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MINIATURE SCHNAUZER GROOMING CHARTS


​​A correct miniature schnauzer cut makes all the difference to having a great looking schnauzer.  ​
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A miniature schnauzer’s body hair is cut short. They have a low skirt, fluffy legs and chest, and the trimmings emphasize the shape of the body.  A miniature schnauzer has a square looking face and a bushy full beard. You should be able to clearly see their eyes when you look at them.  The Schnauzer Friends Miniature Schnauzer Grooming Charts provide the map/guideline for grooming a miniature schnauzer.    ​
A correctly groomed miniature  schnauzer should look like Her Royal Cuteness Annabella Florence Amy Blane the 4th below.
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Her Royal Cuteness Annabella Florence Amy Blane the 4th.

​A GROOMER/PARLOUR SHOULD NOT BE CHARGING YOU IF THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!  ​

​Most parlours and mobile groomers do not know how to do a proper schnauzer cut and end up shaving the nose, leaving long puffy legs and high skirts like a scotty dog. ​


Common mistakes parlours/groomers make:
  • ​​They leave too much hair on the body and legs. Not only does this look horrible, it also makes it much harder to brush and maintain your schnauzer as there is just too much hair! 
  • They shave the hair off a schnauzers nose! If they do this it takes ages to grow back. 
  • They trim the hair off underneath a schnauzers eyes! If they do this it also takes ages to grow back and your schnauzer looks like a raccoon.  
  • They leave the eyebrows so that the schnauzer cannot see out of their eyes. The angle to cut is from the middle of the nose to the outer corner of the eye.
  • They leave long hair on the paws.  You should be able to see your schnauzers nails and the pads should be free of hair sticking out. ​
​The below picture shows what a miniature schnauzers body and face should look like. 
You can purchase our Schnauzer Friends Miniature Schnauzer Grooming Charts.  Use them as a guide if you groom your own miniature schnauzer and/or show them to your groomer/parlour.  That way you can get a correct miniature schnauzer cut as they will have no excuses.   
​To purchase our grooming charts please send an email to  [email protected].  Price R150 (pdf format to print). ​ 

The charts are available also as part of our ONLINE Schnauzer Friends - Miniature Schnauzer Home Grooming Course.  Our course is perfect for schnauzerholics who want to learn how to home groom their miniature schnauzers.  (If you buy the charts and then later purchase the course, the cost of the charts will be deducted off the course cost.)​
GENERAL MINIATURE SCHNAUZER GROOMING INFORMATION

​Our mission is to spread joy and happiness to schnauzers and schnauzerholics! ​  ​
Our mission is to spread joy and happiness to schnauzers and schnauzerholics!

ABOUT: Schnauzer Friends South Africa is a large, happy and crazy community of miniature schnauzer parents in South Africa. We love, celebrate, share and enjoy the miniature schnauzer breed.  We have over 20000 members and are united by a common love of precious miniature schnauzers!  We are addicted schnauzerholics!  ​​Once you have experienced a miniature schnauzer in your life, it is impossible to imagine life without one. ​Deborah runs Schnauzer Friends South Africa in her spare time when she is not working to make a living, or tummy tickling or walking her own schroyal family of miniature schnauzers called HRH Maximilian, Rosabella, Thomas and Annabella from Johannesburg South Africa. ​
SCHNAUZER FRIENDS - SOUTH AFRICA IS THE LARGEST, HAPPIEST AND CRAZIEST MINIATURE SCHNAUZER COMMUNITY IN SOUTH AFRICA (AND PROBABLY IN THE WHOLE WORLD!​

WE LOVE MINIATURE SCHNAUZERS! 

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  • Home
  • Health
  • Nutrition
    • Nutrition Overview
    • Healthy Treat Recipes
    • Feeding Dogs a More Natural Diet
    • Vegetables: An important part of your pets diet
    • Bones: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    • Bone Broth: yummy, healthy doggy jelly
    • Itching and Licking
  • Grooming
    • Grooming Overview
    • Grooming Charts
    • Grooming Courses
    • Grooming Equipment
    • Lawrence Brushes
  • Puppies
    • Getting a Puppy
    • Puppy Socialisation
    • What is a Puppy Mill
  • Fun
    • Fun Walks
    • Schnauzer Poetry
    • Schnauzer Birthday Parties
    • A Letter from your Dog
    • How We Started
    • In the Schnews
  • Miniature Schnauzer Hotel
  • Rescue
    • Rehoming and Adoptions
    • Roodewal Exposure >
      • About Roodewal Kennels >
        • Finding out Why
        • The Saddest Part
        • Apology from Elmarie Celliers
      • Featured Stories >
        • The Story in Nutshell
        • Rescue Team Story 1
        • Rescue Team Story 2
        • Rescue Team Story 3
        • Adopter - Pippa Celebration
        • Adopter - Jaymee
        • Adopter - Deona
        • Adopter - Linda
        • Adopter - Grace
        • Apology from Elmarie Celliers
      • Newspaper Articles >
        • Beeld Newspaper Articles
        • Highveld Tribune Article
        • SPCA Article
        • News24 Article
        • Social Media Pressure
        • SPCA Press Release >
          • SPCA Press Release
          • Elmarie Celliers Statement
          • Our Response
          • Unanswered Questions
          • Apology from Elmarie Celliers
          • Class Action
          • Apology from Elmarie Celliers
      • Understanding Puppy Farm Dogs
      • Adoption Stories >
        • Adopted Adults
        • Blog Fostering Lilly
        • Blog Adopting Ndo
        • Blog Adopting Maya
        • Blog Adopting Zoe
        • Blog Adopting Pippa
        • Adoption Story - Bobo
        • Adoption Story - Asterix
        • Adoption Story - Bella
      • Apology from Elmarie Celliers