KENNEL CLUB BREED STANDARD FOR THE SAMOYED<\/p>\n
GENERAL APPEARANCE
\nMost striking. Medium and well balanced. Strong, active and graceful, free from coarseness but capable of great endurance.<\/p>\n
CHARACTERISTICS
\nIntelligent, alert, full of action. \u2018Smiling expression\u2019.<\/p>\n
TEMPERAMENT
\nDisplays affection to all mankind. Unprovoked nervousness or aggression highly undesirable.<\/p>\n
HEAD AND SKULL
\nHead 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.<\/p>\n
EYES
\nAlmond shaped, set slanted, medium to dark brown, set well apart with alert, intelligent expression. Eyerims unbroken black. Light or black eyes undesirable.<\/p>\n
EARS
\nThick, not too long, slightly rounded at tips, set well apart and well covered inside with hair. Fully erect in adults.<\/p>\n
MOUTH
\nJaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.<\/p>\n
NECK
\nStrong, not too short, and proudly arched.<\/p>\n
FOREQUARTERS
\nShoulders well laid, legs straight and muscular with good bone and not too short.<\/p>\n
BODY
\nBack medium in length, broad and very muscular with exceptionally strong loin. Chest deep but not too broad, well sprung ribs, giving plenty of heart and lung room.<\/p>\n
HINDQUARTERS
\nVery muscular, stifles well angulated, viewed from the rear, legs straight and parallel with well let down hocks. Cow hocks or straight stifles highly undesirable.<\/p>\n
FEET
\nLong, flattish. slightly spread and well feathered. Soles well cushioned with hair. Round cat feet highly undesirable.<\/p>\n
TAIL
\nLong, profusely coated, carried over the back and to side when alert, sometimes dropped when at rest.<\/p>\n
GAIT\/MOVEMENT
\nMoves freely with strong, agile drive, showing power and elegance.<\/p>\n
COAT
\nBody 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 away from the body and be free from curl.<\/p>\n
COLOUR
\nPure white, white and biscuit, cream, outer coat silver tipped.<\/p>\n
SIZE
\nDogs 51-56 cms (20-22 ins) at shoulder. Bitches 46-51 cms (18-20 ins) at shoulder.
\nWeight in proportion to size.<\/p>\n
FAULTS
\nAny departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and theseriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.<\/p>\n
NOTE Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.<\/p>\n
Reproduced with the kind permission of The Kennel Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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