Caucasian Sheperd Dog in Popular Culture
- In Blood Rites, a novel of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, the main character, Harry Dresden, is "adopted" by a "Foo Dog"—which has been confirmed by Butcher to be based on the Caucasian Sheperd Dog. He names the dog "Mouse", who becomes a stalwart protector of the wizard.
- In a series of Scot Harvath novels by Brad Thor, a featured character known as "the Troll" has two Caucasian Ovcharkas which serve as his guard dogs...
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