If you are looking for well bred, socialized miniature schnauzer puppies, you have come to the right place! At Fernweh Schnauzers, we are miniature schnauzer breeders that prioritize health testing, socialization, and structure. Scroll down to check out the miniature schnauzer puppies for sale and be sure to learn why we are known as one of the most reputable schnauzer breeders in the country that consistently produce high-quality mini schnauzer puppies.
We are recognized as one of the top Schnauzer breeders in the country and have over a decade experience
Highly reviewed by our past adopters – 4.9 star Google review average
We are uniquely known for producing Healthy and Socialized Miniature Schnauzers
Health Tested Parents
We have over a decade of bloodline improvement.
Health examines focus on:
Hereditary Diseases, Digestive, Patellar Tendons, Eyes, Hips, Heart, and Tail.
Head to Tail Puppy Examination
Performed by our licensed veterinarian
Customized personality profiling
We do personality testing to ensure that each puppy is a good match for their family.
Platinum Health Guarantee
Personal follow-up after puppy goes home
We are fully invested in supporting our adopters during the critical transition period.
Each of our Puppies come with:
-AKC Registration from “Bred With Heart AKC Breeder”
-Bag of puppy food
-Internal parasite prevention
-Blanket that has been with their litter
-First puppy grooming
-Starter toys
-Fully up to date on vaccinations
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Through years of experience, we have developed our adoption process to focus on the compatibility of each miniature schnauzer puppy with their adopter family. We believe that a successful adoption always starts with placing the correct schnauzer with the correct family.
1. Verbal Interview – Miniature Schnauzer Puppy questionnaires are great, but verbal interaction via a phone conversation really cannot be beat. Expect to talk about work schedule, family/pet structure, and expectations to ensure a Fernweh Miniature Schnauzer is the best fit for your family.
2. Deposit – We require a $500 non refundable deposit (please add a 4% processing fee if using credit/debit card) to join our wait list for the next miniature schnauzer puppy available or current puppy available.
3. Miniature Schnauzer Selection – Once an adopter had made their way through the waiting list, we will begin the puppy selection process. Personalities will be discussed* (read more on this below), and the pro’s and con’s of each mini schnauzer puppy available will be weighed before a selection. Ultimately, a puppy selection is made by the adopter, but we will do our best to provide support and information to make the best decision.
*Miniature Schnauzer Puppy Personality Profiling – In order to ensure we understand (and correctly match) each puppy with their correct family we must understand each personality. We conduct our personality profiling by spending a large amount of time with each puppy and noting both their energy levels and dominance/submissive levels. This process requires each puppy to be around 5 weeks of age before we can confidently profile each puppy’s personality correctly. Some adopters request (and we deny) to choose their puppy as early as 1 to 2 weeks of age. This selection approach is short sighted and often ends in disaster as the adopter has no idea what kind of miniature schnauzer they are purchasing before their selection.
4. Mini Schnauzer Puppy Prep and pickup information
Once we have matched an adopter with their miniature schnauzer puppy for sale, we will transition to setting a pickup date and preparing the adopter with a puppy supply list they will need before getting their new miniature schnauzer puppy!
Greetings from the Wysongs! We are currently accepting deposits to join our waiting list for future miniature schnauzer puppies. If you are interested in adding a Fernweh Schnauzer to your family we would encourage you to reach out to us via an email or phone conversation. Please be advised that we are known through the country as a breeder of high quality miniature schnauzers puppies and are in high demand. Be sure to reach out and plan in advance when considering a future Fernweh addition. Adopters who plan ahead and join our waiting list are preferred and treated as such during the adoption process. Click Here to see our puppies!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Fernweh Schnauzers are known to be healthy. As one of the top Miniature Schnauzer Breeders, how do you breed for a healthier Schnauzer?
Like all things in life, breeding for health is simply a matter of priority. We are blind to many of the breed priorities that distract other bulldog breeders from improving the health of their Schnauzer. We focus on health and personality and very little else. We are not interested in winning a blue ribbon in the show ring. Rather, we test for things like luxated patellar tendons, eye issues, heart defects, hip dysplasia, ect. We focus and prioritize creating healthy bloodlines, therefore our schnauzers are typically much healthier than the breed as a whole. While it’s not rocket science, it is a uniquely different take within miniature schnauzer breeders and all of our AKC mini schnauzers reflect this value set.
After breeding for health, what other priorities are you focused on?
Our true desire is to create the perfect family schnauzers. We believe a healthy schnauzer = a happy family. We also believe a schnauzer bred for the correct personality is essential to the family unit as well. A Fernweh Schnauzer is bred for intelligence and playfulness. We want our Schnauzers to be full of personality and some fun. We believe a full personality along with intelligence is the true North star of the Schnauzer breed and is what makes them unique among other breeds. We look for these personality traits in our adult Schnauzers and continue to create bloodlines that reflect these qualities and produce a high quality Mini Schnauzer for sale.
I have been looking for a Miniature Schnauzer puppy near me. Where are you located?
We are located in the Northeast corner of Indiana. We just happen to be about 2.5 hour drive from the Illinois state line and specifically Chicago. We are also about a 30 minute drive from the Michigan and Ohio state lines. Other major cities within 2.5 hour driving distance are Indianapolis, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. If you are searching for the term “miniature schnauzer puppies near me” and happen to be in one of these areas we are certainly within close proximity.
What if I am not located locally? Do you offer delivery services?
A large portion of our adopters are located on the East Coast and Southern states. While many do make the drive to pickup, we also offer a delivery service to those with extremely busy schedules or limited ability to travel. We personally, hand delivery our Miniature Schnauzers puppies to our East Coast and Southern adopter’s homes to ensure they arrive safe and stress free. We also utilize our own flight nanny for our West Coast adopters looking to have their schnauzer puppy hand delivered. Whether through pickup or through delivery service, we try to be the type of miniature schnauzer breeder that is ethical and responsible to both our Miniature Schnauzer Puppies and adopters. If you are looking for an AKC miniature schnauzer breeder, we have several safe options for delivery.
“If you are interested in learning more about our breeding philosophies here at Fernweh, the following articles that we have written might be helpful”
1. How does a top Miniature Schnauzer Breeder think and act?
2. What are the specific Schnauzer coat colors that we offer at Fernweh?
3. Want to check out our page specifically devoted to Chicago adopters?
4. 10 reasons why the Miniature Schnauzer is the best Hypoallergenic dog breed.
5. 7 ways to help your Schnauzer cope with Separation Anxiety.
6. If you are from Nashville, Tennessee check out our specific article devoted to you.
“Lastly, If you are interested in a specific color of Schnauzer we have specific articles devoted to each color we breed for along with opinion of each coat color. If you are interested in a specific color, we suggest it is worth you time to read up on our first hand opinions.”
Coat Color Articles
2. Salt and Pepper Schnauzer Coat
3. Black and Silver Schnauzer Coat
