Dog – has belonged to our family since I remember. First fragmentary evokes belong to boxer Mukky, older dog lady, for which we, together with my brother, made her last life years unpleasant in time of our pre-school years. Then came, excuse me, choosed us a flat fured dachshund Ťapka. Initially she belonged to my mother friends. But she wasn´t there a centre of attention. By us she found 100 % interest in her ego. It began with her house runs. Her owners came to take her in even more longer intervals, so we made an arrangement, that she stays by us for indefinitely... She was proud, her own and loved by us till her last days...

After her demise the situation didn´t allowe for some time a four – legged friend. Also this came over and after responsible family consultation we could decide again, this once for a   schnauzer. Still 1 year  persisted, when we succeeded in finding an advertisement for puppies of standard schnauzer colour pfeffer and salt. And so in May 1971 we travelled to a breeder Mr. Jiří Kroupa to Vlašim and we had luck – he had a dog free - Athos (Athos z Čínského pavilonu /from China pavilion/).

Thanks him we stepwise detected series of positive qualities of this breed. It´s especially boundless love and loyalty to family, connected with a need to protect it. Big temper connected with high inteligence makes from them proud and confident personalities with sense for creative game. This brings an endless series of surprising situations, which often need our big bird´s eye view "and beeing always ready". Because of this all it´s nothing other to do, than admire, love and stay true – faithful to them...

Athos beside our love was very well accepted also by breeders – result were eminent  exhibition successes. It was an impulse for a decision to extend the family for a first bitch. She was called Afra Estakáda. She came to us in 1974 from breeder Mr. Jiří Daičo from Prague. Thanks to greatly impulsive and herewith very proud character she rippled strongly the peace of our house. Consistent guidance and from this followed training were necessity, so that it was possible to "break" her for normal measure – dimension of mutual co-existence. From breeder aspekt she enjoyed herself also well.

In 1978, together with my mother and support of the whole family we decided to try to rear our own puppies. So was to Athos and Afra, born in our first litter, Anetta Subava, which stayed by us. Breeder surroundings didn´t guess, that behind her beautiful appearance hides a  very gentle loving bearded being.

From the second litter of Anetta we kept in 1983 other bitch Getty Subava, which was such a house sun – she always was well mooded and she was looking at the world through "pink glasses".

Then followed Sheilla Subava "Brave", Jokky Subava – "Sorrowful" (because of serious health problems she demised at the age of 6 years), Nicky Subava – "House type" and at last sisters Oddy a Offy Subava...

In this years I was already living in Prague flat and I missed our schnauzers. When my new life proportions were stabilised, I decided again for a fellowship of a schnauzer. But now a miniature, only the colour pfeffer and salt was tally.

The first bitch was "Ája" (Bája Havelka) from breeder Ing. Libuška Brychtová from Prague. Her mother Afra Stajika casted a spall on me on a photograph published in a kynological periodical "Dog mens´friend - Pes přítel člověka". Immediately I phoned the owner to ask, if they don´t plan puppies. It was necessary to have patience, until the happy moment came into being. And so in 1991, after more than year-waiting, I carried home little - wee  Ája. Ája grew to my and her pleasure cca till year. Than she falled ill with so masive infectious gastritis, that she survived only by a miracle. As a result of this she had permanently undermined health and subtile appearance. My eventual breeder ambitions  rightful changed a patient care for "glasshouse flower". Regrettably her undermined health  betrayed her and at the age of  8 years she passed away...

But I didn´t stay alone. In autumn 1996 accrued to our house other bitch "Gee-Gee" (Virginia Moldau North) from breeder Mrs. Libuša Stikarovská from Jindřichovice pod Smrkem. With her kind and gentle character she commemorated me greatly our standard schnauzer Anetta.

Ájas demise initiated my breeder effort aspirations. And especially  Gee-Gee solitary alone was sad. So I afforded her maternity. 30. November 2001 she gave birth to 2 bitches "Sissi" and "Sugar" (Amellia Elizabeth and Antoinette Marie Quattrocento), which stayed home. Luckily, because Gee-Gee also "passed away".

Sissi has an unbelievable temper. She is very contactfull and ambitious. But for a good word she´s willing to "give out herself". Sugar is an inverse - calm, very reclusive and herself. But if she opens herself...

If You have read till here, than You should  maybe understand, that I try to honour my wards with responsibility for all their natural needs. They take  revenge upon me with this most  precious  their love – and  this on the best way they are able to do…

Still I would like to thank all breeders, namely from the birth of this beautiful breeds till present, however, from wherever in the world they are. Thanks to all them for this, that here are our schnauzers for our pleasure...

© Quattrocento & GWD, 2005