Samoyed
The smiling dog
The Samoyed is a substantial but graceful dog standing
anywhere from 19 to a bit over 23 inches at the shoulder. Powerful,
tireless, with a thick all-white coat impervious to cold, Sammies are
perfectly beautiful but highly functional. Even their most delightful
feature, a perpetual smile, has a practical function: The upturned
corners of the mouth keep Sammies from drooling, preventing icicles from
forming on the face. A Sammy sentenced to solitary confinement in the
yard is a miserable and destructive creature.These are smart, social,
mischievous dogs who demand love and attention. Sammies need a very firm
but loving hand in training. As pack animals, they must learn early who
the alpha dog is and the alpha dog must be you. Samoyeds, the smiling
sledge dogs, were bred for hard work in the world's coldest locales. In
the Siberian town of Oymyakon, for instance, temperatures of minus-60
degrees are common. The Sammy's famous white coat is thick enough to
protect against such brutal conditions.
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