Where can I find information on adopting an older (rescue) Samoyed?
National Samoyed Rescue: http://www.samoyed.org/samrescue.html Minnesota Samoyed Rescue: http://mnsamrescue.winterlong.com Wisconsin Samoyed Rescue: http://www.samoyed-rescue.com • How do you keep them so white? Bleach. Ok, I’m just kidding. Sammy fur has the remarkable ability to shed dirt. I’ve put completely mud-soaked dogs in their kennels at night and in the morning they’ll come out white with a layer of dried dirt left behind on the kennel floor. Sometimes a bath or a blowing out of the coat with a high-volume dryer is necessary to remove any remaining dirt in the fur, you don’t want dirt trapped against the skin by fur. • Do Sammies shed a lot? Typically, twice a year a Sam will “blow” out its undercoat. At that time the house will look like a small Minnesota blizzard came indoors and made itself at home for a while. It’s important to groom them constantly at this point to remove all that undercoat. Left on the dog the hair can matt or felt and form a very dense layer of impregn
