Salt and Pepper are the most common color of the Miniature schnauzer breed. They are the most popular. The color structure of a salt and pepper miniature schnauzer is genetically of banding hair. This means the outer guard hair are banded in the variety colors that range from light silver to all the way to dark gray to almost black.
One single strand of hair will have a pattern of light and dark coloration of single strand of hair. While the salt and pepper schnauzer all carry that certain banding hair. But each miniature schnauzer are certainly not the same color.
The variation of shading and color amongst even one salt and pepper miniature schnauzer puppy.
Some people are shocked after they have their salt and pepper miniature schnauzer puppy pet groomed the first time. The color variation from the top coat to the undercoat. The miniature schnauzer puppy can vary from dark almost to a black mini schnauzer. Also to pale silver and will often time appear to change color after The first and second pet grooming session.
The Miniature schnauzer salt and pepper will keep its true coat color with out fading. This called hand stripping, and rolling coat. This is very time consuming. if you decide to do this. do not ever put a clipper on your miniature schnauzer coat. The more you clip the mini schnauzer you are destroying the guard banding hair. This is what causes your miniature schnauzer to fade in it color.
So what ever you decide, for grooming a miniature schnauzer puppy. You always love your miniature schnauzer puppy.