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Dog
breed description
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The name for this breed comes
from the German word for muzzle, schnauze, a reference to the distinctive
mustache of the breed. The giant schnauzer, largest and most recent
of the three Schnauzer breeds, was developed by Bavarian cattlemen who
wanted a cattle dog like the standard schnauzer but larger. To produce
such a dog, the standard schnauzer was crossed with various working
dogs and, later, with the black Great Dane. The giant schnauzer is a
robust dog with a wiry coat. It is salt-and-pepper, black, or black-and-tan.
Originally a cattle dog, it was later used as a butcher's dog and a
brewery guard. Since the beginning of the 19th century, it has been
used extensively in German police work.
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