Your Sammy can be your best friend, but he may not be able to cope with loneliness.
Males typically have larger ruffs than females.
Some of the health problems that have been noticed in these dogs include glaucoma, hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, hypothyroidism, progressive retinal atrophy, diabetes mellitus, cancer, subvalvular aortic stenosis, sebaceous adenitis, and Samoyed hereditary ghlomerulopathy genetic disease affecting the kidney.