Schnauzer wani nau'i ne na zamani. Shi ne ainihin kare makiyayi na Austrian Tyrol. Zane-zane da kaset daga 1492 suna nuna karnuka da suka yi kama da schnauzers na yau. Schnauzer kuma yana wanzuwa a cikin sassaƙaƙe - ɗaya akan wani mutum-mutumi a Mecklenburg. Wannan mutum-mutumin ya kasance a 1620. 'Schnauzer' shine sunan Wirehaired Pinscher na farko da ya lashe lambar yabo (tsohon lakabin nau'in), wanda aka fara nuna shi a Hanover a 1879. Suna son yin aiki tare da makiyaya da kuma kula da gidan iyali, 'yan kasuwa masu tafiya a cikin gida. Karni na 15 da na 16 sun yi amfani da gashin baki wajen gadin motocinsu yayin da suke tafiya daga kauye zuwa kauye. Dole ne waɗannan karnuka su kasance ƙanana waɗanda ba za su ɗauki sarari da yawa ba yayin tafiya a kan keken keken, amma manyan isa su hana duk wani ɓarayi. Ƙananan Schnauzers da Giant Schnauzer sun samo asali ne daga Medium Schnauzer.
A ƙasa zaku sami 10 mafi kyawun jarfa na kare Schnauzer: