Samoyed DOG White Bjelkier pendant Genuine Russian Hand painted Stone Gorbachova

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Samoyed DOG White Bjelkier pendant Genuine Russian Hand painted Stone Gorbachova
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This
beautiful Natural Stone pendant hangs on a voile Necklace Cord and is hand painted as a Samoyed dog by Russian Artist Gorbachova.
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Size of the pendant is 6 cm or 2.36 inches by 4.3 cm or 1.69 inches, total length of the necklace is around 43 cm or 17 inches.
The Samoyed
is a cheerful dog and one that always boast having a smile on their face which is one of the reasons why the breed has proved so popular not only here in the UK, but elsewhere in the world too. Apart from their lovely looks with their gorgeous, sparkling white coats and dark eyes, the Samoyed is a delight to have around thanks to their affectionate, fun-loving and cheerful natures. However, they are not the best choice for first time owners, because although clever and quick to learn, the Samoyed can prove challenging to train.The other thing to bear in mind is that a Samoyed's coat is extremely high maintenance and as such they benefit from being professionally groomed several times of year, more especially when they "blow" their coats. As such, sharing a home with a Samoyed means putting up with quite a lot of shed hair.
History
The Samoyed we know today boasts an interesting ancestry and were named after the Samoyede people, a group of Asiatic nomadic tribes thought to be of Mongol descent. These nomad people took their white coated dogs known as Bjelkiers with them when they migrated to North America. They used their dogs to haul sleds and to guard and herd large numbers of reindeer, all of which were jobs they were especially good at and for which they were highly prized. They were so highly regarded that puppies and dogs lived with their masters inside their lodgings which are known as "chooms".It was during the 17th and 18th Centuries that Russian explorers began travelling through Siberia where they noticed how efficient the "Bjelkier" was as a working dog. They also recognised the "beauty" of these dogs and as such the Czar of Russia took an interest in the breed and even offered some of them to European nobles and royals. Very soon the "Bjelkier" was awarded "royal status" which saw the breed being protected from the outside world.
Bjelkiers were used to pull tax collectors sledges and to help explorers travelling through the Siberian regions of the land and their reputation for being trustworthy and reliable grew and grew throughout the land. Many explorers managed to procure Bjelkiers for use on their expeditions to the Arctic and the North Pole. Other breed enthusiasts back in the day included the King of Italy who owned many of them. The reason why the Bjelkiers were the preferred dogs over other breeds like the Husky, was that they boasted a much better temperament and disposition.
An explorer called Roald Amundsen used Bjelkiers on his expedition to the South Pole and the first dog to go over the pole in 1911 was his lead Bjelkier dog. Many of the dogs that returned from expeditions were offered to other intrepid explorers and as such many Bjelkiers found their way to England. Captain Scott used them on his fateful expedition to the South Pole too.
Virtually all Samoyeds seen today can trace their ancestry back to dogs that were used in expeditions to the Antarctic and the Artic with one of the biggest breed promoters outside of Siberia having been a gentleman called Ernest Kilburn-Scott who worked for the Royal Zoological Society in England. He had been given some dogs by explorers as well as some that had come from Siberia and he began exhibiting at Kennel Club shows in the "foreign dog classes". These dogs soon found enthusiasts throughout the land.
In 1909, he founded the Samoyede Club and established the name of the breed in England although in their native Siberia, they were still known as "Bjelkiers". By 1912, the breed was awarded its own class status and in 1923, the "e" was taken off their breed name. Today, the Samoyed remains one of the most recognised and popular dogs not only in the UK, but elsewhere in the world thanks to their charming smiley faces, their sparkling white coats, their dark, expressive eyes and their wonderfully cheerful smiles and dispositions.
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This beautiful Natural Stone pendant hangs on a voile Necklace Cord and is hand painted as a Samoyed dog by Russian Artist Gorbachova.. Size of the pendant is 6 cm or 2.36 inches by 4.3 cm or 1.69 inches, total length of the necklace is around 43 cm or 17 inches.The Samoyed is a cheerful dog and one that always boast having a smile on their face which is one of the reasons why the breed has proved so popular not only here in the UK, but elsewhere in the world too. Apart from their lovely looks with their gorgeous, sparkling white coats and dark eyes, the Samoyed is a delight to have around thanks to their affectionate, fun-loving and cheerful natures. However, they are not the best choice for first time owners, because although clever and quick to learn, the Samoyed can prove challenging t
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Russian Federation
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