Stomatocytosis is also found as a hereditary disease in Alaskan malamute and miniature schnauzer dogs. Regular grooming of a Miniature Schnauzer is recommended approximately every six weeks. The breed predates and is ancestral to the Griffon Bruxellois (Brussels Griffon) and Miniature Schnauzer. Miniature Schnauzer Dangerous Dave was chosen to play Toto. The breeds with the highest rates were the Bernese mountain dog, miniature schnauzer and boxer. The album's front cover features Cope's Miniature Schnauzer, Smelvin. Tara's real life dog Annie a miniature schnauzer is also driven in the car.