Imvelaphi ye-schnauzers ngokwayo ayizange isungulwe ngokuthembekileyo. Ithiyori kaTheophil Studer malunga nemvelaphi ye-schnauzers, njengezinye izinja, ukusuka kwinja ye-peat, iintsalela ezibuyela kwi-III-IV yeenkulungwane ze-BC, iye yaphikiswa ngophando lwemfuza. Ngokucacileyo, ookhokho abasondeleyo be-schnauzer yizinja ezinocingo ezisezantsi kweJamani, eziye zagcinwa ngabemi bezo ndawo ukuze bakhusele amakhaya abo kwaye balwe neentonga, njengokuba i-terriers yayisetyenziswa eNgilani ngelo xesha.
Ulwazi lokuqala malunga nokuzaliswa kwee-schnauzers ezincinci eJamani zibuyele ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19. Ookhokho babo babegada oovimba basemaphandleni kwiimpuku nakwezinye izifunxi-gazi. Ukwenza ikopi encinci ye-Mittelschnauzer eyaziwayo ngoko, izizukulwana ezininzi zabameli abancinci bohlobo bawela. Xa uwela kunye nezinye iintlobo, ezifana ne-Affenpinscher, i-Poodle, i-Miniature Pinscher, i-Spitz, imibala ibonakala njengesiphumo esingahambelani nenjongo yokugqibela yabalimi, kunye nokuzinzisa i-gene pool, iinjana ezinemibala emininzi kunye nemhlophe zazingabandakanywa. ukusuka kwiinkqubo zokufuya. I-schnauzer yokuqala encinci yabhaliswa kwi-1888, umboniso wokuqala wabanjwa ngo-1899.