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  Encyclopedia topic: Samoyed (dog)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Samoyeds are also known to be at times very stubborn.
The dogs are still used to pull sleds, but are seldom used for herding anymore.
Laika (additional info and facts about Laika), the first living creature launched into orbit (The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another), was a terrier (Any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground) mixed with Samoyed.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/samoyed_(dog).htm   (184 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Samoyed, Dog (Dogs) - Encyclopedia
It may be pure white, white and biscuit, pure biscuit, or cream in color.
Raised by the Samoyed people near the White Sea thousands of years before the Christian era, this hardy arctic dog was used to herd reindeer and haul sledges, at the same time being welcomed into the home as a family companion.
Today the Samoyed is popular principally as a show dog and pet.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Samoyed.html   (214 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Samoyed (dog) [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Samoyed dog (pronounced with the accent on the second syllable) takes its name from an obsolete term for the Nenets people of Siberia.
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.
Laika, the first living creature launched into orbit, was a terrier mixed with Samoyed.
encyclozine.com /Samoyed_(dog)   (267 words)

  
 Samoyed on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
SAMOYED'S SHEDDING NATURAL; HAIR CAN BE USED IN OUTERWEAR.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)(Colorado Critters Page)
ADOPT A PET: Snuggles, a 7-year-old spayed Samoyed, was found as a stray wearing a choke chain, flea collar, and bandana, Bergen County Shelter Workers tell us.
They say she is very friendly but needs
www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Samoyed.asp   (406 words)

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