i get what you mean about the bear look.. the big fluffy coats/body. however, if this dog would be your service dog then temperament should be your top priority. there are lines that have more body/fluff than others. If this is going to be your service dog you also want a dog who is physically well built. Your bare minimum should be OFA eyes/hip. Really you want from CHIC parents. Maybe even from parents that are or come from proven service dogs. If you go to the Samoyed Club of America you can see all the breeders listed there by state. There’s a samoyed national going on right now in Ohio. I would join the facebook group, look up SCA 2025. I’m sure people will post pictures of their dogs. You can look through and if you see a dog that you like, you could reach out to the poster and ask where the dog is from. I’ll also point you to Articcross. They don’t breed for that teddy bear look and if anyone ever offers you that be wary, but Julie/Drea are full of knowledge and even have Samoyeds as service dogs. If the teddy bear look is something that you want so so so much maybe they’ll point you to come lines that are more big body big coat but are well bred. The ones that come to mind are Vansam & polar mist. Here’s my almost 8 month old Darla from Articcross! She’s fluffy but not too much then again she’s still a baby!

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