The Caucasian Shepherd Dogs are strongly boned, muscular, but handsome and even-tempered molossers. Plain dogs have a shorter coat and appear taller as they are less strongly built. Alpine types have a heavier coat and are more muscular. . Caucasian Ovcharka are large dogs. The minimum height for females is 64 centimetres (25 in), with a desirable height between 67 and 70 centimetres (26 and 28 in). The minimum weight for females is 45 kilograms (99 lb). The minimum height for males is 68 centimetres (27 in), with a desirable height between 72 and 75 centimetres (28 and 30 in). The minimum weight for males is 50 kilograms (110 lb). The Volkodav variant also comes in two types, with the longhaired mountain and short-coated steppe dogs, always having black masks.