puppy toys

Luigi loves his milk bottle. It is one of his favourite puppy toys. He has got the top off but it was dangerous for him to have so we take them off now. At one point we put his bottle in a sock. He liked that but was very happy when we took it out. He can bite and carry the bottle. We change the bottle when it has lots of bite marks.

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).

puppy care tips

Puppy Care Tips - how to bath your coton de tulear.

To day we bathed Luigi because he was messy. First we got a cup and poured water over him. But do NOT pour water over his or her head. Next get some shampoo and rub it into the fur until it is all soapy. And then rinse out the soap.

When we lift Luigi out we have to rinse out his paws. Lots of fur and water make one heavy dog. Next we dry him. This takes a lot of time, but if you do it well you will not have to use the hairdryer on your dog. When we had dried him he was still wet so we used the hairdryer on him but he thought it was a game and barked at it when we blew hot air at him.

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 pet accessories

Luigi has lots of useful and not so useful coton de tulear pet accessories.

As an example, Luigi's water bottle is useful on walks. If Luigi is thirsty we can give him some water. The way it works is it is in two parts - the bottle and the bottle base. Now in the bottle is the water, and the base of the bottle acts like a bowl so your dog can drink from the base.



Biodegradable poo bags are good for the environment. A link to a place you can buy poo bags is VeggiePets.




A training leash is a handy thing. It has little clips and you can make it long or short but we think it is a bit big for a coton so it is better good for big dogs. You can buy one at Ultimate Animals

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.

puppy tip - training

Is your coton clever? We have been testing Luigi's IQ and we have discovered he isn't the cleverest dog on problems, but he got high points for some other things!


If you want to learn about your dogs IQ then go to Michelle Weltons site and get her e-book. She has a teach your dog a 100 words. We are going to teach Luigi a 100 words if we can. He may not be able to take it all in. My puppy tip is training should be fun and short.

All Luigi loves to do is play!!!