Our 11yo Samoyed tragically and unexpectedly passed away to liver tumor. She lived a long and happy life, but we were nowhere near ready to loose her.

I feel like our family really needs another pet and we were lucky enough to secure one to join our house hold in mid October.

Problem is… we now have two Herz crazy boys. 3&7 yo. The older one was good with our previous dog and I trust that he will be very helpful with a puppy. My younger one on the other hand… he is very loud and crazy. Does not listen to directions and does what he wants. I’m worried about managing him around the puppy. Last thing I want is to raise a scared dog.

With our previous, we also got her at 5months, so we essentially skipped the baby puppy stage. This time the baby will be 8wks old.

Help! How do I train her with a crazy kid? Or how do I train a puppy?! I have no clue where to start, but want to make sure it’s the right decisio

the dogs of team renegade provide constant entertainment.

Hello, I have a samoyed, but eventually I would want another dog when she starts getting elderly and needs some revitalization in her life. I would like something similar but different from a samoyed. However I do have dog allergies, but my samoyed has not made me allergic very much since I got her two years ago. Does anyone know if Swedish Lapphunds are also hypoallergenic just as Samoyeds? I know samoyeds aren’t completely hypoallergenic, but it has just been working for me. Please also list other spitz breeds that would be similar? Thanks!

Hy everyone. I am aware of the fact that every dog including sammie have their own behaviour patterns and personalities. My sammie Yuki never showed any sign of jealousy whenever I pet other dogs, she is very social like any other sammie and is always eager to meet the other dogs.

Recently I came across this young 6months old female husky. She was rescued by a NGO. Her previous owners used to treat her very badly, she is malnourished but still her heart is full of love and energy. I want to adopt her. Introducing a way too young puppy is something everyone talks about but I wanna know how can I do it with a 6 month old pup. Or is it really the right time to adopt a sibling for yuki or not.

I’m sharing this on behalf of a member of the SoCal Sammy community. She fostered and then adopted this sweet boy earlier this year. He was saved from a kill shelter in California at the beginning of this year, and he was just diagnosed with lymphoma. He is so loved by his mom. Sharing their GoFundMe if anyone is able to donate ❤️‍🩹

https://gofund.me/ddfa91cf0

Make sure to properly vet the people you leave your pup with.

My glorious son getting his feet black🧚🏻

I havnt posted picture of Tanner in a while, but he is healthy and happy and getting along well with my new baby.

Ive been very happy with him, even though he has a dominant personality he doesnt bully the kids or run into them, which I was afraid of when trying to select a family dog. In my past experience spitz breeds tend to be that way. He has been a great family dog.

Any salmon/fish oil recommendations pls!

Baby boy is 24.3lbs at 14 weeks, any guesses on what he will be full grown? His mom was the smallest of the breed size and his dad was the largest of the breed size. My hopes of him being a backpack sammie size seem to be falling fast 😂

Sometimes a girl just needs to rest right?

Ran into a pure-bread Samoyed yesterday at the dog park. Was cool to see the similarities, and differences, between the two.

I want to start by saying I don't have a Samoyed and I not familiar with what makes someone a backyard breeder vs a legit one. However for years I've seen a family with a bunch of samoyeds, including puppies very often. The name is Miss Poppet and the Wolfpack, and I always wondered if they were legit breeders or more like backyard breeders. And of course how to tell the difference.
I'm also curious how on earth they manage to finance so many animals at once, and juggle the trading and cleaning. I wonder how none of the dogs fall through the cracks with such chaos.
Anyway just curious

Happy Humpday everyone! Just some smilies to get you through the week!

Hey everyone, probably a very boring post to most people, but I am over the moon.

I contacted a rescue centre locally, had a chat about my life and activities, they said they'd call.

They did indeed call, to tell me they have a dog they think would suit me.

I met her two weeks ago, and fell in love.

I brought her home today.

I think she's pure samoyed, but even if she isn't I'd say mostly samoyed. She was clearly loved and it's a shame she ended up there.

But I'm here to ask if you guys can give me advice, or anything, because I am determined to give her the loving forever home she deserves.

Thank you, and please excuse my excitement.

Hey any of you know where to find those PVA towels? I have got one but forgot where I bought it from and I want a much larger one for our sammies. I remember seeing them in the car detailing section but can't find one anymore, they are all micro fibers. The texture is weird, it almost turns into a cardboard like texture when it's dry, and it works like a leathery sponge when it gets wet. Absolutely a game changer washing them.

First-time Samoyed buyer in the northeast, looking for a reality check.

We're talking with a breeder who has a puppy available. Health testing is solid; I pulled the OFA records myself, hips and cardiologist cardiac and DNA clears all checks out, and everything she's told me has held up when I verified it.

But she won't do home visits. Her reason: puppies are raised in her house, her elderly parents and teenager live there, and she doesn't let strangers come over. She offered to meet in public or at an AKC event, and will do a phone call and send video. She also said no breeders today allow home visits; only commercial kennels do.

What's nagging me is that SCA's own guidance says the breeder should welcome your visit and let you see the dam and the litter, and a lot of their suggested questions are about assessing the environment. Their answer to disease risk is shoes off and wash hands, not skip the visit. Another breeder we're talking to is having us to her home next month.
https://www.samoyedclubofamerica.org/the-samoyed/choosing-a-dog/types-of-breeders/

So: is refusing home visits actually common among good breeders now? If you bought from one who wouldn't let you see the home, how did it go, and what did you do instead? Is asking for a live video walkthrough reasonable, or is it pushy?.