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A two year old adult female Samoyed. The breed is characterized by an alert and happy expression. The Samoyed tail is one of the breed's distinguishing features. Like the Alaskan Malamute, the tail is carried curled over the back; however, unlike the Alaskan Malamute, the Samoyed tail is held actually touching the back. It is not usually held ...
Shedding is a problem with Indian Spitz, [6] as their European heritage means they get rid of their thick winter coat in the warmer months, characteristic of many Spitz breeds such as the Japanese Spitz, the Pomeranian or the Samoyed. Their coats are double layered, so proper grooming requires a double-row brush to reach the undercoat.
One study found 55% of deaths to be attributable to cancer. [22] The breed has a high prevalence of elbow dysplasia , [ 23 ] with studies ranging from a prevalence of 13.91% to 26%. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] An allele of the SOD1 gene: SOD1:c.52T has only been found in the Bernese Mountain Dog with 3.5% of Bernese Mountain Dogs having this allele.
He won four Best in Show awards in 2018. In 2019, he became the Canadian all-time winning samoyed in points and Best in Show awards. [5] His 2020 season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Striker won 23 Best in Show awards finished the year as the top samoyed winner.
The Eurasier, or Eurasian, is a spitz type breed of dog that originated in Germany through cross-breeding between popular European and Asian Spitz. It is widely known as a wonderful companion that maintains its own personality, has a dignified reserve with strangers, has a strong bond to its family, and is relatively easy to train.
A female Chow Chow competing in dog agility. Sigmund Freud had a Chow Chow named Jo-Fi Ling who attended all of his therapy sessions because he felt that dogs had a special sense that allows them to judge a person's character accurately, and admitted he depended on Jo-Fi for an assessment of a patient's mental state. [28]
In heterozygous females, whereby only one of the two X chromosomes carry the mutation, the disease develops slowly. [4] [5] The disease is specific to the Samoyed, in that the Samoyed is the only breed of dog to show the more rapid progression to kidney failure and death, as well as affecting males to a much more severe degree than females.
Description of the ideal size of the breed varies. In Japan, the ideal size for males are described as 30–38 cm at the withers, with females somewhat smaller; (the Japanese standard is the one published by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale for international dog competitions.) [4] In the UK, the Kennel Club describes the size as 34–37 cm (13–15 in) at the withers with females 30 ...