What is a Magna Giant?

(Debbie Lenz with Mia-Mi, Michael Tucker with Surely, Pat Malan with Rhea, Tom Baker
 with Daphne, Linda George with Purple, Lisa Baker with Lilly. Superstars- ALL!)
 

Our focus is building the best possible Giant Schnauzer by adding health, soundness of body and mind to beauty, and selling these TOP QUALITY dogs (in many cases champion quality dogs) to superb pet homes. But somewhere along the way we have neglected to mention that our dogs are shown and really are top quality Giant Schnauzers. Buyers who are primarily interested in our kennel because of our devotion to our dogs and commitment to doing things right and our reputations sometimes ask if we show our dogs. Actually, these are just the kind of buyers we want... the ones that have high standards and want the very best in and out of the ring but care more about health, temperament and the integrity of the breeder than titles and ribbons. It makes us feel good that the work we are doing is appreciated.

Magna's goals and practices are not typical. Unlike other breeders, we refuse to sell breeding rights or stud dog services to novices for any price (though we are willing to offer a mentorship program to qualified prospects) and we want anyone involved in breeding our dogs to have the same high standards we do. Another way we are different is that we prefer to have great dogs and only show the top quality amongst the best in the country at what are called "Giant Schnauzer Specialties." Nearly any dog can earn a championship and we are not interested in stacking up numbers of "average" champion quality dogs to our name. We set our goals higher than that.

Since Magna has begun breeding;

• Nearly every litter we have ever bred has produced a specialty award winner.

• We have won at nearly every specialty we have ever attended.

• We now have dogs producing pups for us that are the fourth generation of Westminster Kennel Club awardees, and the same for Specialty awardees.

• We have never had a dog we have sold end up in rescue.

• Nearly all of our pups are sold as pets for pet prices (though their quality is very often that of a show pup.)

• Nearly all of dogs are sold on a spay/neuter contract keeping them from irresponsible breeders, puppy mills, accidental breedings, and poorly placed pups ending up in rescue. It is my personal belief that breeders are responsible for the pups the dogs they produced!

• We support our dogs and owners for life! We get calls almost daily from our owners to ask questions. We welcome these calls because we know how to make them successful in their homes and are committed to it.

• We are now producing dogs from generations of health tested, healthy dogs. Relative to what tests are available to the Giant Schnauzer world today, we have all of our generations tested against genetic defects even beyond that which the breed club recommends.

• We have never knowingly bred a dog with defects and do our best to flush out imperfections prior to breeding.

• All Magna dogs are micro-chipped. If it ever happens that one is lost from their homes we want them safely and expediently returned to their families!

These are things we are VERY PROUD OF and we know of no other Giant Schnauzer breeder that can say the same. Our dogs are largely the best of the best and that is a fact that cannot be disputed since nearly all of our wins and awards were owner handled (winning without politics or money for expensive campaigns) and these special wins are recorded as part of the breeds history.

But most of all, we are proud of producing healthy dogs for generations and being diligent in finding great homes for them to spend their lives in even when it was inconvenient or flat out difficult to lose a sale. We never forget that their owners good care is the reason we, the dogs breeder/stewards sleep soundly each night knowing they are getting the best of care in the best of homes. (Thank you Magna owners!)

Proudly,

Pat Malan
Magna Giant Schnauzers