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Samantha is our 9 year old Samoyed who was adopted back in 2000 from our city animal control after escaping from her previous owner's yard. She is very smart and well behaved. A friend to both people and all types of animals, she was once caught licking an opossom one summer night as he stood on our fencepost.   The next morning she visited her veterianarian, whom she also likes, and received a rabies booster shot.

Samantha travels very well, too.   Of course, we ensure that she has plenty of water to drink while we are driving and many potty breaks, but she doesn't complain. She looks out the window at all the changing scenery for a while and then she lays down for a nap.   She has been to Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennslyvania, Washington D.C. and New York City. She always seems to get a lot of positive attention wherever she goes. We really think that she knows what "pretty girl" means, she does act a bit like a princess when people gush over her...

                                                                                                                                                                          OWNER LISA

The Samoyed dog breed takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. An alternate name for the breed, especially in Europe, is Bjelkier. These nomadic reindeer herders bred the fluffy, white, smiling dogs to help with the herding, to pull sleds when they moved, and to keep their owners warm at night by sleeping on top of them.   Our Samoyeds, especially Samantha, enjoy sleeping right with us...especially when it is cold at night. On warmer nights, they may start out at the foot of our bed, but they will seek the comfort of the cool floor when they see we are sound asleep.

Samoyeds have a lot of vitality, and well cared for Samoyeds are known to retain their youthful, energetic spirit well into their senior years. The average lifespan for a Samoyed is 12 to 16 years, although some will live a little longer. Being a working breed, they have excellent stamina, but without daily exercise they will become bored and/or depressed, which can lead to excessive barking, destruction, weight gain, irritability, and escape artist behavior.

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