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My Quest for a Coton de Tulear Puppy
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I began my quest for a puppy because my children were
growing up and I wanted a companion. I thought a baby would
be a great addition to our family, but my husband disagreed.
So I concentrated on finding the perfect dog. My requirements:
small, white, and fluffy. My husband however, had other ideas.
Our new pet couldn’t shed, smell, or bark a lot. It was a tall
order, but I was up to the challenge. I spent hours and hours
on the internet, researching small, white, fluffy dogs. Only a few
fit my husband’s requirements. One night, I accidentally
stumbled onto the USACTC web site. There, I found the perfect
dog. I eagerly went from web site to web site reading all the
information about the breed that I could find. That breed was
the Coton de Tulear.
To convince my husband that this was indeed the right breed
for us, I printed out information for him every night, and within a
week, he was hooked. We spent the next few months reading
everything we could about these loveable little dogs. After much
discussion and research, we decided we wanted a show quality
dog. We were ready to join the ranks of exhibitors and breeders.
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We found a breeder within a few hours drive and our whole family eagerly made the trek to see this breed first
hand. We wanted to touch, smell, and play with them. We wanted to see how they moved. We instantly fell in
love with the breed. We found them to be everything we were looking for. Unfortunately, the breeder had deposits
on future puppies for the next two years, so we continued to look elsewhere.
We turned to the internet, once again, and found a wonderful breeder in Arizona. She was helpful, patient, and
took the time to answer all of our questions. She told us she had a little girl that she thought was show quality,
and e-mailed us pictures. When my husband and I saw her it was love at first sight. We printed out the pictures
and showed them to everyone who would give us the opportunity. Some of our friends thought we were crazy
but we continued with our plans.
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We attended an ARBA show in Indianapolis in June 2002, and were
delighted to see so many cotons in one place. We marveled at how they
moved on the competition floor and reveled in their sweet personalities.
Upon our return from the show, the Arizona breeder told us that our little
girl was ready to call our house her home. She was flown from Arizona
to the Indianapolis airport. With great anticipation my husband and I
made the trek to pick up our new baby.
That was the beginning of our life with our Wee Bit of Heaven. She is
everything we had hoped for and more. We love her happy personality
and the funny things that she does. Our three children complain that we
treat her better than we treat them! As any dog lover knows, that’s
probably true! We love every minute with her and she makes everyday
brighter. We are planning to add another coton to our home soon. Some-
one once told us, “Cotons are like potato chips, you can’t have just one”.
You’ll find that out too.
Now, our girl goes everywhere with us. She goes to work with me every-
day, and she really believes that my customers only come in to see
her - she may be right! She is like velcro and wants to be by our side
every minute. If we are doing something, you can be sure that she is in the
middle of it. I don’t think she knows she’s a dog. And do you know
what? She almost has us convinced that she’s not!
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