The Samoyed is, in spite of what you may have heard, a breed that does well in all elements. While they prefer the cooler climates; the Samoyed acclimatizes well to the warmer climates. Their dual coat protects them in both cold and heat. You will just need to use the common sense approach as it applies to the heat and humidity factors. The Samoyed is less active during the summer months and will want to go outside in the summer months in the very early morning hours or the late night hours.
The breed standard describes it as a medium-sized dog of moderate build. Males are noticeably larger than females. Females are 45-51cm at the shoulder, the males are 51-56cm. The Samoyed’s coat is a thick double-layered hair coat. The coat should be thick and requires little washing. Even when coated in mud, after drying the dirt tends to fall off easily or with gentle brushing leaving a white coat underneath. This occurs, as the coat is naturally resilient and repellent. The Samoyeds also do not have a strong smell (common in breeds like cattle dogs and golden retrievers) A Samoyed will only smell if ill (normally from hormonal imbalance or gastric upsets) or if the under coat is left wet for long periods of time. For this reason when washing a Samoyed it is important to dry the thick under coat as quickly as possible, investment into a strong hair dryer or dog blower with a good supply of talcum powder or potato flour is a great investment when owning a Samoyed. As a Samoyed owner you should be prepared to brush their coat once a week for at least half an hour.
Why NOT to clip/shave Samoyeds
The arctic dog's coat is so constructed that it is a very efficient insulator. Therefore, little of the heat produced by the body is lost by means of contact with the outside air through the skin. This, of course, is very good in the winter; but remember Arctic areas in summer can reach very high temperatures, somewhere in the 70's (21C) and 80's (27C) or even higher for short periods of time. So, therefore, the Samoyed must also be able to adapt to this increase in temperature. It so happens that the insulation principle is still of use to the animal. If one lives in warmer climates, it is much easier to air-condition a well insulated home than it is to air-condition one that is not insulated. In the case of the animal, the only requirement is that there be some relatively efficient mechanism that the animal can turn on to dissipate his own heat. With a well-insulated body, he will be very little affected by the outside temperature and the Samoyed can maintain his body temperature even with changes in outside temperature. Therefore, the Northern dog in warmer climates will do as well or better in excessive heat than the short-haired dark coloured dog who is very susceptible to heat stroke. Anyone who has dealt with dogs knows that the dog pants when he is hot. It is his panting mechanism that allows the dog to lose heat he does not need when the weather is hot. If the Samoyed loses his insulation during very hot weather, by having his coat clipped for instance, he runs the risk of not being able to maintain his body temperature. His skin temperature loss probably is not only inefficient but, since he does not perspire; it will increase the temperature of his skin and his body temperature as well. Samoyeds were able to survive in the Arctic not only because they could tolerate cold but also because more precisely, they could tolerate extremely wide swings of temperature in relation to their body temperature**.
**Taken from article "Temperature Adaptation in Northern dogs" by Ted Greenlee, 1971.