Recording the history of the breed for posterity is essential and provides the most readily available link with the breeders of the past and their dogs. By comparing today’s dogs with those of yesteryear breeders can assess the breed’s progress, or lack of it, and this can stir them to new heights of ambition.
Some of the books listed are out of print but can be located in public libraries, while others are available direct from their publishers, from breed clubs or from second hand bookshops.
For instance a second hand bookshop in Wellington currently has both editions of The Samoyed (New Zealand) available (incidentally, the previous owner of one of these was Betty Young - breeders/exhibitors from the 1970s will recall the name).
The internet is a great source for second hand book sellers and online auctions such as eBay and Yahoo often have second hand or remainder books listed at reasonable prices.
| Auckram, Valerie E P & Baillie, Pearl M (later Wilson) | |
| 1961 | The Samoyed (New Zealand), Cliff Press Ltd., Hastings, New Zealand |
| Auckram, Valerie E P & Wilson, Pearl M | |
| 1966 | The Samoyed (New Zealand), 2nd edition (revised and enlarged to include pedigree section), The Cliff Press Ltd., Hastings, New Zealand |
| Auckram, Valerie E P & Wilson, Pearl M | |
| 1966 | The Samoyed (New Zealand), 2nd edition (revised and enlarged to include pedigree section), The Cliff Press Ltd., Hastings, New Zealand |
| Beauchamp, Richard G | |
| 2000 | Samoyed, Interpet Publishing, Surrey, England. ISBN 1-90238-948-4 |
| Bossi, Erna | |
| 1994 | Le Samoyede Compagnon ideal et Chien de traineau infatigable, Son origine et son histoire, Switzerland, private printing |
| Brearley, Joan McDonald | |
| 1975 | This is the Samoyed, T F H Publications Inc Ltd., New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-87666-379-X |
| Campbell, Gail and Terry | |
| 1998 | Samoyeds: A new owner’s guide to Samoyeds, T F H Publications Inc., New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-79382-790-6 |
| Cavill, David | |
| 1978 | All about the Spitz Breeds, Pelham Books, England. |
| Fossati, R | |
| Samoyed (sic), France - no further information | |
| Goodrich, Pat Hill | |
| 2001 | The Savvy Samoyed, Paperback, Doral Publishing Inc., USA. ISBN 0-94487-570-X |
| Hakkens, P | |
| 1992 | To Love a Samoyed, K B H Print, Levin, New Zealand. ISBN 0-47301-514-5 |
| Hoflin Publishing Ltd | |
| 1984 | The Samoyed Book (various authors), Hoflin Publishing Ltd., Colorado, USA |
| Hoflin Publishing Ltd | |
| 1986 | The Best of the First 10 Years of the Samoyed Quarterly, (1977-1986) Hoflin Publishing Ltd., Colorado, USA |
| Hozeman, M & Smith, N | |
| 1985 | De Samgids, The authors, Steenwijk, The Netherlands |
| Hutchinson, W | |
| 1976 | Hutchinson on Samoyeds, (Samoyed section of Hutchinson’s Dog Encyclopaedia, London 1934-5) reprinted by Donald R Hoflin, Colorado, USA |
| Johns, R (Editor) | |
| 1936 | Our Friends the Samoyed and Keeshond, Methuen, London, England |
| Kauzlarich, J | |
| 1977 | Your Samoyed, William W Denlinger, Virginia, USA. ISBN 0-87714-051-0 |
| Keyte-Perry, M | |
| 1963 | The Samoyed: A Survey, The Author, Woking, Surrey, England |
| Kroman, V S | |
| 1964 | How to Raise and Train a Samoyed, T F H Publications Inc Ltd., New Jersey, USA |
| Nicholas, Anna K | |
| 1990 | The Samoyed, T F H Publications Inc Ltd., New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-86622-934-5 |
| Puxley, W L | |
| 1934 | Samoyeds, Williams & Northgate, London, England (Note: Reprinted in ? by Hoflin Publishing Ltd., Colorado, USA) |
| Reid, E R | |
| 1986 | The "Silly Samoyed Book", Paperback, The Author, Christchurch, New Zealand (Original Cartoons) |
| Reynaud, J | |
| 1983 | Samoyeds, T F H Publications Inc Ltd., New Jersey, USA |
| The Samoyed Association | |
| 1945 | The Samoyed, The Author, London, England, 1st edition |
| 1951 | 2nd Edition |
| 1961 | 3rd Edition |
| 1971 | 4th Edition |
| 1995 | 5th Edition. ISBN 0-95019-141-8 |
| Sanford, William R & Green, Car R | |
| 1989 | The Samoyed, Macmillan Publishing Co., Crestwood House, New York, (Top Dog Series), ISBN 0-89686-451-0 |
| Sikoro Siino, Betsy | |
| 1998 | Samoyeds: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Grooming, Behaviour and Training, Paperback, Barron’s Educational Series, USA. ISBN 0-87605-273-1 |
| Swiss Club for Nordic Breeds edited by Dr Thomas Althaus | |
| 1979 | Unsere Nordischen Hundre in Wort and Bild (Our Nordic Dogs in Text and Illustration), The Author, Switzerland |
| Taylor, Pam | |
| 2000 | The Samoyed Today, Wiley, John & Sons Inc., England. ISBN 0-76456-112-X |
| Ward, R H & D | |
| 1971 | The Complete Samoyed, Howell Book House Inc., New York, USA. ISBN 0-87605-298-7 |
| Ward, R H & D | |
| 1985 | The New Complete Samoyed, Howell Book House Inc., New York, USA. ISBN 0-87605-273-1 |
| Ward, R H & D, & Ward Fanning, M | |
| 1998 | The New Samoyed, Howell Book House, New York, USA. ISBN 0-87605-701-6 |
| Wilcox, Charlotte | |
| 1999 | The Samoyed, Capstone Press, USA. ISBN 0-73680-161-8 |
| Samoyed Club of Victoria, The Author, Victoria, Australia | |
| 1978 | Samoyed Champions of Australia (lists all imports and champions to 1978) |
| Samoyed Club of Victoria, The Author, Victoria, Australia | |
| 1998 | Samoyed Champions of Australia, Volume 2 (lists all imports and champions from 1976-1992) |
| The Samoyed Association C/- The Kennel Club, London, England | |
| 1960 | Samoyed Pedigrees (lists all English Champions), Volume 1, 1901-1959 |
| 1974 | Volume 2, 1960-1973 |
| 1982 | Volume 3, 1974-1981 |
| 1992 | Volume 4, 1982-1991 |
| De Nederlandse Samojeden Club, Editor: N Smith | |
| 1990 | Pedigree Book of the Nederlandse Kampioenen, Volume 1 1993 Volume 2, N Smith, Steenwijk, The Netherlands |
| Dotzsky, U | |
| 1982 | Pedigrees of Swedish Samoyeds, (1907-1980), The Author, Falun, Sweden |
| Hoernig, R, Van Ornum, M & Weir, L M | |
| 1977 | Samoyed Champion Pedigrees USA, 1907-1971, The Authors, Washington, USA |
| The Trustees of The Goodrich Fund | |
| 1975 | The Complete Pedigree Book of American Champions 1907-1971, Wisconsin, USA (2 volumes) |
| Samoyed Association of Minneapolis-St Paul | |
| 1980 | Annual Yearbook of Champions 1972-1980 and thereafter yearly, SAMS, Bloomington, MN, USA |
| The CHAMPION Series | |
| 1988 | Samoyed Champions 1952-1987, Paperback, Camino E E & Book Co, Seattle, WA, USA. ISBN 0-94080-885-4 |
NOTE: American Kennel Club (AKC) breed videos offer a full colour, visual illustration of the breed standard and show both correct and incorrect conformation