Archive for the ‘Coton de Tulear’ Category
The Coton de Tulear is really small kind of toy dog. The name of the dog came originally from the city of Tulear in Madagascar and its cotton textured coat. Multiple registries with differing standards describe the Coton de Tulear, but in general, it has very soft hair, comparable to a cotton ball, a prominent black nose, large expressive eyes (usually covered by bangs) and somewhat short puffy legs.
The weight of the Coton de Tulear are starting from 4 to 6 kg for males examples and 3.5 to 5 kg (8 to 11 lb) for females. The Coton’s height (including tolerance) is from 25 to 30 cm (about 10 to 12 inches) tall for males and from 22 to 27 cm (8? to 10? inches) for females.
The previous standard become from the Europian associoantin, but by contrast, the Coton de Tulear Club of America standard specifies the weight as no more than 18 lb (8 kg) with the average being between 11-15 pounds. The standard height is 9 to 13 inches (33 cm), except for the rare Tall Coton, which is 14 to 16 inches (43 cm) high. The Tall Coton shows up in all three colors, and can be born to a litter with normal sized parents that carry the appropriate genes. These long-limbed dogs are exceptionally agile and graceful.


