Rudzi urwu rwakanaka uye rwunofara rwakatanga kuberekerwa muGermany pakupera kwezana ramakore rechi 19 nekuyambuka Affenpinscher uye Standard Schnauzer. Irwo rudzi rwakakurumbira rweboka re schnauzer uye ndiyo chete terrier inoberekwa kunze kweBritish Isles.
Yakashandurwa kubva kuGerman, izwi rekuti "schnauzer" rinoreva "ndebvu". Pakutanga, madiki schnauzers akaberekerwa kubata makonzo mumapurazi, asi nhasi chinangwa chavo chikuru ndechekutsigira uye kufadza vanhu vane rombo rakanaka rekuwana imbwa inofara kudaro.
Muna 1993, American Kennel Club yakaziva iyo Miniature Schnauzer serudzi rwakasiyana kubva kuStandard Schnauzer. Vaimbova rudzi rwechitatu rwakakurumbira muAmerica uye vachiri kufarira nhasi.