I have my little Maltese/Yorkshire cross doggie, both breeds probably considered "barky", but she hardly utters a grunt. Only if someone knocks at the door or fireworks are going off. So not all breeds considered barky are so. I think it is personality and training if they do bark a lot. There are things available to help curtail it.
I love the breed of Schnauzer, they look so cuddly. I also trim my own dog. I recently bought a dog grooming arm for attaching to the table, which has two nooses and I put her in it, used a cordless trimmer and she is now all done and bathed and feeling so much better. It has saved me a fortune probably over the seven years to do her myself. If you start as a pup, they get used to it.
It did take me two years to find my doggie though, looking regularly for the right one to come along. She was with her mummy and daddy and all her siblings, from a loving family of mixed aged children, handled regularly. Her mummy's only litter and not too expensive so they didn't seem to be doing it for the money.
I would definitely go for a cross breed, Schnauzer and Poodle maybe. Just don't go for a bulldog and a shih tzu, you would end up with a bull shih t!