What color is the miniature Schnauzer?
Miniature schnauzers come in 3 colors: black, salt and pepper, and black and silver. These 3 colors are the only ones accepted under the breed standard . • Salt and Pepper – eyebrows, beard, and legs are gray or silver white. The gray is in various shades from almost silver white to almost black. • Solid Black entirely black (may sometimes have a small white chest patch). • Black and Silver – follow the same pattern as the salt & pepper, except the topcoat and undercoat are solid black. White Schnauzers have more recently been granted admission to many show rings in some countries, but white still remains a disqualification in the USA. Brown, chocolate, liver, or parti-color schnauzers are not purebreds. Like the so-called toy schnauzer, these dogs are available because of cross-breeding. Again, ethical breeders do not under-size or change the schnauzer colors or size to market them as a rare color, or teacup size for profit as no such thing exists! Serious breeders breed to preserve t
