Schnoodles and Snorkies are Miniature Schnauzer crosses, and both are marketplace names with no registry behind them. The Schnauzer parent brings a hard wiry double coat its standard says “must be plucked”. Cross that with a Poodle or a Yorkie and the coat behaves like neither parent, litter to litter.
What the Schnauzer parent brings
The Miniature Schnauzer standard gives height only: 12 to 14 inches, with no weight in it anywhere. The nearest sourced weight is veterinary rather than from the standard: VCA puts adults at 13 to 15 pounds.
The coat matters most. The standard describes a double coat with a “hard, wiry, outer coat and close undercoat”, and says the coat “must be plucked”. Plucking, or hand-stripping, pulls dead outer hairs out at the root so the new coat comes in hard and keeps its colour. Clipping cuts them off instead. Both are fair for a pet, but they give different coats and cost differently at the groomer.
On temperament the standard asks for a dog “alert and spirited, yet obedient to command”. That is a breed on paper, not a forecast for one puppy; individual dogs vary, and how a puppy is raised counts for more.
The two crosses
Schnoodle (Miniature Schnauzer and Poodle)
Ask which Poodle variety is behind the litter; that sets the bracket. A Toy Poodle is “10 inches or under”, a Miniature is “15 inches or under, with a minimum height in excess of 10 inches”. The Poodle standard gives no weight for any variety, so between these two parents there is no pound figure on record at all. The Poodle coat is “curly: of naturally harsh texture, dense throughout”, and the standard describes a dog proud in carriage, very active and intelligent. Cross a curly coat with a wiry plucked one and some puppies come out soft enough to clip like a Poodle, some harsh enough to strip. You cannot tell from a photograph. Our Poodle size chart covers the varieties.
Snorkie (Miniature Schnauzer and Yorkshire Terrier)
The Yorkshire Terrier standard says a Yorkie must not exceed 7 pounds, so this is the one Schnauzer cross with a written weight on one side. Against VCA’s 13 to 15 pounds for an adult Schnauzer, that is a wide bracket, with no way to place a puppy in it. The Yorkie coat is glossy, fine and silky, dark steel blue and tan, and it keeps growing rather than stopping at a length. Silky and growing crossed with wiry and plucked is the least predictable pairing we carry. Our Yorkie size chart covers that half.
| Parent breed | Size in its standard | Coat in its standard |
|---|---|---|
| Miniature Schnauzer | 12 to 14 in; no weight (VCA: 13 to 15 lb) | Hard, wiry outer coat, close undercoat; must be plucked |
| Poodle, Toy and Miniature | Toy 10 in or under; Miniature over 10 in to 15 in; no weight | Curly, naturally harsh texture, dense throughout |
| Yorkshire Terrier | Must not exceed 7 lb | Glossy, fine, silky; keeps growing |
Trade-offs worth knowing first
Neither cross has a written standard, so everything above is a bracket between two parent documents, not a specification. Do not let anyone shave a coat that carries an undercoat. Veterinary guidance from Dr. Jerry Klein is that shaving a double coat “eliminates that insulating layer of fur”, and that afterwards the undercoat “will grow back faster, and sometimes will crowd out the slower-growing guard hairs”. In a Georgia August that layer works for the dog. Ask your groomer for a trim and a brush-out instead.
Walk a Snorkie on a harness rather than a collar. VCA names Yorkshire Terriers and toy Poodles among breeds prone to tracheal collapse, where a honking cough worsens with excitement, heat, humidity or collar pressure. That is a parent-breed risk, not a prediction; ask a veterinarian about any cough.
We will not predict a puppy’s adult size or coat. Small breeds finish growing around six to eight months and reach full adult size by about twelve months, so the answer arrives before the first birthday. For what is here now, see available puppies by breed.
Common questions
How big does a Schnoodle get?
It depends on the Poodle variety, so ask. A Toy is 10 inches or under and a Miniature over 10 and up to 15, against a Schnauzer at 12 to 14 inches. Neither standard contains a weight, so any pound range is an observation, not a breed figure.
Will a Schnoodle or Snorkie have a wiry coat?
Some do, some do not, and littermates differ. A puppy can land anywhere between its two parent coats, and it changes again as the adult coat comes in. Yorkie puppies are born black and tan, for instance, and the colour shifts as they mature.
Do these crosses shed much?
Usually less than a shedding breed, which is why they sit in our low-shedding group. Low-shedding is not no-shedding, and it says nothing about how any person will react to a dog. All of these coats need brushing and a groomer on a cycle.
Is a “teacup” Schnauzer a real thing?
No. Teacup is a marketing word rather than a recognised size, and the Miniature Schnauzer standard asks for a dog built “without any suggestion of toyishness”. If a puppy is sold on being unusually tiny, ask about both parents and ask your veterinarian what to watch for.
Come and meet a Schnauzer mix
Every puppy here is health-checked by our on-staff veterinarian, raised in our family home nursery, and waiting to say hello.
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