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identity was established, and he was imported into 

 this country at considerable expense. At first sight 

 these dogs look' too small for sledge work, as they, 

 are about the size of a Chow-Chow, which is less 

 than that of a collie, but they have performed very 

 arduous duties most satisfactorily, and are preferred 

 by many to the more powerful but less tractable 

 Eskimo dogs. One has only to read the works of 

 Nansen and Johannsen and other explorers to see 

 how willing these little animals have been in helping 

 them to map out the polar regions. 



Mr. F. G. Jackson gave it as his opinion in the 

 Kennel Gazette about ten years ago that the 

 typical Samoyede dog should be pure white, and 

 have a flesh-coloured nose. Mr. Kilburn Scott does 

 not go so far as that, as they have had many good 

 dogs with a. little lemon colour about the ears and 

 with black noses. The black nose and dark eyes 

 add greatly to the expression, and really the faces 

 of some of the dogs are most human-like. Mrs. 

 Kilburn Scott has been systematically breeding these 

 dogs for fifteen years, in the course of which she 

 has sold nearly three hundred puppies, which sug- 

 gests that the number of owners in this country is 

 larger than is generally supposed. Most pf them, 

 however, make great pets of their dogs, and do not 

 care to send them to shows. Among those who are 

 admirers of the breed are the .Queen (whose dog 

 " Jacko " is one of the best we have seen), Lady 

 Burghclere, Mr. Sydney Buxton (the Postmaster- 

 General), Sir Ernest Cassel, Lady Dundas, Lady 

 Russell, Lady Sitwell, Lady Titchborne, Lady 

 Cameron, Princess Montglyon, and the Hon. Mrs, 

 McLaren Morrison, 



