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Samoyed
Dog
The Samoyed dog takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. These nomadic reindeer herders bred the fluffy white dogs to help with the herding, to pull sleds when they moved. An alternate name for the breed, especially in Europe, is Bjelkier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoyed_(dog)