Available$4,888–$5,388 · HDB-approved · AVS licence BR25052 · updated September 2026
Schnauzer Singapore: Puppies for Sale
Schnauzer Singapore, the short answer: $4,888–$5,388 from Puppy Singapore, an AVS-licensed seller, vet-checked, vaccinated and microchipped under licence BR25052. The Miniature Schnauzer is HDB-approved at 5–9 kg, and the Standard and Giant Schnauzer are separate breeds that are not.
The rest answers what buyers actually search, starting with the one question on this breed that is genuinely medical: what a Schnauzer should not eat, and why it matters more here than in other small dogs.
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Schnauzer Singapore puppies available now
No Schnauzer is listed here this week, and the last litter has gone home. Gaps are normal rather than a sign that something is wrong.
- Tell us the colour and sex you are after and we will send photos when the next litter arrives.
- Meanwhile, our current litters, breed by breed sits on one page.
With us this week, for an HDB flat
These are not Miniature Schnauzers and they are not a substitute for one. They are the breeds we have puppies of today that suit the same kind of home, counted from the same roster the availability page renders.
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- The Poochon, in full6 puppies with usSmall, HDB-approved
- Cavachon puppies with us3 puppies with usSmall, HDB-approved
The puppies that come closest
Real puppies at the farm today, photographed and priced, from the breeds above. Message us about one and we will send video the same day.
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AvailableMerle Poochon puppy
Male5 monthsHDB approved
$5,988
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AvailableBlack Poochon puppy
Male5 monthsHDB approved
$5,988
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AvailableBlenheim Cavachon puppy
Male5 monthsHDB approved
$5,988
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AvailableBlenheim Cavachon puppy
Female4 monthsHDB approved
$5,988
Ask about Blenheim Cavachon puppyPhotos and price for Blenheim Cavachon puppyWhat a Miniature Schnauzer looks like
Nine illustrations of the breed: the coat colours a Miniature Schnauzer comes in, the size it grows to, and the coat between grooming appointments. These are drawings of the breed, not photographs of puppies for sale. Every puppy we really have is photographed and listed on the availability page.
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The three facts that decide this breed for a Singapore buyer
Price: $4,888–$5,388
Published per breed before you enquire. Salt and pepper, black, and black and silver all sit in the same band.
Housing: HDB-approved
The Miniature sits on whether HDB approves a Miniature Schnauzer at 5–9 kg. The Standard and Giant Schnauzer do not.
Diet: a real rule
This breed is recognised as prone to raised blood fats and pancreatitis. Fatty scraps are a genuine risk here, not a general caution.
Mini, Standard or Giant: which Schnauzer is HDB-approved?
Schnauzer is one word covering three separate breeds, and only the smallest can live in a flat. Buyers searching the bare word do not always know which dog they are looking at.
| Breed | Adult size | HDB flat | Sold here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miniature Schnauzer | 5–9 kg | Yes, approved | Yes, this page |
| Standard Schnauzer | Roughly double the Miniature | No | No |
| Giant Schnauzer | A large working breed | No | No |
Everything below this point is about the Miniature Schnauzer, which is the breed we sell and the one the search term almost always means.
How much does a Schnauzer cost in Singapore?
A Miniature Schnauzer puppy costs $4,888–$5,388 from an AVS-licensed seller in Singapore. That price includes vaccinations to date, deworming, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records. Age, sex and litter move a puppy inside the band, and coat colour does not.
What a Schnauzer puppy price includes
Six things travel with every puppy, and each is a document or a procedure rather than a promise.
- Vaccinations to date, in the booklet that goes home with the puppy.
- Deworming, at every vet visit through the schedule.
- A vet health check before the puppy is cleared to travel.
- A microchip, implanted and registered.
- Health certification and ancestry records, signed and dated.
- Kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.
Pricing, published
$4,888–$5,388
Published price for this breed (SGD).
- Vet health check & vaccinations to date
- Deworming (done with every vaccination visit)
- Health certification & ancestry records
- Microchipped before homecoming
- Door-to-door delivery available
Clipped or stripped: what each groom costs you
What a Schnauzer costs to keep, every month
| Line | Typical cost | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Grooming | $50 to $120 a session, every 4 to 6 weeks | Clip or hand-strip, and how much you tidy the beard between visits |
| Food | The low end of the $30 to $120 a month band | A lower-fat diet matters more in this breed than the brand does |
| Routine vet | Budget yearly from year one | Blood fats, bladder and eyes are the three worth checking |
| AVS dog licence | $15 a year sterilised, $90 if not | Duration and sterilisation status, less a 10% online rebate |
Our price hub publishes what a Miniature Schnauzer costs here to buy and to keep, breed by breed.
What should Schnauzers not eat?
Fatty food, and more strictly than most breeds. The Miniature Schnauzer is recognised as prone to raised blood fats and to pancreatitis, which turns a scrap of fat from a bad habit into a real risk.
The Schnauzer food list, in two halves
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, it is painful, and it is often set off by one rich meal. In a breed already predisposed to it, the leftover piece of pork belly is not a treat, it is a gamble.
- Signs to act on: a hunched posture, repeated vomiting, refusing food, or obvious pain in the belly after a rich meal.
- What to do: a vet the same day. This is not a wait-and-see.
- What to feed instead: a consistent, lower-fat diet, with treats counted rather than added.
- Worth asking your vet: whether a blood test for lipids makes sense for your dog, and when.
We publish no incidence percentage here, because we do not hold a figure we can stand behind. The predisposition is well recognised, and that is enough to change what goes in the bowl.
Are Schnauzer dogs healthy?
Generally robust and long-lived at 12–15 years, with three specific things worth knowing. Two of them connect to each other.
Blood fats and pancreas
Hyperlipidaemia and pancreatitis are both recognised in this breed. It is the reason the section above exists, and the reason the diet is not a detail.
Bladder stones
A recognised risk here. Water always available, regular toilet breaks, and straining without producing anything means a vet immediately.
Eyes
Inherited eye conditions are worth asking a breeder about. Ask what the parents were examined for, and when.
Why a Schnauzer coat is stripped, not clipped
This is a decision most owners make at the first groom without knowing it is a decision. A Schnauzer has a wiry outer coat, and clippers cut that wire off rather than removing it.
Repeatedly clipped, the coat gradually comes back softer and paler, until a crisp salt and pepper dog is a fluffy grey one. Hand-stripping pulls the dead hair out instead, and the new hair grows in with its texture and colour intact.
- Clipping: faster, cheaper, more widely offered, and the coat softens over time.
- Hand-stripping: slower, costs more, fewer groomers do it, and the coat stays as it should be.
- Either is fine: this is cosmetic rather than medical, and a clipped Schnauzer is a perfectly happy dog.
- Decide early: switching back to stripping after years of clipping is difficult.
Do Schnauzer dogs smell?
The dog does not, the beard can. A Schnauzer beard collects food and water all day, and in Singapore's humidity it dries slowly, which is where the smell comes from. Wipe and dry it daily and keep it trimmed close around the mouth, and the problem disappears.
The same logic covers the rest of the dog. A wiry coat dried properly after a bath does not hold odour, and ears checked weekly do not develop the smell that comes with an infection.
- The beard: daily wipe, and a proper dry after meals and drinks.
- The bowl: a wider, shallower water bowl keeps less of the beard in it.
- The ears: weekly check, dried after any bath.
- The skin: dry to the skin, not just the surface, in this humidity.
Is a Schnauzer a low maintenance dog?
Low-shedding, which is the part people hear, and not low-maintenance, which is the part they find out. The coat needs a groomer every four to six weeks whichever method you pick.
Exercise is the easy half: a couple of decent walks and something to think about is enough for most Miniature Schnauzers, and the breed trains fast enough to make that fun.
What are the disadvantages of Miniature Schnauzers?
Written by a seller, so read the right-hand column with that in mind: it is the one that costs us sales when it is honest.
| Pros | Cons | |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | HDB-approved, fits any flat | One dog per flat still applies |
| Coat | Sheds very little, no hair on the sofa | A groomer every 4 to 6 weeks, and a beard to wipe daily |
| Temperament | Bright, funny, devoted, trains fast | Terrier stubbornness, and it alerts to everything |
| Diet | Easy to feed consistently | Fatty scraps are a genuine risk in this breed |
| Exercise | Moderate needs, happy in a flat | Bored quickly, and a bored terrier invents work |
| Lifespan | 12–15 years | A long commitment, grooming included |
Are Schnauzers a one-person dog?
Often, yes. This breed bonds hard and frequently picks a favourite, usually whoever feeds and walks it most. In a single-person home that is one of the best things about the breed.
In a family it can feel lopsided. It is not fixed, though: if several people share the walking, the feeding and the training from the first month, the attachment spreads out.
Where do Schnauzers rank in intelligence?
Near the top. The list people usually mean is Stanley Coren's obedience-and-working intelligence ranking, on which the Miniature Schnauzer places among the brightest breeds. We do not publish a specific position, because we do not hold a verified figure.
What that list measures is how quickly a breed learns a command and how reliably it obeys a known one. A Miniature Schnauzer scores well on the first and negotiates on the second, which is terrier arithmetic: it understood you, and it has an opinion.
Is a Schnauzer a good dog to own?
For most households, yes, and this is one of the easier recommendations on this site. The table says where it does and does not fit.
| Household | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Flat, first-time owner, home in the evenings | Suits it well | HDB-approved, low-shedding, trains fast, moderate exercise |
| Family with school-age children | Suits it well | Sturdy for its size and genuinely sociable |
| Household that feeds from the table | Change the habit first | The diet rule on this page is the breed-specific one |
| Anyone needing a quiet dog | Think again | A farm ratter that alerts to the corridor is doing its job |
| Anyone who cannot budget grooming | Not recommended | Every 4 to 6 weeks, for twelve to fifteen years |
What a good seller answers without hesitating
- What is your AVS licence number, and may I look it up?
- Is this a Miniature, and how big were the parents?
- May I meet the puppy in person, and where is it now?
- Have either of the parents had pancreatitis or a bladder stone?
- May I see the vaccination booklet and the ancestry records?
What comes with every Schnauzer puppy
Vaccinations to date
Core doses at weeks 6 and 8 before homecoming, recorded in the booklet.
Deworming
Done at every vet visit through the schedule.
Vet health check
A licensed vet clears the puppy before it travels.
Microchip
Implanted and registered, and tied to your AVS dog licence.
Health certification
Written, signed and dated.
Ancestry records
Plus kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.
When your puppy comes home
The timeline is set by the vaccination schedule, not by us. Core vaccinations run at weeks 6, 8 and 12, with an optional dose at week 16, and deworming happens at every visit.
- Weeks 6 and 8: the first two core doses, at the farm.
- Around week 9: homecoming, a week after the second dose.
- Week 12, and optionally week 16: with you and your own vet.
- Year one onward: an annual booster.
The first month with a Schnauzer
- Set the food rule on day one: agree it with everyone in the household before the puppy learns who is soft.
- Handle the beard and face daily: it makes the groomer and the vet easy for the next decade.
- Teach a quiet cue early: before alert barking becomes a corridor habit.
- Book the first groom early: a short social visit rather than a long first session at six months.
How to buy a Schnauzer ethically in Singapore
- 1Check the licence. Schnauzer Singapore breeders are licensed individually, so search the AVS public registry for the seller's number. Ours is BR25052, held by William Goh Pet Farm LLP.
- 2Confirm which of the three you are being offered. Only the Miniature is HDB-approved, and the word Schnauzer on a listing does not tell you which breed it is.
- 3See the puppy in person. Viewing is by appointment. Look at the coat texture on the parents, not just the puppy.
- 4Read the paperwork before you pay. Vaccination booklet, health certification and ancestry records.
Adoption, honestly
Schnauzer Singapore for adoption is a real search. Dogs of this breed come through local rehoming as adults, and an adult whose coat, temperament and health history you can see is a lower-risk dog than any puppy.
Who a Schnauzer is not right for
- 1 Households that feed from the table. In this breed that is a health decision rather than a manners one.
- 2 Anyone who cannot budget grooming. Every 4 to 6 weeks, for the life of the dog.
- 3 Anyone needing a silent dog. Trainable down, never off.
- 4 Anyone wanting uncomplicated obedience. This is a terrier, and it will have views.
Salt and pepper, black, black and silver
Those are the colours our litters come in, and none of them moves our price. What does change colour is the grooming method: a repeatedly clipped salt and pepper coat fades over the years, which is the practical consequence of the choice above.
There is also no teacup Schnauzer. The Miniature is already the small one, and anything advertised below it is an undersized dog with a label attached. We do not sell or price them.
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About the breed
The Miniature Schnauzer was bred in Germany from the larger Standard Schnauzer as a farm ratter, keeping the wiry coat, beard and alert terrier spark.
That history explains most of the dog. The wiry coat was working armour, the beard and eyebrows protected the face, and the alertness that announces your lift arriving was the whole point of a farm ratter.
Schnauzer compared with the breeds buyers weigh against it
| Breed | HDB flat | Shedding | Grooming | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miniature Schnauzer | Yes, approved | Low | High, stripped or clipped | $4,888–$5,388 |
| West Highland Terrier | Yes, approved | Low | High, also a wiry coat | $4,688–$5,988 |
| Toy Poodle | Yes, approved | Very low | High, cut every 4 to 8 weeks | $3,488–$5,988 |
| Jack Russell Terrier | Yes, approved | High | Low, a brush and go | $3,888–$5,988 |
The closest comparison is the other small wiry terrier. Read how a Westie compares on coat and character: the same stripping question, a different temperament, and no beard to wipe.
Where the figures on this page come from
- AVS licence BR25052 and how to verify it: the NParks public registry of AVS-licensed pet breeders, checked 25 August 2026.
- Which Schnauzer a flat allows: HDB's own pet rules, confirmed in a browser on 25 August 2026 (the host blocks automated requests).
- Puppy price range, adult weight and lifespan: this site's own breed data, reviewed 25 August 2026.
- Blood fats, pancreatitis, bladder stones and eyes: the breed health notes maintained on this site. No incidence percentage appears for any of them, because we do not hold figures we can stand behind.
- The intelligence ranking: the list people mean is Stanley Coren's obedience-and-working-intelligence ranking. This page describes the breed's standing qualitatively and publishes no position, because we hold no verified figure for it.
- Dog licence fees: the AVS licence fee page, read 2026-08-26. The published table these figures come from was headed "before 1 September 2026" and that date has now passed. AVS has scheduled a new fee table from 1 September 2026. Re-checked on the AVS fee page on 26 August 2026: the replacement had still not been published, and the live page still showed only the "before 1 September 2026" table, last updated 31 October 2025. Treat the figures as the last published schedule and check the AVS page before relying on them.
- Coat and buyer-check guidance: The Poodle Mom and Southend Dog Training, both quoted above with links to the source videos and used for the reasoning rather than as authorities on this breed.
Figures last checked 25 August 2026.
Schnauzer questions, answered
How much does a Schnauzer cost in Singapore?
A Miniature Schnauzer puppy from an AVS-licensed seller in Singapore costs $4,888–$5,388. The price includes vaccinations to date, deworming at every visit, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records. Colour does not change it.
Is a Schnauzer a good dog to own?
For most households, yes. It is bright, sturdy, low-shedding, HDB-approved and genuinely funny to live with. The two things that catch people out are the grooming, which is every four to six weeks for life, and the diet rule, which is breed-specific and matters more than in almost any other small breed.
Is a Schnauzer a low maintenance dog?
Low-shedding, not low-maintenance. The wiry coat needs a groomer every four to six weeks, and the beard and eyebrows need a wipe daily. Exercise needs are moderate and the dog is easy to train. The coat and the beard are the work.
What are the disadvantages of Miniature Schnauzers?
Barking, grooming, a stubborn terrier streak, and a diet that has to be managed. This breed alerts to everything, needs a groomer for life, argues with you when it disagrees, and cannot be fed fatty scraps the way other dogs get away with.
Are Schnauzer dogs healthy?
Generally robust and long-lived, with three things to know. The breed is recognised as prone to raised blood fats and to pancreatitis, which is why the diet matters. Bladder stones are a recognised risk, which makes water and toilet access worth planning. And inherited eye conditions are worth asking a breeder about.
Do Schnauzer dogs smell?
The dog does not; the beard can. A Schnauzer beard collects food, water and, in Singapore, humidity, and a permanently damp beard is where the smell comes from. Wipe and dry it daily, keep it trimmed around the mouth, and the problem disappears. Ears and skin folds are worth the same routine attention.
Are boy or girl Schnauzers better?
Neither. Both sexes are bright, alert and attached to their people, and individual temperament matters far more than sex in this breed. Sterilisation removes most of the differences people ask about, and it lowers the AVS dog licence fee.
Are Schnauzers a one-person dog?
They often are. The breed bonds hard and frequently picks a favourite, which is delightful in a single-person home and can feel lopsided in a family. It is not fixed: if several people walk, feed and train the dog from the first month, the attachment spreads.
What should Schnauzers not eat?
Fatty food, more than most breeds. Miniature Schnauzers are recognised as prone to raised blood fats and to pancreatitis, so cheese, fatty meat trimmings, oily leftovers, buttery food and rich treats are a real risk rather than a general caution. The usual toxic list applies too: chocolate, grapes, raisins, onion, garlic, macadamia nuts and anything sweetened with xylitol. A dog that is off its food, hunched, vomiting or clearly in pain after a rich meal needs a vet the same day.
Where do Schnauzers rank in intelligence?
Near the top. The ranking people usually mean is Stanley Coren’s obedience-and-working-intelligence list, on which the Miniature Schnauzer places among the brightest breeds. We do not publish a specific position because we do not hold a verified figure. What matters day to day is that this is a fast learner with terrier opinions, so training goes quickly and compliance is negotiable.
Is a Schnauzer HDB-approved?
The Miniature Schnauzer is, and that is the one we sell. The Standard Schnauzer and the Giant Schnauzer are separate, larger breeds and neither is on HDB’s approved list. If you are searching for a Schnauzer for a flat, the Miniature is the one to look at.
What comes with a Schnauzer puppy?
Vaccinations to date with the booklet, deworming at every vet visit, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records, plus kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.