Giant Schnauzer Characteristics
The Schnauzer is an active, friendly, and playful breed. They are very intelligent dogs, but they can be a little stubborn. Schnauzers were bred to be guard dogs, mouse catchers, basically dogs that could help with any task on German farms.
Nowadays, they are a great family companion. Schnauzers are famous for feeling important. Some can be mischievous. They learn quickly and are eager to please. They are often said to be dogs with human brains. However, they have strong personalities and will take advantage of you whenever possible. If you don’t establish yourself as the leader, they will become the leader.
Schnauzers are athletic and agile, excelling in performance sports and also as therapy dogs. They make excellent family pets, especially when socialized with children at a young age. Schnauzers make excellent guard dogs thanks to their protective and territorial nature. He can sometimes be overly protective and distrustful of strangers. They have a deep bark that makes them appear much larger than they really are. They can be aggressive towards unfamiliar dogs, but if socialized at an early age they will share their home with another dog or even a cat.
Giant Schnauzer Inherited Disease and Traits Testing Panels
We can offer the below tests for the Giant Schnauzer singularly or as combos or as included in the most comprehensive Panel “DogCheck 4.0”:
- Degenerative Myelopathy DNA Testing which is a screening test for your dog to determine if it carries the genes associated with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM). Click here to read more about the Degenerative Myelopathy Test Kit.
- Hyperuricosuria DNA Test for Uric Acid is a screening test for your dog to determine if it carries the mutated gene associated with Hyperuricosuria (HUU).
You can choose the best option for you by clicking below:
For the above tests, if done singularly or as combos, we offer the results in 7-10 working days from receipt of samples to the laboratory.
If they are all included in the most comprehensive test called “DogCheck 4.0“, which also gives information about coat colour traits, the turnaround is 3-4 weeks from receipts of the samples to the laboratory. Please refer to the list below to see all the genes tested in this case.
NOTE: There is an extra cost of £45 to test the genes mentioned on the table as *xP as they are not included in the Dog Check 4.0 Report unless the extra fee has been paid at the checkout.
Dog Intolerance Test
The Dog Intolerance Test checks for your dog’s sensitivity to 143 food and 49 environmental and artificial allergens.. Click here to read more about the At Home Dog Intolerance Test.
Dog Paternity Test
Our Dog DNA Paternity Test is a quick and easy way to accurately determine the parentage of your canine. Fast, accurate and conclusive results. Click here to read more about our Dog Paternity Test with mother or Dog Paternity Test without Mother.