Malagasy coton De tulear
Preservation club
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We are the Largest Coton de Tulear Breed Club in North America with breeders located throughout the USA and Canada.
Working together protecting our rare breed
It takes a community of forward-thinking and planning to keep a small gene pool, like the Coton de Tulear, healthy for generations to come. Embracing new technologies as they develop will allow us to continue producing and raising healthy, clown-like, lovable Malagasy Coton de Tulear Puppies. Choosing a MCPC Breeder gives you peace of mind. Knowing your breeder is using ALL the available tools to keep diversity in the breed, which minimizes genetic diseases, is the best start for your Coton de Tulear puppy’s future.
Black and White Cotonswill hold some color as they age. The black usually fades to silver-gray to a deep charcoal coloring. Some will hold their jet black color.
Tricolor Cotons are born with black, brown and white markings. The color will gradually fade, sometimes to all white with only some residual coloring on the head.
White Cotons are born predominately white sometimes with some reddish or blush color, they have no black hairs at all and usually fade to all white as an adult.
It’s believed the Tall Coton’s height (14″-18″) comes from the rare Morondava Hunting Dog present (in low numbers) in Madagascar. Some Tall Cotons have even reached 20″ in height.
Differences are good for a gene pool. Selecting for only one type of trait, in a breed that has many, is wrong. The Malagasy Coton de Tulear has different coat colors and sizes. We embrace them all.
A closed gene pool
can never get bigger
But it can get
smaller
First our
Purpose
To create a lasting organization for breeders and families of the Malagasy Coton de Tulear that will maintain a pedigree database, a litter registry and health records for generations to come.
let’s WORK
Together
As dedicated breeders it is our responsibility to plan today for future generations of breeders and pet owners of the Malagasy Coton de Tulear. Breeders and families working together.
IT’S UP TO US
Change
We use DNA genotyping to determine the genetic diversity and coefficient of inbreeding (COI). This new technology is another tool available to breeders. The time to react is before a breed loses genetic diversity.