coton de tulear owners

As a owner of a coton de tulear I can safely say it's a good dog for all.

He is a cute dog, fun to play with (bites a bit though if I wind him up). He is so friendly but does bark at people who do not pat him! We all love him. But he loves to play in the mud - not good when you're white and fluffy.

We took him for a walk in the rain. He got very wet and he is so tiny under all that hair! But he loved it - running through puddles. We were all wet and he was wet but happy. Now he is by the fire sleeping.

Me and Luigi have been doing lots of training. When he comes in all wet from the garden, if there is a towel on the floor he will lie down on it. I am also training him 'jump' where he jumps over my brother or me. His best game is catch me, where he gets a sock and we chase him. He loves it. We don't!

He great dog but does not look like one. He thinks he is the best dog in the world. He loves all people and thinks that all people love him. We do but not every person does - especially when he is wet and muddy and wants to jump at you.

puppy seperation anxiety

Luigi has started to wail in the night again and we think he has puppy seperation anxiety. He gets very upset when we put him to bed - crying and panting and wimpering. He is also howling all through the night.

We have done lots of reading and it seems that some things we can do are ;

1. Put in some clothing we have worn for him to snuggle up to.


2. Leave a radio on.


3. Leave a light on.


4. Use an intercom to talk to your dog!


5. Get him used to being left in his cage during the day. A good way to do this is 2 or 3 times a day we play with him for ten minutes. Next put the puppy in the cage for ten minutes, putting the time up 2 or 3 minutes every time. We are up to 25 minutes. Let the dog out but do not look at it or play or pat it for 5 minutes - this tells the dog that being in the cage is nothing to make a fuss about. Then play with and pat the puppy for ten minutes as a reward.

Luigi doesn't mind being in his cage during the day. It is just at night he is unhappy. We are trying lots of things and I will tell you what worked best to fix his puppy seperation anxiety when he is better.

a day of a cotons life

Today it is Monday. We have been slacklining. Luigi jumped up while I was on it so I picked him up and he bit me, so he got put in the pen.

The alarm man came next and Luigi jumped up, so I put him in the garden. We went back to the slackline and Luigi went to sleep. Me and my brother went in for lunch but I forgot the sleeping dog so I had to go back out to get it!

After lunch we played and Luigi slept. An hour later we went to the riding shop, then we went to get some dog food but there was no dog food. After that we took Luigi for a walk. Then we went to the garden center to buy a leash for a friend. Last but not least we went to Jolie's to buy some dog treats (and get the dog food).

PS slacklining is like a tightrope but slack. It is great fun.