Get To Know a Reputable Coton De Tulear Breeder

As early as I can remember, I had a strong love for dogs. Never being allowed to have my own dog as a child, I walked and babysat all my neighbor’s dogs. My friends and I tried every trick to get my parents to allow me to have my own dog, but the answer was always, “No!”. I was allowed a cat and tricked my mother into a raccoon, but to me they were just not the same as a dog. While growing up, my mom always said that when I was on my own, I could have all the dogs I wanted.

For some years, my travelling lifestyle didn’t allow me to have dogs. But once I moved to Madagascar and met my first Coton de Tulear, I knew I had to have one. Soon after my arrival in Madagascar, I brought into my home my first Coton de Tulear. While living in Madagascar nearly four and a half years, I acquired three more Coton de Tulear dogs.

Departing Madagascar in 1991, I brought back with me to the United States four Coton de Tulear dogs, two males and two females. I didn’t know if the breed existed in the United States at that time. I loved the breed from Madagascar and wanted to be sure I would always have a Coton de Tulear in my life. In 1991, my dogs were registered with the CTCA as #229, #230, #231, #232. This was truly a rare breed in the United States at this time. It was in 1991, that I became a breeder of the Coton de Tulear in the United States.

In 2001, I went back to Madagascar for a visit only to find the situation of the Coton de Tulear in its Homeland had deteriorated and the number of reputable Coton de Tulear breeders had reduced significantly. To find this situation was heartbreaking!

Upon my return to the United States, I felt an urgent need to protect the Coton de Tulear a unique breed from Madagascar.

I joined the American Coton Club in 2002. I believe strongly in its commitment to the Coton de Tulear, the Royal Dog of Madagascar. Please visit www.americancotonclub.comto find out more.