![Coton De Tulear Dog Breed](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium_440x440/public/2022-07/Coton-De-Tulear.jpg?itok=y-c8a880)
Family-friendly: | 5/5 |
Exercise needs: | 3/5 |
Easy to train: | 3/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 1/5 |
Likes other pets: | 5/5 |
Energy level: | 3/5 |
Grooming needs: | 2/5 |
Shedding: | 1/5 |
The Coton De Tulear breed can suffer from:
- Patellar luxation
- Von Willebrand's disease¹ which is where a dog produces insufficient or faulty clotting factors which can result in uncontrolled bleeding.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
None but there are several recommended schemes that the Kennel Club recommends which can be found here.
¹M. L. Dalmolin, 'Haemostasis evaluation in dogs: von Willebrand factor, prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin time', 2015, Masters Thesis- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. Graduate Program in Veterinary Sciences.
While their origins may lie in pest control on board trading ships, the Coton has enjoyed centuries as a companion dog, thriving on human company. They are still a very capable watchdog, joyfully alerting their human family to anything happening around them, and are intelligent and will enjoy fun training as well as snuggling on laps.