Why Did You Select A Coton de Tulear From The Hundreds of Breeds?
Their amazing temperament was what first attracted me to this special breed. My first Coton, Ashton – now eight years old – came to me because I visited Hyla, who owned The Point of It All, a needlepoint shop, in Washington, DC. Her Coton was in the shop, along with about a dozen children there for a lesson. Her Coton was calm, sweet, and tolerant, to all these children, who were eager to pet her. That’s when my research began on Cotons. I was on a waiting list for over a year. • What Made You Decide To Become A Breeder? When I got Ashton in 1999, I had every intention of breeding him. He’s show quality and a “gentleman and a scholar.” But my partner didn’t want me to because he wanted us to travel. So I had Ashton neutered. And we never traveled. A year later, I got Brandy, who was supposed to be breedable/show quality. But she developed problems, which did not comply with the USACTA CODE of ETHICS, so I had her spayed. (And, if you acquire an Angelique Coton of Pet/Companion quality,
