samoyed

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Hes a pure blood samoyed, and basically my brother.

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  1. Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family
  2. the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia
  3. a Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia

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  • Hes a pure blood samoyed, and basically my brother. —  Popular in the last 8 hours
  • While you're here … .. what is the breed of: small light brown and white dog, curled over tail, samoyed-type coat, pointy face but not as pointy as a sheltie. —  Anorak News
  • I have a samoyed who growls and bites at the air when he wants to be petted. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • :) Here you go: apparently, "Samoyed" as a dog name came up b / c the various nomadic & reindeer herding peoples of Russia were / are 'Samoyedic' peoples and they were the "samoyed dogs". —  The Daily Puppy | Pictures of Puppies
 

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