SAMOYED
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SAMOYED BREED
STANDARD
Kennel
Club
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GENERAL APPEARANCE
Most
striking. Medium and well balanced. Strong, active and graceful, free from
coarseness but capable of great endurance
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CHARACTERISTICS
Intelligent, alert, full of action. "Smiling expression".
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TEMPERAMENT
Displays affection
to all mankind. Unprovoked nervousness or aggression, highly undesirable
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HEAD
& SKULL
Head powerful, wedge shaped, with broad, flat skull, muzzle medium
length, tapering foreface not too sharply defined. Lips black. Hair short and
smooth before ears. Nose black for preference, but may be brown or flesh
coloured.
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EYES
Almond shaped, set slanted, medium to dark brown, set well apart when alert,
intelligent expression. Eyerims unbroken black. Light or black eyes
undesirable.
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EARS
Thick, not too long, slightly rounded at the tips, set well apart and well
covered inside with hair. Fully erect in adults.
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MOUTH
Jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite i.e. Upper teeth
closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaw.
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NECK
- Strong, not too short, and proudly arched.
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FORE
QUARTERS
Shoulders well laid, legs straight and muscular with good bone and not
too short.
BODY
Back
medium in length, broad and very muscular with exceptionally strong loin. Chest
deep but not too broad, well sprung deep ribs, giving plenty of heart and lung
room.
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HINDQUARTERS
Very muscular, stifles well angulated, viewed from the rear, legs straight and
parallel, with well let down hocks. Cow hocks or straight stifles highly
undesirable.
FEET
Long flattish, slightly
spread and well feathered. Soles well cushioned with hair. Round cat feet
highly undesirable
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TAIL
Long, profusely coated, carried over the back and to side when alert, sometimes
dropped when at rest.
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GAIT/MOVEMENT
Moves freely with strong, agile drive, showing power and elegance.
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COAT
Body
should be well covered with thick, close, soft and short undercoat, with harsh
but not wiry hair growing through it, forming weather resistant outer coat,
which should stand straight away from body and be free from curl.
COLOUR
Pure white, white and biscuit, cream, outer coat silver tipped.
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- SIZE
- Dogs
51-56cms (20-22ins) at shoulder.
- Bitches 46-51cms (18-20ins) at shoulder.
- Weight proportional to size.
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- FAULTS
- Any departure from the foregoing should be considered a fault and the
seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact
proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
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- NOTE
- Male animals should have
two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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