If you are going to get a schnauzer from either the US or UK, you might want to look into the quarantine requirements of bringing a pet from the UK...I know that there is absolutely no quarantine on pets imported from the USA as long as the pet is fully vaccinated (as age-appropriate, of course, if the dog is still too young for rabies it is ok as long as you get it done here at the appropriate age). The last I heard, the UK had much stricter quarantine requirements, although I don't know if they apply to export or only to import.