I was nervous about buying cow hide rugs online wanting to see exactly what I was getting, after looking at a few stores in my area (and seeing several different cow hide's) I was not satisfied with both the store prices and the quality.
I decided to take a chance trusting the pictures for tricolor cow hide and the low price. 
I needed two, one for my office and one for my living room, knowing the pattern & color can vary I felt more reassured knowing I could pick a favorite for my home and the other would go to my office, when the cow hide's arrived both were better than I anticipated after seeing several in nice department stores, it actually took me longer to pick a favorite for my home than it did to have them shipped to me both are absolutely beautiful!