Samoyed — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Samoyed — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Northern Russia and Siberia.
• FCI-St. N° 212 / 07.10.2019
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 5 Spitz and primitive types.
• SIZE: Height at withers: Ideal height: male 57 cm with a tolerance of  3 cm and females 53 cm with a tolerance of  3 cm.
• COAT Hair: Profuse, thick, flexible and dense polar coat.
• Colour: Pure white, cream or white with biscuit.
• BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT: Friendly, open, alert and lively.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• SIZE:
• SERIOUS FAULTS :
• ELIMINATING FAULTS :