RACEBESKRIVELSE/DESCRIPTION OF THE BREED 

Coton de Tulear er en forholdsvis ny hunderace , idet den først blev anerkendt som racehund af FCI i 1970.   

Det er en meget legesyg hund, som er utrolig glad for sin familie. Det er en livlig hund uden den bliver irriterende da den sagtens kan aktiverer sig selv med et stykke legetøj.

Cotonen er forholdsvis let at pleje, selvom den har en lang pels. Dette skyldes at Cotonen ikke har underuld. Man skal børste den jævnligt for at undgå at pelsen filtre. Cotonen har ikke fældningsperioder men taber dog hår som vi mennesker.  Cotonen er tillige med Bichon Frise tålelig over for mennesker som lider af kronisk allergi. Dette skyldes at der i dens pels ikke dannes den skæl, som ofte er årsagen til en allergisk reaktion.

Cotonen er en hvid hund, men den kan have mørke pletter især ved ørene og i hovedet, mange af hvalpene har dog cremefarvede pletter, som dog forsvinder efter nogle måneder. 

Coton De Tulèar is a pretty new breed as it was first aknowledge as a breed of the FCI i 1970

It is a very playful dog, who is very affectionate with its family.  It is a lively dog without being anoying, as it is very good at playing with itself with its toys.

The Coton is fairly easy to groom.  It is because it does not have "underwool".  You have to groom it often to avoid the the fur to stamp.  The Coton does not shed - but looses hair like human beings.  The Coton is along with the Bichon Frisè  very good to people with allergy.  This is because it does not shed dandrofts which is very often what is causing the allergy.

The Coton is a white dog - but can have dark spots - especially by the ears and the head.  Many puppies do have creamy colourd spots but they usually disappear after a few months.