Type, Movement & Style, qualities of the Dog-Show 
 

 

 


 

SAMOYED

 

SAMOYED BREED STANDARD

Kennel Club

  

 

 

 

 

 GENERAL APPEARANCE

Most striking. Medium and well balanced. Strong, active and graceful, free from coarseness but capable of great endurance

 

 

 

 

 CHARACTERISTICS

Intelligent, alert, full of action. "Smiling expression".

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TEMPERAMENT

Displays affection to all mankind. Unprovoked nervousness or aggression, highly undesirable

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

EYES

Almond shaped, set slanted, medium to dark brown, set well apart when alert, intelligent expression. Eyerims unbroken black. Light or black eyes undesirable.

 

 

 

 

  EARS

Thick, not too long, slightly rounded at the tips, set well apart and well covered inside with hair. Fully erect in adults.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

     NECK

    Strong, not too short, and proudly arched.

 

 

 

 

 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.

 

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

 

TAIL

Long, profusely coated, carried over the back and to side when alert, sometimes dropped when at rest.

 

 

 GAIT/MOVEMENT

Moves freely with strong, agile drive, showing power and elegance.

 

 

     

 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.

 

 SIZE
Dogs 51-56cms (20-22ins) at shoulder.
Bitches 46-51cms (18-20ins) at shoulder.
Weight proportional to size.

 

 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.

 

 NOTE
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

 

   


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