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The Coton de Tulear originates from Madagascar, they are a small white companion dog with fluffy cotton hair, hence the name Coton and the word Tulear is a port city on the southwestern coast of Madagascar. The Coton is a toy breed of dog that weighs 5-7kgs and is 10-12 inches tall. The history of the Coton de Tulear started in the 15th century. Ships were being sailed from France to the West Indies these journeys were long and tedious. To help the ladies on board the ships from getting bored and lonely they often sailed with little white spirited dogs thought to be the ancestors of the Bichon Frise. These little dogs were also used to rid the ships of unwanted mice and rats which would eat the sailors food. It is alleged that during a violent storm, one of these ships sank in the proximity of Madagascar, the ship has never been named and all people aboard the ship were thought to have perished. The little white dogs from the ship managed to swim to the southwestern coast of the island, the port of Tulear..... read more
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