What is the behavior of Miniature Schnauzers?

The Miniature Schnauzer Dog Breed has a personality and temperament that is active and intelligent. While not considered to be a high energy breed, the Miniature Schnauzer needs plenty of exercise and playtimes. They also require lots of mental stimulation or they will become bored and destructive. read more

Generally speaking, the Miniature Schnauzer has a pleasant, playful, spunky temperament that fits well into a lot of homes. The problem is that it's not very helpful to speak generally about this breed, because individual Miniature Schnauzers vary so much in personality. read more

Mini schnauzers respond well when you praise and treat them for good behavior. Clicker training, where you immediately click and treat for good behavior, works well with this breed. If your mini doesn’t display the behavior you want, simply don’t click and treat. read more

Miniature Schnauzers are terriers and they exhibit all the classic terrier traits: excessive barking, digging, chasing anything that catches their eye, posturing toward large dogs, suspiciousness toward strangers and believing they are a lot larger than they really are. read more