coton de tulear puppies

When you are getting a puppy you need to think about 'do I want a puppy?' Here are some things to answer.

1. do I like dogs?


2. am I happy to pay vet bills?


3. is the house big enough?


4. do I have the time to walk it?


5. do you know that you will have to pick your holidays so your dog can come or you will have to pay to put it in kennels?


6. do all the people in the house want a dog?

If the answers are all 'yes' go on to stage two 'what to buy'.

getting what you need

• bowls ( two)


• collar and lead (make sure the collar can go small)


• big fluffy toy (to snuggle up with a night)


• good tug of war toy


• good toy to throw ( balls are good)


• we have cage which you can put the dog in at night and when he is going in the car


• toy box


• brush (for coton de tulears use a poodle comb)
  
• harness ( good for family's that do a lot of walking)


• food but make sure it's the food that your puppy eats at the breeders


• chews
  
• soft bedding


• dog cutting scissors


• collar tag
  
• lots of dog books (go to coton de tulear books to find what books you need)
• poo bags

• puppy!

That is what you need to get a puppy. Read on to get puppy care tips, or go to bringing home a new puppy to know what to do when you have a puppy

puppy care tips

• when doing a bath have lots of treats so your dog will like baths.


• give your dog a good set of food. A good but smelly way to see if he is having good food is to have a look at his poo - if it is dark brown he is having a good diet.


• Luigi is allergic to wheat. If he has it he scratches. Wheat is not good for your dog but most dogs can have it.


• you will need lots of things - look at this list and go and get them


• make sure that your dog cannot swallow a toy you buy


• do not take your dog on too long walks. We did this and we got stuck with a dog who was not allowed to play or go on walks for 2 weeks because he had a sore leg.

I hope that this was good and helpful information .

cool puppy names

When we got a dog we knew his name from before we had a puppy. It was LUIGI. We had named him this because we watch the dog whisperer TV shows. There was a dog named Luigi and it was so nice and good. It did not do anything when a dog barked at him. So we said, when we get a dog we will name him Luigi.

Now our dog is bad so we have come up with cool puppy names for your dog. Hope your dog is more good than ours . His pedigree name is Buddy's bouncing boy.

puppy male names

• Lupus (is wolf in Latin)
• Luca
• Lucky
• Pluto
• Art
• Chaos
• Indigo
• Loyal

girl puppy names

• April
• Avril
• Camilla
• Clio
• Echo
• Ingrid
• Esme

I hope you like my cool puppy names.

five facts of a coton de tulear

FIVE FACTS OF A COTON ARE

• When they are on the move they have their tails curled but when sleeping it is straight.


• A coton's hair can grow up to 8 inches or 20cm


• The coton was a Madagascan dog but the French named them.


• A coton can be born with a pink nose or a black one (it is supposed to be black but our puppy has a pink one!).


• Their ears can be brown when young but go white when older (16 months).

choose a puppy

When we were trying to choose a puppy we found this cool web-site. It told you about the puppy you were thinking about. It had a rating for how the dog was with children - so if it was a 1 it was great with kids.

If you are interested go to http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/children.htm If

you want to look at cotons go to the c section. It has grooming and heath problems. It has temperament. It's a great site to go to to help you choose a puppy.

Cotons have a 2 with children but Luigi is really great with children.

coton de tulear history

Here is some coton de tulear history.

The reason that the coton de tulear is named coton is because of its lovely white coat which is like a cotton bush. In Madagascar there is a port of the name of tulear. De means 'of' in french so the name coton de tulear means coton of tulear.

When the coton was on the island of Madagascar they roamed free with the terrier so they have a bit of terrier in them, but the coton is more coton and bichhon frise than terrier. The coton had to cope with lots of things in the wild but one thing was the crocodile. To get over crocodile infested rivers, they would bark as if they had fallen into the water. When the crocodile came to see, they would rush about a mile and swim across safely. There are no more cotons in the wild.

grooming a coton de tulear

Grooming a coton de tulear is a long but fun job.

A good comb for a coton de tulear is a poodle comb. Cotons have short hair but it will grow long if it is not cut. But if you want to show your coton you need to keep it long.

We will keep Luigi's hair cut for he cannot be shown - he has a pink nose.

coton de tulear pet

If you are thinking about getting a coton de tulear pet, then you should know that they are good and gentle pets. Coton de tulears are good for people who have a small house and lots of children coming and going. This is a great pet for them.

Cotons love to go to big spaces like a field and go on long walks, but a coton de tulear will be very happy with one walk a day. A small home is just as good as a big one for a coton.

coton de tulear books

These are the coton de tulear books that we got when we got Luigi.

Coton de Tulear
This kennel club book tells about the coton de tulear. It is a good book on cotons and has grooming and feeding and lots of useful stuff.

The Dog Listener by Jan Fennell

This book is a training book. It is full of good advice.

Coton De Tulear Breed Information

Coton de tulear breed information

• Height 10-12 inches


• Weight 12-15 pounds


• Life span 12 to 14 years.


• groom daily


• you will need to take your coton on a 30 minute walk but will love a good long walk.


• Very friendly and affectionate. Full of tricks and can stand and walk on their hind legs.


• Intelligent


• cotons have hair not fur so are good for allergies
• My coton does not bark unless you stand on his paw

My Coton De Tulear puppy

My coton de tulear is called Luigi. He is sweet . He has a pink nose.

He is fun to have around. He will play for ages. Good things about coton de tulear
1 He is a full of fun dog. Great to play with.
2 He is a calm little dog.
3 He is smart and sweet
4 He is not to big but not to small.
5 He does not need a long long walk.


I love him lots.