An otherwise well written article that turns out to be nothing more than and ad for some USA breeders. The CO was also in another issue of Dog World.. I think Sep 2002 issue. The current article by Alice Bixler is more detailed and is a good read. The pictures in the article depicts a standard coloration of the two dogs which does not adequately represent the varied colors of the CO and could lead readers to incorrectly assume that all the dogs should look like those two. The Last sentence can be quite misleading. [blockquote]Surprisingly versatile, the Caucasian Ovcharka can be anything from a wolf's worst nightmare to a gentle teddy bear brightening days for elderly folks in nursing homes.[/blockquote] People who are looking for a gentle teddy bear could be in for a nasty surprise if their expectations are swayed by the above statement. Yes some CO can be trained for brightening days in a nursing homes but don't assume that it is a naturall state.