FCI-Standard N212 / 09. 01.

1999 / GB

SAMOYED
(Samoiedskaa Sabaka)

ORIGIN : Northern Russia and Siberia. PATRONAGE : Nordic Kennel Union (NKU). DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL STANDARD : 22.07.1 7. UTILI!ATION : Sled!e" and com#anion do!. CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : $rou# % S#it& and #rimiti'e t(#es. Section 1 Nordic sled!e do!s. )ithout *orkin! trial. ALID

BRIEF HISTORICAL SU""AR# : +he name Samo(ed deri'es ,rom the Samo(ed +ribes in Northern Russia and Siberia. -n Southern #arts o, the area the( used *hite. black and bro*n #arti"coloured do!s as reindeer herders / in the northern #arts the do!s *ere #ure *hite. had a mild tem#erament and *ere used as huntin!" and sled!e do!s. +he Samo(ed do!s li'ed close to their o*ners. the( e'en sle#t *ithin the shelters and *ere used as heaters. +he 0ritish &oolo!ist 1rnest Kilburn Scott s#ent three months amon! Samo(ed +ribes in 122 . Returnin! to 1n!land he brou!ht *ith him a bro*n male #u##( called 3 Sabarka 4. 5ater he im#orted a cream coloured bitch called 3 )hite( 6etchora 4 ,rom the *estern side o, the Urals and a sno* *hite male called 3 7usti 4 ,rom Siberia. +hese ,e* do!s and those brou!ht b( the e8#lorers are the base ,or the *estern Samo(ed. +he ,irst standard *as *ritten in 1n!land in 1 0 . GENERAL APPEARANCE : 7edium in si&e. ele!ant. a *hite 9rctic S#it&. -n a##earence !i'es the im#ression o, #o*er. endurance. charm. su##leness. di!nit( and sel,"con,idence. +he e8#ression. the so called 3 Samo(ed Smile 4. is made u# o, a combination o, e(e sha#e and #osition. and the sli!htl( cur'ed u# corners o, the mouth. +he se8 should be clearl( stam#ed.
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I"PORTANT PROPORTIONS : +he len!th o, the bod( is a##ro8imatel( %> more than the hei!ht at the *ithers. +he de#th o, the bod( is sli!htl( less than the hal, o, the hei!ht at the *ithers. +he mu&&le is a##ro8imatel( as lon! as the skull. BEHA IOUR AND TE"PERA"ENT : :riendl(. o#en. alert and li'el(. +he huntin! instinct is 'er( sli!ht. Ne'er sh( nor a!!ressi'e. ?er( social and cannot be used as !uard do!. HEAD : 6o*er,ul and *ed!e"sha#ed. ;R9N-95 R1$-@N : Skull : 'ie*ed ,rom the ,ront and in #ro,ile onl( sli!htl( con'e8. 0roadest bet*een the ears. Sli!htl( 'isible ,urro* bet*een the e(es. Sto# : ;learl( de,ined but not too #rominent. :9;-95 R1$-@N : Nose : )ell de'elo#ed. #re,erabl( black. Aurin! some #eriods o, the (ear the #i!ment o, the nose can ,ade to a so called 3 *inter nose 4 / there must ho*e'er al*a(s be dark #i!ment at the ed!es o, the nose. 7u&&le : Stron! and dee#. a##ro8imatel( as lon! as the skull. !raduall( ta#erin! to*ards the nose. neither sni#e( nor hea'( and sBuare. +he brid!e o, the nose is strai!ht. 5i#s : ;lose ,ittin!. black and rather ,ull. +he corners o, the mouth are sli!htl( cur'ed ,ormin! the characteristic 3 Samo(ed Smile 4. Ca*s=+eeth : Re!ular and com#lete scissor bite. +he teeth and the Da*s are stron!. Normal dentition. 1(es : Aark bro*n in colour. *ell"set in the sockets. #laced rather a#art. some*hat slantin! and almond"sha#ed. +he e8#ression is 3 smilin! 4. kind. alert and intelli!ent. +he e(erims are black. 1ars : 1rect. rather small. thick. trian!ular and sli!htl( rounded at the ti#s. +he( should be mobile. set hi!h / due to the broad skull *ell a#art. NEC$ : Stron! and o, medium len!th *ith a #roud carria!e.
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BOD# : Sli!htl( lon!er than the hei!ht at the *ithers. dee# and com#act but su##le. )ithers : ;learl( de,ined. 0ack : @, medium len!th. muscular and strai!ht / in ,emales sli!htl( lon!er than in males. 5oin : Short. 'er( stron! and de,ined. ;rou# : :ull. stron!. muscular and sli!htl( slo#in!. ;hest : 0road. dee# and lon!. reachin! almost to the elbo*s. +he ribs are *ell s#run!. Underline : 7oderate tuck"u#. TAIL : Set rather hi!h. )hen the do! is alert and in motion the tail is carried bent ,rom the root ,or*ard o'er the back or side. but ma( be han!in! at rest. then reachin! to the hocks. LI"BS :@R1FU9R+1RS : $eneral a##earance : )ell #laced and muscular *ith stron! bones. ?ie*ed ,rom the ,ront strai!ht and #arallel. Shoulder : 5on!. ,irm and slo#in!. U##er arm : @bliBue and close to the bod(. 9##ro8imatel( as lon! as the shoulder. 1lbo* : ;lose to the bod(. ;ar#us : Stron! but su##le. 7etacar#us (6astern) : Sli!htl( obliBue. :ore :eet : @'al *ith lon! toes. ,le8ible and #ointin! strai!ht ,or*ard. +oes arched and not too ti!htl( knit. 1lastics #ads. G-NAFU9R+1RS : $eneral a##earance : ?ie*ed ,rom behind strai!ht and #arallel *ith 'er( stron! muscles. U##er thi!h : @, medium len!th. rather broad and muscular. Sti,le : )ell an!ulated. Gocks : Rather lo* and *ell an!ulated. 7etatarsus : Short. stron!. 'ertical and #arallel. Gind,eet : 9s ,ront ,eet. +he de*cla*s should be remo'ed.
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GAIT : 6o*er,ul. ,ree and tireless in a##earance *ith lon! stride. $ood reach in the ,oreBuarters and !ood dri'in! #o*er in the hindBuarters. COAT G9-R : 6ro,use. thick. ,le8ible and dense #olar coat. +he Samo(ed is a double coated do! *ith short. so,t and dense undercoat and lon!er. more harsh and strai!ht outer coat. +he coat should ,orm a ru,, around the neck and shoulders ,ramin! the head. es#eciall( in males. @n head and on ,ront o, le!s. hair is short and smooth / on outside o, ears short. standin! o,, and smooth. -nside the ears should be *ell ,urred. @n back o, the thi!hs the hair ,orms trousers. +here should be a #rotecti'e !ro*th o, hair bet*een the toes. +he tail should be #ro,usel( co'ered *ith hair. +he coat o, the ,emale is o,ten shorter and so,ter in te8ture than that o, the male. +he correct coat te8ture should al*a(s ha'e a s#ecial !listenin! sheen. ;@5@UR : 6ure *hite. cream or *hite *ith biscuit. (+he basic colour to be *hite *ith a ,e* biscuit markin!s.) Should ne'er !i'e the im#ression o, bein! #ale bro*n.

SI!E : Gei!ht at *ithers : -deal hei!ht : male %7 cm *ith a tolerance o, E cm and ,emales %E cm *ith a tolerance o, E cm. FAULTS : 9n( de#arture ,rom the ,ore!oin! #oints should be considered a ,ault and the seriousness *ith *hich the ,ault should be re!arded should be in e8act #ro#ortion to its de!ree and its e,,ect u#on the health and *el,are o, the do!. ?isible ,aults in structure. 5i!ht bone. 7ales not masculine and ,emales not ,eminine.
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6incer bite. Iello* e(es. So,t ears. 0arrel ribca!e. Aouble t*isted tail. 5o* on the le!s. 0adl( bo*"le!!ed or co* hocked. )a'( or short coated throu!hout. lon!. so,t or coat han!in! do*n. 9loo,ness.

SERIOUS FAULTS : ;learl( un#i!mented areas on e(erims or li#s. ELI"INATING FAULTS : 9!!resi'e or o'erl( sh(. 1(es blue or o, di,,erent colours. @'ershot or undershot bite. 1ars not erect. ;oat colour other than #ermitted in the standard. 9n( do! clearl( sho*in! #h(sical or beha'ioural abnormalities shall be disBuali,ied.

N.B. : 7ale animals should ha'e t*o a##arentl( normal testicles ,ull( descended into the scrotum.

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