UMary Allen
Imvelaphi yama-schnauzers ngokwawo ayikasungulwa ngokuthembekile. Ithiyori kaTheophil Studer mayelana nemvelaphi yama-schnauzers, njengezinye izinja, kusukela enja ye-peat, izinsalela zayo kusukela ekhulwini le-III-IV BC, iye yaphikiswa ucwaningo lwezofuzo. Ngokusobala, okhokho abaseduze kakhulu be-schnauzer yizinja ezinezinwele zocingo zaseningizimu yeJalimane, okwathi ngeNkathi Ephakathi zazigcinwa izakhamuzi zalezo zindawo ukuze ziqaphe amakhaya abo futhi zilwe namagundane, njengoba nje ama-terrier ayesetshenziswa eNgilandi ngaleso sikhathi.
Ulwazi lokuqala mayelana nokuzalaniswa kwama-schnauzers amancane eJalimane luhlehlela emuva ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19. Okhokho babo babegada izibaya zasemaphandleni emagundwaneni nezinye izilokazane. Ukwakha ikhophi encane ye-Mittelschnauzer eyayidume ngaleso sikhathi, kwawela izizukulwane ezimbalwa zabameleli abancane bohlobo. Lapho uwela nezinye izinhlobo, njenge-Affenpinscher, Poodle, Miniature Pinscher, Spitz, imibala yavela njengomphumela ongahambisani nomgomo wokugcina wabafuyi, futhi ukuze kuqiniswe igebe lofuzo, imidlwane enemibala eminingi nemhlophe yayingafakwanga. kusukela ezinhlelweni zokuzalanisa. I-schnauzer yokuqala encane yabhaliswa ngo-1888, umbukiso wokuqala wenziwa ngo-1899.
