ISamoyed yenye yezona ntlobo zamandulo. Eli gama livela kubantu basemantla, ababizwa ngokuba ngabokuqala, ukuzala ngokuzenzekelayo kwezinja zeSamoyed. Kukho inguqulelo yokuba ukhokho wabo wayeyingcuka emhlophe efuywayo, ethotywe ngabantu basemantla ngaphezu kweminyaka engamawaka amathathu eyadlulayo.
Kukwakho nethiyori ehlekisayo yokuba igama elithi "Samoed" lavela xa ezi zinja zazisetyenziselwa iinjongo zokuleyiza: zazibotshelelwa kwisileyi, ngelixa izilwanyana ezimhlophe ngokupheleleyo zazingabonakali ngasemva kwamathafa anekhephu ngelixa zihamba. Umntu owayebukele wayenoluvo lokuba isileyi “sihamba sodwa.” Ngenxa yoko igama.
Inja yeSamoyed yaba ngumncedisi womntu jikelele - zombini umzingeli kunye nonogada wenyamakazi, kunye ne-nanny kunye ne-pad yokufudumeza kubantwana abancinci - isilwanyana esikhulu kunye ne-fluffy, sifudumale umntu kwiimeko zeqondo lokushisa elibukhali.
I-Samoyed yanamhlanje, ngokuqinisekileyo, yahlukile kwisalamane sayo samandulo, okwangoku, kukho inani leenguqulelo zemvelaphi yenja ye-Samoyed njengohlobo oluzimeleyo, kwaye uninzi lwezi ngcamango zithi abaphandi baseBritani ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-19. bazisa ookhokho abaliqela baseSamoyed abavela kwiindawo zokuhlala zezizwe zaseSamoyed.
Njengohlobo oluhlukeneyo, iSamoyed Laika yabhaliswa ngokusemthethweni phakathi kwekhulu lama-20, kwaye okwangoku iyaqhubeka ifumana ukuthandwa kwihlabathi.