Samoyed Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

Advertise your Samoyed puppies, litters and stud dogs

Do you breed Samoyeds? Add your kennel to caninebreeder.co.uk so that people searching for Samoyed puppies for sale, and breeders looking for a Samoyed stud dog, can find you. Your basic listing shows your kennel or company name, website, social media, location and categories. When a litter is planned you can advertise Samoyed puppies for sale, and stud owners can list a dog with his health results and COI details. List your kennel or compare our plans and pricing.

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Is it free to advertise here?

Yes. A breeder profile and your litter and stud dog adverts are free. Premium profiles, featured placement and sponsored articles are optional paid extras; see pricing.

Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

Is my listing already here?

We add licensed breeders from councils' public registers. Search for your kennel name; if it is listed you can claim it and edit everything.

About the Samoyed

The Samoyed comes from the Arctic north-east of Siberia. According to The Royal Kennel Club (RKC), nomadic peoples including the Samoyede and the Nentsy developed it as an all-round worker that herded and guarded reindeer, pulled loads and even helped with hunting. Its double coat kept out the cold, and hair between the pads of its long, flattish feet stopped snow from balling up underfoot. One of the dogs behind the breed in Britain, Antarctic Buck, had survived Carsten Borchgrevink's polar expedition and was later found in Sydney Zoo. The RKC places the Samoyed in its Pastoral group of herding breeds.

Size and build

The breed standard asks for a striking, medium-sized, well-balanced dog: strong, active and graceful, with great endurance and no coarseness. Dogs stand 51–56 cm at the shoulder and bitches 46–51 cm, with weight in proportion to size. The RKC notes that the standard describes the ideal, so an individual may be larger or smaller, and gives a typical lifespan of over 10 years.

Coat and grooming

Beneath a harsh outer coat that stands straight out from the body and keeps off the weather lies a thick, soft, short undercoat. The standard accepts pure white, white and biscuit, and cream, and the outer coat may be silver-tipped. The RKC lists daily grooming. The Samoyed Association recommends brushing at least three or four times a week, combing the coat through a section at a time, because it mats readily and sheds most as the seasons change.

Exercise

The RKC suggests more than two hours of exercise a day, and a large house and garden in the country. The Samoyed Association adds that the breed needs mental stimulation as well as regular exercise. Given its history of pulling loads, some owners take up harness sports; see our sled dogs and dryland mushing page.

Temperament and suitability

The standard describes an intelligent, alert, lively dog with a 'smiling expression' that is affectionate towards people in general; unprovoked nervousness or aggression is highly undesirable. The Samoyed Association calls it friendly and hardworking but says it dislikes long spells on its own. For a household with time for exercise, grooming and company, it can be an affectionate family dog. Browse Pastoral group breeders or read our buyer safety guide before you contact anyone.

Samoyed health tests

The RKC lists five tests at best practice level for the Samoyed: two DNA tests and three British Veterinary Association (BVA) screening schemes.

Both DNA tests concern X-linked conditions. X-linked hereditary nephritis (XLHN) is an inherited kidney disease that, in males and some females, progresses to kidney failure. X-linked progressive retinal atrophy (XL-PRA) makes the light-sensitive cells of the retina break down, so sight worsens and can be lost completely. A male's only X chromosome always comes from his mother, so the dam's result matters as much as the sire's. For both conditions the RKC advises mating only dogs that have tested clear.

For hip and elbow screening, X-rays are taken once the dog is at least a year old and assessed by the BVA's panel of scrutineers. Hip scores run from 0 to 106 and elbow grades from 0 to 3; lower is better. The BVA recommends breeding only from dogs whose hip scores are under, or near, the published breed median, and from dogs with elbow grade 0. The eye scheme is a clinical examination by a panel ophthalmologist. Results for RKC-registered dogs appear on the RKC Health Test Results Finder.

The Samoyed is in Breed Watch Category 1, meaning no breed-specific points of concern have been flagged for judges, and it has a Breed Health Co-ordinator.

DNA test for X-linked hereditary nephritis (XLHN)
DNA test for X-linked progressive retinal atrophy (XL-PRA)
BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
Breed Watch: Category 1

Choosing a Samoyed breeder

A careful Samoyed breeder will have results for both parents covering all five tests on the RKC breed page, and will show you the certificates rather than simply describe them. You can check hip, elbow, eye and DNA results yourself on the RKC Health Test Results Finder. Expect to be asked about your home, your working hours and how you will manage the grooming and exercise, because the Samoyed Association says the breed dislikes long periods on its own. The Association also advises buyers to be ready for a waiting list, since responsible breeders only breed once homes are lined up, and to be able to meet the parents and see where the puppies are raised. It warns against puppy farms and online adverts that give little background. In England, a breeder needs a council licence to produce three or more litters within 12 months and sell any puppies, or to run a business breeding and advertising dogs, and must show the licence number in adverts.

Can I see the XLHN and XL-PRA DNA results for both parents?
What are the parents' hip scores and elbow grades, and how do the hips compare with the breed median?
When were the parents last examined under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme?
Can I meet the mother and see where the puppies are raised?
What support do you give after the sale, and will you take the dog back if I can no longer keep it?

Samoyed questions

Do Samoyeds shed a lot?

The RKC lists the Samoyed as a breed that sheds and needs grooming every day. Its thick double coat is prone to matting, and The Samoyed Association recommends brushing at least three or four times a week, combing through the coat in sections, with shedding heaviest as the seasons change.

How much exercise does a Samoyed need?

The RKC suggests more than two hours a day. The breed was developed to herd reindeer and pull loads, and The Samoyed Association says it needs mental stimulation as well as exercise and dislikes being on its own for long periods.

What health tests should a Samoyed puppy's parents have?

The RKC lists DNA tests for X-linked hereditary nephritis (XLHN) and X-linked progressive retinal atrophy (XL-PRA), plus the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme, the BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme and the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme. Results for RKC-registered dogs can be checked on the RKC Health Test Results Finder.

How big does a Samoyed get?

The breed standard gives a height of 51u201356 cm at the shoulder for dogs and 46u201351 cm for bitches, with weight in proportion to size. The RKC classes the breed as medium-sized, notes that individual dogs may fall outside the standard's figures, and gives a typical lifespan of over 10 years.

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