I found it easy to edit the cr2 file and replace all texture references to another, a lot faster than copy and paste.  But I did find that I had to do it several times to get all instances... it missed several the first time around.  While it made for an interesting texture - half and half in some areas of the models - it was not what I wanted.  I'm rendering 3 wolves now, all different textures - white, gray, and black - all furred.  Hope I don't kill my poor eMac.

Thanks for all the help.
R

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