Dog Articles
Past and Present: Samoyed
Due
largely to the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. E. Kilburn Scott, of Kent,
England, the fine and picturesque Samoyed has become well
established and pretty generally known both in England and America.
In
appearance he is between a white Spitz dog and a white Eskimo; in
character he is one of the very nicest of dogs. He is of medium
size, weighing about 40 pounds.
He has a
little of the width of jaw that characterizes the Chow and other
Asiatic types, and has the characteristic of all Arctic dogs of
carrying his tail in a chrysanthemum-like pompom on his back. The
fine dark eye, alertly pricked ear, and deep, soft, white coat make
him everywhere a conspicuous favorite. The feet are well protected
from the cold by thick fur between the toes, almost covering the
black pads.
While the
dogs bred in England and America are all of the pure white or pale
creamy type, black, black and white, and brown and white dogs are
found among the wandering Samoyed people of Siberia and the Arctic
shores of Russia and Nova Zembla.
The
Samoyed is a compact, staunch little sledge dog, used by the
Samoyed, a semi-nomadic race living in north eastern Russia and
Siberia. These people keep herds of Reindeer, and some of the dogs
are used in rounding up and driving these animals, much as Collies
are used in caring for sheep and cattle.
Source:
National Geographic 1919
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