Hill Peak Pups
Hill Peak's Cotons de Tulear are all registered AKC Foundation Stock, this
means when this "rare breed" becomes recognized by AKC all their puppies
can get full AKC registration.
Coton de Tulear, pronounced (Cotawn duh Too-lee-are) are from Tulear,
Madagascar. They are a fairly recent breed developed by breeders on the
island of Madagascar in the early twentieth century. The name is French,
Coton means cotton, for their dry, non-oily cottony coat and Tulear is a port
city in Madagascar.
The Coton de Tulear is designed to be a wonderful, clownish, happy,
adaptable, boisterous companion dog. The Coton is a dog you can take
everywhere: one that has little or no shedding, little or no dander, little or no
doggy odor. They have a dry hairlike coat that sheds dirt and is clean enough
to sleep in your bed.
The Coton de Tulear is still remarkably free of genetic disease, the known
incidence of any particular genetic problem is still quite low, in the 1-5% range.
The temperament of the Coton is an alert dog and naturally territorial. Cotons
will bark at the doorbell to let you know something is happening. They bark
when it is necessary but generally are not yappy like some toy breeds (Cotons
are full size dogs; they have not been bred down. They are a highly intelligent
dog that can live 15 -17 years and is well adapted to urban living, even in an
apartment or condominium.


Cotons are clownish, happy and
boisterous dogs!