| Happiest when he is part of family life, this breed needs to be with people. It's known as the "Sammy smile," the slight, but discernible, upturned corners of the Samoyed's mouth. This is a happy, good-natured dog with a glass half-full attitude toward life and the people he lives with. |
| The Samoyed is a medium-sized dog with a height ranging from 19 to 23 1/2 inches and weight from 50 to 65 pounds (23 to 29 kilograms). Samoyeds are another of the truly easy-to-keep breeds, thriving on fairly small amounts of top quality food. Samoyeds tend to be hardy, long-lived dogs, often reaching 12 or 14 years of age. |
