Keep telling yourself that the best thing about Schnauzer's, whatever the size, is their independent streak.
This is not your average dog, you need to work hard to gain the respect you need and you need to do it in dog language (rolling it on it's back and shouting is only going to earn you more problems!) Once you have a connection with one of these you are either hooked or you will swear never to look at one again!
They have retained a great deal of the work ethic and I like them a great deal for that and their independace. You are never bored and you can never forget that they are around.
Once you have their respect, not the easiest thing in the world, they are a dog that will pull it's own heart out for you.
Too many people give up too easily on them and they deserve people like Jackie and Don who are always willing to try something new and keep their happy, active and under control (the active bit isn't so hard - the happy and under control....well...).