Quoting the American Kennel Club (five words that I haven't placed in a sentence together before)..."The only acceptable color for the Black Russian Terrier is solid black or black with scattered gray hairs. Any other color is considered a disqualification...The coat has a slight to moderate wave"...and it's considered a serious fault for them to fall prey to the extremes of demonstrating either "shyness or excessive excitability". In other words, the BRT and I have quite a bit in common...

And, as of yesterday's mail, we have one more thing...courtesy of a belated homemade Christmas gift from the Heb-in-law...we have shaggy black fringes...

Don't you love unexpected gifts? Especially the ones that give you just what you didn't know you needed so badly...?