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We are a busy family of four with two small children, both girls to keep us on our
toes with their ever changing must do hobbies. At the moment it’s ice-
We had always wanted the girls to grow up with a dog and experience that
special bond and unconditional love from them as we both had as children. They were
2 and 3 years old at the time so it was really important to us that we chose the
right breed for them as well as us. We didn’t want to rush into anything straight
away after all this was a massive commitment so we wanted to take our time choosing
the breed. I myself have always loved Old English Sheep dogs but we made a decision
early on in our search that our new companion was to be small. It was nearly 1 year
later when we discovered the Coton de Tulear on the Internet...WOW...thats the only
way we can describe our reaction to this wonderful little white dog. We’d never even
heard of this breed before but within minutes were smitten. Not only were they beautiful
they seemed to tick all the right boxes for a family companion as well. The more
we researched the more intrigued we became. We decided we had to meet some of these
little chaps in person so in 2006 we headed to Crufts. We spoke with many of the
breeders there and met some amazing Cotons and were bowled over not only by their
truly heart melting appearance but their infectious and charismatic personalities
too...we were hooked!
Through careful breeding Cotons have remained a relatively healthy
breed and one thing we had learnt from our research is how rare the Coton de Tulear
are, although good or bad this is slowly changing. We contacted lots of breeders
for information and advice one of them being Cotontastick a fantastic web site with
lots of great info and after lots of correspondence with Julia Smith Boo finally
joined our family in April 2007 and was certainly worth the wait. She made a massive
impact on our lives and has certainly lived up to our list of very high expectations
of her early on in our search for the perfect pet. Now we have 3 more Cotons, Missy
and Candy are from Boo’s first litter and Cassius is our beautiful boy also from
Cotontastick. They are all thoroughly adored by family and friends alike and have
definitely put their doggy stamp on all our hearts.