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Examples
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Remind someday to tell you the story about a samoyed we had who swallowed our parrot – whole.
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My mixed breed dogs were part sheltie, chow, chihuahua, shepherd, and samoyed.
Gandhi Remembered 2008
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July 25, 2008 at 8:55 am people do that with samoyed fur we had a pair when I was young, there was a woman who made a rug from the combed hair.
iz u done vacooming now?? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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July 5, 2008 at 9:31 am mai abatar berry, kute, iz my samoyed, How make it show?
Please the cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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And friends with a Borzoi and samoyed, that's white water rafting.
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So after Zoey the bichon frise, Bailey the samoyed and Chuckles the schnauzer have stopped, slurped, snacked and had their photos taken, Sharon carefully identifies each dog and person and mounts the photos on the tree trunk.
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Afterward, when Jeannie introduced me to Nancy Riordan, Nancy reminded me that we had met 33 years ago, when my wife and I had been crazy enough to breed our first samoyed, Ruschka.
NY Daily News 2010
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I have a samoyed who growls and bites at the air when he wants to be petted.
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I have a samoyed who growls and bites at the air when he wants to be petted.
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Hes a pure blood samoyed, and basically my brother.
chained_bear commented on the word samoyed
"Since ancient times there has lived in Siberia a population of hunters and fishermen known as Samoyeds. For centuries, they have used a beautiful, robust white dog to pull their sleds. This dog has become known by their name. In 1889, the explorer Robert Scott brought several of the dogs to England, where the breed was developed and spread throughout the world." (Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs, 1980)
Does anyone else resent the cultural imperialism implicit in this? The dog has been known since ancient times, yet the "breed" was "developed" only after some of the dogs were brought to England? Sheesh.
February 21, 2007