American Staffordshire Terrier vs Standard Schnauzer — Side by Side

	American Staffordshire Terrier	Standard Schnauzer
Lifespan	10-15 years	13-16 years
Size	Medium	Medium
Weight	40-70 lb	30-50 lb
Energy	High	High
Grooming	Low	High
Shedding	Moderate	Low
With kids	With supervision	Good with kids

What actually separates them

Less hair on the sofa with the Standard Schnauzer. More with the American Staffordshire Terrier.
Less brushing with the American Staffordshire Terrier. More with the Standard Schnauzer.
Standard Schnauzer tends to live longer — 13-16 years against 10-15 years.
With young children, Standard Schnauzer is the safer default — American Staffordshire Terrier is listed as "With supervision".

The honest downside of each

American Staffordshire Terrier

This breed carries some of the most restrictive breed-specific legislation of any dog worldwide — outright bans or ownership conditions exist in multiple countries and in various US cities and counties — and many landlords and home-insurance policies exclude the breed by name regardless of an individual dog's temperament or training.

Standard Schnauzer

Like other wire-coated 'low-shedding' breeds, a Standard Schnauzer is not allergen-free — people with dog allergies react to dander and saliva proteins, not shed hair, so a low-shedding coat cuts down on mess but doesn't guarantee an allergic household will tolerate the breed, and the wiry coat still needs hand-stripping or clipping every few months for life.

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American Staffordshire Terrier · Standard Schnauzer
Health problems, origin and what living with each is actually like.