Founders and Early dogs - The original dogs of the breed
Above: This dogs are all imports from siberia and are behind todays Samoyeddog.
The dog named Sabarka has been claimed by many to have been the beginning of Samoyed breeding. But long before Kilburn Scott picked up his Sabarka from Siberia there was conscious breeding of Samoyed dogs, there were Samoyed dogs in Europe and Russia for example. Many royal houses and the Tsar family kept these dogs early on. They also appeared in Russian breeding stations and were shown already at the end of the 19th century at exhibitions in Russia under different names.
The Samoyed Association's book "The Samoyed" notes that in 1889 a Samoyed (Samoyede) and a 'Samoyed sled dog' (Samoyede Sledge Dog) were exhibited at London's Alexandra Palace. The dog mentioned as a Samoyed - Charbarowa, female - had a black and white coat according to the book and the 'Samoyed sled dog - Waigatch, male - white and light yellow.
The male Jaego exhibited in 1890, owned by the Prince of Wales, the later King Edward VII, was registered as a 'Samoyed sled dog' and had the colors black, white and tan.
The first pure white dog - Perla, a 'Samoyed sled dog' and also owned by the Prince of Wales - was entered in 1891 at Crufts - then called Cruft's, with a ' between the t and the s.
In the document below you will find a lot of information about the royal dogs in England's history. However, not only Samoyed dogs, but it can be interesting.
In the document below you will find a lot of information about the early founders dogs. It is from OUR DOGS 1935.
An article in Our Dogs 18-10-1935 about the early importations. It says that Antarctic Buck was born in 1890, but that must be a typing error. When Antarctic Buck sired Olgalene, he was nine years old. The Killburn Sott's have taken him to England in 1908. So, he must have been born in 1899 and that could be correct because the Southern Cross Expedition from Carsten Borchgrevink was during the years 1898-1900 and Antarctic Buck was bred by C. Borchgrevink. He must have been brought back to Stewart Island, but didn't stay there, because the Killburn Scott's saw him in the zoölogical garden. If he was in Sidney Zoo, it does explain why in the previous article I posted is written "he was left in New South Wales", because Sidney is a city in New South Wales. It must have been round 1906 that the Killburn Soctt's saw Antarctic Buck and the other Samoyed (Queenie), because the Nimrod Expedition from Ernest Shackleton was during the years 1907-1909 and he has taken Queenie with him on expedition. I hope I have made the correct conslusions now.PDFOur-Dogs-18-10-1935.pdfAlla reaktioner:3Carole Mikx och 2 andra
Moustan - it was the Tzars brother:: In 1902, Mercy d´Argenteau, the Princess de Montyglyon, a Belgian countess and hereditary princess of the Holy Roman Empire, journeyed to St. Petersburg, Russia. The princess was an ardent dog fancier and attended a dog show while in the city. There she saw and fell in love with a large white Russian champion Samoyed named Moustan. Moustan had been entered at the show by his owner the Grand Duke Michael, brother of Czar Nicholas II. Duke Michael gave Moustan to the princess as a gift.In 1904 d´Argenteau immigrated to the United States with Moustan and three other Samoyeds she had obtained in the interim. Moustan was shown extensively and in 1906 became the first of his breed to be registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC). In 1923, the Samoyede Club of America was formed in New York. The English breed standard was adopted. In 1947, the AKC followed the British Kennel Club´s example in dropping the final "e" from the official name.
Sabarka. He was imported in 1889. He was chocolate brown. In Our Dogs, Nov. 1, 1963 in "Out & About" was the book "The Samoyed" announced: "The Samoyed" is a new and interesting book. As far as I know there is no British book on this breed in existence, which means that Miss Marion Keyte-Perry's publication (price 15/8d. post free from Our Dogs) is a sure-fire success from the start. In it are the personal recollections of nearby 40 years in the breed, together with a great deal of factual background on the early history of Samoyeds, both in their country of origin and in Great Britain. One of the first of the "Fairy Tale Dogs" to reach this country I know to have been a dog called Saborka, who was, believe it or not, dark biscuit coloured with white feet! Indeed some of the early ones were even black and white and not until very much later was a strain of pure whites with dark points established. However, there is no point in me telling you about it because if yu are interested in the breed at all you will want to get hold of the book yourself and read Miss Keyte-Perry on early importations, the war years, the international scene, prospects for the future and above all the personal stories of her own beloved "Arctic" dogs.
A copy of this article was send to Mr. Clay by Ivy Kilburn-Scott and she wrote this at the side of the article: "There a quite a number of incorrect statement in the book, must be corrected."
"This is not correct about Sabaka. He was chocolate Brown and did not have white feet. The Dog Pedro grandsun of Sabaka was not exported to U.S.A. He died in England." "I am sorry, so many mistakes - the Pedigrees - the book, such a pity it went to print without having checked by someon who knew" I. K.M. Ivy Kilburn Morris)