Samoyedo

He is not very great and it has a white layer or of ivory color that, of puppy, makes appear like a light cotton ball. On calm, gentile character, noble and obedient, it lives generally in the house, requiring only some stroll, a little food and some cepillada to maintain its clean layer and in form. He is not mordedor and little it is looked like the dog that in a time was employee to throw of the sleigh, like guardian of the flocks or hunter of seals or morsas.
This dog indeed takes its name from the town (of origin mongol) denominated samoyedo, that lives next to the sea the Arctic near the White sea, in the nord-western regions of Siberia. During centuries, this town has used it to at the same time throw of the sleigh during its long displacements, using it as useful and capable aid for the hunting of the wolf, the fox and morsa. The Samoyedo descends from the boreal wolf, that lived many millenia ago and that in their general aspect looked like to him much. When being in a so difficult climate and sometimes extreme conditions, it has adapted his characteristics to the natural atmosphere. Their continuous contact with the man during the hunting, the displacements and larguísimas polar nights, have caused that grew in perfect symbiosis with him, until the point to dedicate to the master all their attention to him and to demonstrate an almost morbosa obedience to him that still today conserves. Its diffusion, first in Europe and later in America, must to the first polar explorers who, of return of their trips, took with himself to England some units of this dog. It was year 1889 and since then, indeed by its morphologic characteristics and their sweet and affectionate character, the Samoyedo extended quickly in Great Britain, where he is bred with well-taken care of individual and attention, continuing next the imports of Siberia and Russia to improve the blood. Today it even can be said that best the Samoyedos is exactly those of the English deposits, having itself even developed this race in all the European countries and North America. Numerous units are present in many canine exhibitions where they continue waking up the interest of a always greater public. In several countries also interesting races of sleighs that make revivir, in wonderful alpine landscapes are organized, sometimes you develop them legendary of the polar towns and their dogs. Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland are the main promoters of these competitions that are followed with interest by thousands of enthusiastic which they profess an almost soccer passion by the ?more well-known shots? and by their conductors. He would be favorable, that this type of spectacles had a greater diffusion in other countries where it begins to exist a remarkable park of unit of the different Nordic races, of way to make him know the great public how these dogs, often considered like of company, are strong and vigorous and how during centuries, have known to serve to his master in really extreme environmental conditions, being contented with a little food and one that another caress.

The Samoyedo is a dog of beautiful aspect, fort, dynamic assets and whose weight, according to the size, can vary of 20 to 30 kg. Its head, like good part of the Spitz, is powerful and with wedge form. The layer with very tight and impermeable subhair and outer hair lasts and straight, is generally white and in her they net excel the eyes of dark color, trufa but black possible and also black the labiales cracks: the set confers to this dog a likeable expression to him. When moving, it does with too long but fast steps that demonstrate a great soltura. The long and imposing tail, takes it coiled on the back when it moves or it is in attention.

Height and weight. Raised minimum to the cross: males 52.5 cm., females 45.5 cm. Weight: males of 20 to 30 kg, females of 17 to 25 kg.

Head. Powerful, in form of wedge, with wide and flat skull. Dark brown black Trufa or. Black lips. Snout of medium length, quite pointed. Strong jaws, adapted well to the teeth.

Eyes. Dark, well separated, deep.

Ears. Not very long, separated to each other, slightly cleared in the end.

Previous extremities. Muscular straight lines and, with good bones.

Body. Wide and deep thorax. Ribs very bent. Back of medium length, wide and muscular.

Later extremities. Very muscular. Metacarpos fallen.

Feet. A little flat and extended, slightly separated. Covered plants of hair.

Tail. It releases and imposing, the dog takes it on the back when he is kind and sometimes it lowers when it is in rest.

Coat. Hard, straight, devoid completely of curls. Short, smooth Subpelo and tightened. Pure, white and ivory color white.

FEEDING. The nutritional necessities in the males Kcal varies according to the weight from 1,300 to 1,700. daily and in the females from 1,100 to 1.450. For the units that live in climatic conditions of the Nordic countries, the values above indicated are increased remarkably. Much attention will have to be put in the provision of mineral-vitaminic complexes during the first months of life and that will not have to neglect the biological cycle throughout.

THE FIRST MONTHS. Animal of lupina blood, the Samoyedo seems to maintain, like other Nordic dogs, certain characteristics that differentiate it from the dogs that descend from the chacal: reserved, sensible, little prone to excessive affectionate manifestations, he is able, nevertheless, to express to him, in particular form, fidelity to his master. Under certain aspects, the way to live on this dog is similar to the one of the cat that tends to create an own life, but at the same time integrated with the one of the master. Of extreme importance for the proprietor, it is to maintain relations continued in the period that goes of the fifth a the sixth month of life of the dog: during that stage that mechanism is verified that technically is denominated ?inprinting?, and during which the animal encariña, by all the life with its master.

DAILY CARES. The care of the layer and the skin, directly is related not only to a balanced feeding but also, to hygienically good conditions of life that they offer to the dog, the possibility of making lengths strolls and to live outdoors in a relatively ample space. The use of a brush with metallic prongs, that must periodically be immersed in a solution disinfectant, is a guarantee for the health of the coat and the skin.

WITH THE VETERINARIAN. By norm the spurs are amputated immediately after the birth.

 

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