Nimrodexpedition (The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909) Ernest Shackleton

For the 1907 Nimrod Expedition, Shackleton acquired from a breeder on Stewart Island, New Zealand 9 descendants from the Southern Cross Expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink. The Southern Cross Expedition 1898 - 1900 was the first to over winter in Antarctica and Samoyeds made up the majority of the 80 to 100 dogs that accompanied the expedition.