Samoyed dog breeds have a compact and muscular body. The wedge-shaped head is wide and slightly crowned. The muzzle is proportional to the size of the dog, narrowing towards the nose, the color of the nose can be black, brown or liver. The lips are black, the teeth are in a scissor bite. The dark eyes, almond-shaped, are deep, somewhat separate, with an inclined lower eyelid and dark rim.