ALL ABOUT THE SAMOYED THE SMILING DOG OF THE NORTH BY MARY RISMAN OF WHAT ABOUT ME KITTY AND PET SITTERS

It makes sense to write about my favorite dog breed the
Samoyed those furry, playful dogs of the North, originated in Northeast Siberia
north of the Arctic Circle. They are one of the oldest living breeds of living dogs. They were bred as a sled,
herding, guard dog and companion dog for the Samoyed tribes. I have been blessed to have own two of them one of them was called Misty who lived till about 13.5 years and it broke my heart when it was her time to depart this earth, but what a great life she had as she a lot of dog friends being in the dog business and
smart as a whip. I now own Holly a beautiful 10 year old and what a personality so playful, kind, smart and intelligent not a mean bone in her body but anyhow.I just love these breeds as their temperament is fantastic; they are loyal,gentle, intelligent, adaptable, and friendly, alert, and full of action, not distrustful or shy as they are also companion dogs, any aggression in these types of dogs is not tolerated and should be dealt with right away as it is not a common trait.


Over the years of owning these beautiful dogs I have now decided to try grooming them myself. It is sometimes a chore as Holly decides when she had enough, does not growl but lets me know and that is fine with me as the job does get done but anyhow I wanted to write about their coats. The coats of the Samoyed in my opinion are gorgeous with an undercoat of soft, short thick wool with longer hair growing through it to form the outer coat. The coat should glisten with a silver sheen. It should be thick and water resistant. The males carry more of a ruff than the female. The colours of the Samoyed coat must be white, white and biscuit, white and cream or all biscuit any other colours disqualify.


I am glad that Holly is medium sized as I could still pick her up when I want to. We do play these little games where I say I am going to catch and pick you up and she runs the other way, she knows it is a game as she will
allow me to pick her up if need be. Here is some info that my breeder puttogether about their size. The Samoyed should be considered a medium sized dog with males being 53 to 60 cm at the withers and females 48 to 55cm at the withers. The weight of the Samoyed should be proportion in size and becausethey are good in agility and speed their bones should be heavier than their size but must be proportionate in size.


When you first see a Samoyed puppy, one will notice that they are cute as a button and they look like baby polar bears because of their fur. My advice for a healthy happy puppy is to socialize them like crazy, get them used
to grooming tools, give them a lot of attention and love and they will love and  award you back in so many ways throughout the years.


References:

My dogs breeder Linrosa Samoyeds who had supplied me with this information

And of course some personal stuff by Mary Risman