Derek Broughton wrote:

I remember a similar incident with my Schnauzer - a dog so fearless she got
killed when she refused to back down from a much larger dog.

I've had 4 Mini-Schnauzers and all of them were smarter than that. Bark
and nip at bigger dogs, but when the going got rough discretion was the
better part of valor. Never would stop barking tho. Sorry about yours.

Chip