Samoyed's?

We were going to try and find new homes for our pups but our older sheltie is tolerating them much better now. I guess it just takes time. When we adopted the pups last week the pound said they were both shep mixes. One is solid white, fluffy and when I emailed pics of them to people from petfinder.com someone said she looked samoyed. I looked up that breed and she looks exactly like a puppy on one of those breeder sites. If she is mixed with a samoyed, I doubt she's full stock coming from a pound, but anyway how is their temperment? Shes 7 weeks now and sweet and playful. Shes very loving and wants to be loved on all the time. I love both the pups already and hope our sheltie continues to get better at tolerating them lol. Also, does this type of dog get real big? Just curious, she could get to the size of a horse and I would still love her... Thanks Angela

Hi,Angela- My name is Phyllis and I am a veterinarian that checks this site every once in awhile. Let me reassure you that Samoyeds are generally delightful dogs- charming, playful personalities and intelligent. As far as size, the females generally are about 40-60 lbs I think- a good medium sized dog. Lots of double coat to care for- frequent grooming is a must, and the girls tend to put on weight in later life(don't we all) and you have to help them keep their girlish figures. Hope this helps, and you may also want to check out more info on the AKC website(www.akc.org) and follow their links for breed specific info. Good luck to you and your pup! Phyllis

Thank u very much...She is already so special to us, both puppies are...I am so glad our sheltie is slowly warming up to them. I know she is probably not full stock as she came from the pound, but she sure looks exactly like one. Color, the way her eyes are, her body shape. I don't know alot about samoyeds but they look like beautiful dogs and she is already. Everyone that sees her wants her, lol. We have a appt to get them both spayed at the end of Sept. The vets here won't touch them till they are 6 months old. Getting ready for their second set of shots tomorrow. I am sure they'll like that, not! Thanks again! Angela