370 BRITISH DOGS 



Alexandra's dogs (already alluded to), Mrs. E. Kilburn Scott's 

 Perlene, the same lady's Nansen (Fig. 79), Lady Sit well's Must, the 

 Hon. Mrs. Maclaren Morrison's Snowdrop, and Mrs. Koetlitz's Kvik. 



Brown, or rather red-brown, is another much admired colour; 

 while blacks and other colours are not unknown. The Hon. Mrs. 

 Maclaren Morrison has some beautiful browns. In their native 

 country these coloured dogs for work are perhaps more highly 

 esteemed than the whites. 



The shoulder height of the male Samoyede dog is some 2oin. 

 or 2iin , the female being a little smaller. The head is of the usual 

 foxy type peculiar to the group, the ears being wide apart and 

 carried erect. The back is short, with the brush curled well over. 

 The coat is dense and weather-resisting, being prolonged in the neck 

 vicinity into a beautiful frill of fine texture. The fore legs are 

 straight and powerful, the feet are large, and slightly turned out. 



The variety has bred freely enough in this country, and the 

 puppies are most interesting and beautiful little creatures. As is the 

 case with other erect-eared varieties, the puppies when born have 

 the ears down, and it is not until some months have elapsed that the 

 correct ear-carriage is assumed. Those on the look-out for a breed 

 that, while possessing all those characteristics that go to endear them 

 to the dog-loving section of the community, yet possesses character- 

 istics somewhat out of the common, could hardly do better than give 

 a trial to the Samoyede dog. They are particularly charming and 

 safe as ladies' and children's pets, and, besides, are exceedingly 

 healthy and make reliable house guards. 



Mr. Kilburn Scott furnishes the following additional interesting 

 particulars : 



"It is not generally known that it is the Samoyede dog, and 

 not the Esquimaux, that has been exclusively used on the recent 

 Polar expeditions, and it is the faithful, untiring work of this plucky 

 breed which has been so largely responsible for enabling explorers 

 to map out the frozen North and South Polar regions. 



The temperament of the Samoyede dog is very even, and he 

 makes a perfect house dog, whilst at the same time exercising a 

 most remarkable instinct in nosing out and showing his disapproval 

 of undesirable people, tramps, etc. 



People often ask about the white colour, apparently thinking 

 that the dogs are difficult to keep clean. This is entirely a mistake, 

 as the hair stands out straight from the body, and does not lay 

 down as with a Collie, and it has therefore not anything like the 

 same tendency to get dirty. We, at any rate, never wash our dogs, 

 and they are always clean. An occasional brushing is all they 

 require. 



A frequent question is whether the dogs are safe with little 



