GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 46-56cm (18”-22”).
Colour: Pure white; or white and biscuit or cream.
Coat: The hair should stand away from the body. An outercoat of harsh hair grows through the thick soft undercoat making a weather resistant cover.
Gait: Fore and hindlegs move straight with strong hind propulsion.
These large eye catching members of the spitz family with their ‘smiling faces’, must be strong and active. The wedge shaped heads and broad skulls are set off by tapering muzzles. The slanting almond shaped eyes must have black rims. The thick erect ears are slightly rounded at the tips. The neck must be broad and muscular, and runs into a strong muscular back. The profusely coated high set tail curls over to one side of the back or, in repose, may be dropped. Hindquarters must be muscular and stifles well angulared. The hair on the front of the lower legs is short, the pasterns springy and the long flattish feet are well cushioned with pads well separated by thick hair.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE 
Never a trouble maker, Samoyeds make excellent watch dogs and family companions. Due to their general hardiness, they have very few health problems. Easily trained, they adapt well to obedience classes. Loving
human companionship, they are not a dog to be shut out on their own in a yard. As they shed coat seasonally, brushing and combing at this time is essential to remove the dead hair before it gets knotted.
HISTORY
Long before the time of Christ, the small Samoyede tribe lived in peace in the northern provinces of Siberia. Their lives we’re simple, primitive and untouched by the problems of the rest of the world, and sharing their lives, were their white Spitz dogs. Due to the solitary nature of their existence, this strain remained remarkably pure after centuries of close human relationship. During storms, they burrow into the snow leaving only the nose exposed, this they cover with their tail using it to act as a filter through which to breathe.