My grandmother's sister had a schnauzer. I have no idea whether it was giant or just regular. I didn't know they came in different sizes. It was definitely a schnauzer, though: big, black, hairy and more insane than a Doberman Pinscher!
Everytime somebody visited grandma's sister, she had to tuck the dog away in a
literal cage in the yard. It looked like one of those circus cages where they
keep jaguars. Since my grandma's sister lived in an apartment building, this
might have rubbed her neighbours the wrong way. At her summer cottage, the
schnauzer had to be chained (not leashed but *chained*) to the doghouse. We
kids were sternly told to keep out of the doghouse parameters (about two
meters).
Trust me, we did.
Apparently, the schnauzer is a German guard dog with a somewhat peculiar
instinct: it's unflinchlingly loyal, even loving, to its owner - or whoever it
grew up with - and automatically attacks EVERYONE else. That instinct can't be
trained away. If you're not the owner, it attacks. It's that simple.
Somehow, this confirms all our prejudiced opinions about Germany...
I could tell you a couple of other anecdotes, but I won't. Let's just say that
even a chained schnauzer is a perfect protector. Thieves and other hoodlums
freak whenever they hear the psychopathic bark of this particular breed. Trust
me, they run!
OK, if this is typical of the regular (?) schnauzer, I wonder what on earth the
giant version is capable of?!
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