Kaiser received his first true Schnauzer cut on Friday. Eileen at the Petco on Sports Arena Blvd here in San Diego, did a fabulous job. He loves his new Schnauzer trim as we have caught Kaiser looking in the mirror again. He does look much older and more mature now.
We elected to leave the hair on top of his head a bit longer than standard to keep his puppy look. Usually the top of the head is buzzed short on a Miniature Schnauzer. The traditional cut includes closely trimmed back, neck, ears, throat and chest. The Schnauzer’s signature eyebrows and beard remain long, as well as the hair on the belly and legs.
Official AKC Guide to the Miniature Schnauzer Trim
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...And Then There's Kaiser - Freshly Groomed Mini Schnauzer
March 21st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Hi Kaiser – you look very handsome with your new haircut! We’re two miniature schnauzer brothers who are 5 months old – we’re due to get our first proper haircut in a month. We both love the groomers – our humans have taken us there a couple of times to get us used to it and we love it, we get fussed and cuddled and we both get treats for being good puppies – it’s such good fun! Glad you’re feeling better now, sending tail wags your way – JD and Max.
March 21st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Thanks JD and Max. I hope your next grooming goes well.
September 30th, 2009 at 4:14 am
Hi
Love your Kaiser. I have a 6 month old schnauzer called Kingston, who had his first proper Schnauzer cut yesterday. He IS very, very cute but looks more mature and I do prefer his fluffy puppy look. Hopefully his hair grows back soon
and then I am going to ask the groomer to leave his face and ears more fluffy in future. I presume this is ok ? I am not going to show him so don’t think he needs to have the ‘proper’ cut ? What’s your opinion.
Sue
September 30th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Hi Sue,
We’d love to see some pics of Kingston (great name)! Maybe we can get some feedback from other readers on what type of cut they think he should go with.
Thanks,
Brad
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:49 am
Hi Brad
Not sure how to load a pic – I am a bit (or a lot) technologically challenged, but send me an email address and I’ll forward 2 pics of Kingston pre-haircut
I am getting more used to his new look, but am measuring the growth every day 
I was googling Schauzers this morning and read that if the ears are cropped then they become erect, which Kingston’s are and it looks as if they droop when not trimmed ? If this is the case, then I am going to let the hair grow on his ears because I love his droopy ears 
Will take a pic of him post-cut and email this to you as well. I also love his name although my family, in particular son and husband have shortened Kingston to ‘Kinky’ and this is not ok ! When his coat was long, it had a slight kink to it so the name seems to have stuck.
Cheers
Sue
October 6th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Hi Sue,
You can send pictures to goschnauzer@gmail.com. We’d love to see some before and afters!
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Gracias esto lo nesesito para mi pequena
November 25th, 2009 at 10:36 am
cute dog… i have a schnauzer my self… she is seven months and i’m getting her first cut today… my mom thinks we need just a teddybear cut like my old dog with diabetic problems, died about a year ago, and wants to keep her looking like, him but i want neecie to have a schnauzer cut,any suggestions, thank you