Origin of the name "Schnauzer"?

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We have a miniature Schnauzer named Freddie, which is short for Frederica. We enjoy her company very much, so does Branch, our chocolate-covered Lab, but Brillo the cat isn’t so sure. Anyhow, I was wondering about the origin of the name, Schnauzer. Is it named for a person, or what?

Personally, I’ve always thought that the name sounded:

a.) very slightly smutty, :smiling_imp: and

b.) like some kind of automatic weapon, as perhaps used by the Imperial German Army in World War 1 (…the 27th Iniskillings went over the top and gained the first line, but were beaten back by the 312 Leipzig Reserve Regiment with their quick-firing Schanuzers…) :tomato:

Any ideas?

With best regards to all.

Stephen S. Mack

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I used to know a schnauzer joke, but I can’t repeat it on a family forum…

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Schnauzer comes from the German for “not house broken” :wink:

Doc

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schnauzer- “snout” for the furry muzzle

Here’s the history of the Standard Schnauzer- which is the original version.

http://www.akc.org/breeds/standard_schnauzer/history.cfm

You can check out the stuff on minatures on the AKC site too

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My mutt’s name is Freddi, short for Winifred. Our friend Bill calls her Frederica anyway.

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Would that involve a depilatory?

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Yup, that’s the one… :smiley:

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:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Ayup!

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I was going to guess that a schnauzer is someone who schnauzes.