Standard Schnauzer Chin

The Standard Schnauzer Chin has not been around long enough to have their own history but you can get an idea of their background by looking at the histories of the Japanese Chin and Standard Schnauzer. Contrary to their name, the Japanese Chin is not from Japan but from China. However, others believe the breed originated in Korea while others still claim they come from Japan. Either way, they were bred from the Pekingese and Pug thousands of years ago to be a lap dog. They are believed to have been brought to Japan from China in the sixth century by some Buddhist teachers who gifted some of these little dogs to the Emperor of Japan. The Japanese Chin was treated as nobility and only royal families were allowed to own them. Eventually, with so many of the Japanese Chins being gifted, they managed to make their way onto trading ships and were soon found all over the world. In 1854, a Commodore in the US Navy named Matthew Calbraith Perry brought the Japanese Chin to Europe and gave a couple of these noble dogs to Queen Victoria who gifted a pair of them to the United States president, Franklin Pierce. The American Kennel Club accepted the Japanese Chin in 1888 but it was named the Japanese Spaniel at the time. Later, in 1977, their name was officially changed to its name of today, the Japanese Chin and they are the 108th most common breed of dog in America. The Standard Schnauzer is the oldest of the Schnauzer breeds and has been working on farms since the middle ages. Originally from Germany, the Schnauzer was bred with the Wire-Haired Pinscher, Wolf Spitz, and German Poodle to perfect the breed for ratting and guarding the farm. While other breeds were becoming fancy German show dogs, the Standard Schnauzer continued working on the farms of Germany but was eventually noticed by the German dog fanciers who produced a standard for the breed. Soon after, the AKC noticed the Schnauzer and it was accepted into the club in 1904, where it is the 85th most well-liked breed in America.