in that height range should have equal consideration if it has all the other schnauzer characteristics, including length and fill of muzzle, good bone and body.

Proportion - He is nearly square or square. This does not mean the shorter backed the better.

Sturdily built, without any suggestion of toyishness. The Miniature Schnauzer is a lot of dog for his size, from the chest to the hindquarters.

   

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