ORIGIN: Madagascar.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD: 09.11.1995.
UTILIZATION: Companion Dog.
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CLASSIFICATION F.C.I.: Group 9 Companions and Toys
Section 1.2 Coton de Tuléar Without working trial
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY:
Brought in France in 1977 this new-comer of exotic origin has rapidly
won a place amongst the small dogs; nowadays his fame has spread all over
the world.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
Small dog, suitable for apartment, with long cotton-like coat and round, dark,
expressive and intelligent eyes.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
Ratio height at the withers to length of the body = 2 to 3
Ratio length of the head to length of the body = 2 to 5
Ratio length of the skull to length of the muzzle = 9 to 5.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT:
A bit boisterous, merry and even a bit of a clown, very attached to his master.
HEAD:
Seen in profile: short
Seen from above: triangular
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Upper profile convex
Width about 8,5 cm.
Supercialiray arches slightly developed
Slight frontal furrow
Occipital protuberance non existent
Occipital crest only slightly perceptible
Stop: Only slightly accentuated
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Small, black, dark tobacco colour tolerated. Open nostrils.
Muzzle: About 6 cm in length, about 4,5 cm in depth and about 5 cm in width.
Nasal bridge straight. Lower jaw in straight line.
Lips: Fine, tight, pigmented as the colour of the nose.
Teeth: Perfect, small and white; the lower incisors placed just forward, just
behind or level with the upper incisors.
Eyes: Round, dark, bright, well set apart, pigmented with the colour of the
nose; eyelids fine.
Ears: Hanging, about 6 cm in width, about 7 cm in length, thin, triangular,m
set high on the skull. Fine at the tip, bent at the base, covered with white
hairs or with tints in the following three possibilies:
Yellow patches more or less dark
Mixture of yellow and black hairs
Some black hairs giving the impression of a light grey patch
NECK:
Profile: Straight. Slightly curved at the top. Ratio neck/body = 1/5.
Length: About 8 cm.
Shape: Bulging, muscular; width about 7 cm.
Skin: Tight.
BODY:
Seen as a whole: Upper line very slightly convex.
Withers: Only slightly accentuated, set of neck strong.
Back and Loins: Very slightly arched, well muscled.
Ratio thoracic lumbar part: 10/6
Belly and Loins: Round, less broad than the chest, belly hardly tucked up.
TAIL:
Set low, length about 18 cm, thick at the base, fine at the tip, when at rest
goes down to below the hock with the tip curving upwards.
FOREQUARTERS:
Seen as a whole: Legs vertical seen from the front and in profile.
Proportions: 1/1.
Shoulder: About 10 cm, oblique, muscular.
Upperarm: About 9 cm, oblique front to rear, muscled.
Shoulderblade-upperarm angle: 120º.
Forearm: About 10 cm. Vertical. Powerful bone structure.
Upperarm-forearm angle: 120º.
Pastern joint: About 3 cm.
Pastern: About 3 cm.
Front Feet: About 3 cm, round shaped, small. Toes tightly closed, well formed;
well centred and pigmented pads.
HINDQUARTERS:
Seen as a whole: Legs vertical seen in profile and from behind.
Proportion: 1/1.
Upper Thighs: About 10 cm, muscular.
Coxal-femoral angle: 80º.
Lower Thighs: About 10 cm, oblique from front to rear.
Femoral-tibial angle: 120º.
Hock joint: Length about 2 cm, thickness about 3 cm.
Angle of hock: (tibial-tarsal): 160º.
Hock: Length about 7 cm, width about 2 cm, Vertical position.
Hind Feet: Round shaped, toes with only slight accentuated curve, tighly closed;
pads flat and pigmented.
MOVEMENT:
Walk normal, trot shortened.
Preferred pace: the trot.
SKIN:
Fine, well adherent in each part of the body. May be pigmented with grey,
more or less dark patches.
COAT:
Hair: Fine, about 8 cm long, slighly wavy, of cotton texture.
Colour: White, a few yellow or grey more or less dark patches, notably on
the ears, are tolerated.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
SIZE:
Males: 28 cm, tolerance up to 32 cm maximum and 25 cm minimum.
Females: 25 cm, tolerance up to 28 cm maximum and 22 cm minimum.
WEIGHT:
Males from 4 to 6 kg maximum.
Females from 3,5 to 5 kg maximum.
The wights are proportional in relation to the size but must not exceed the
maximum.
FAULTS:
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the
seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion
to its degree.
SERIOUS FAULTS:
Muzzle: Too small or too thick.
Skull: Flat or too bulging.
Stop: Too marked or non-existent.
Nasal bridge: Arched.
Teeth: Not regularly aligned (incisors), carious teeth, serious prognathism
(more than the thickness of the incisors).
Eyes: Light, set too close, entropion, prominent, vicious look.
Ears: Too short, hairs too short, attachment narrow or too thick, straight.
Back: Saddle back, too long.
Rump: Horizontal, narrow.
Chest: Badly developed.
Neck: Too short or too long, thin.
Tail: Too long, too short or rolled up, not enough furnishings, cylindrical.
Shoulder: Straight.
Legs: Turned in or out, close together or loose, too wide apart; barrel hocks
or cow-hocks; bad angulation.
Thighs: Insufficient muscle; insufficient hair.
Skin: Wrinkled, thick.
Coiat (hair): Too short, too long, curly, silky texture.
ELIMINATING FAULTS:
Nose with pink spots or patches, too light.
Depigmented lips, pink spotted, lips heavy and drooping.
Eyelids white, insufficiently pigmented, pink spots.
Tail rolled up or carried straight up (candle or flagpole), tail-less.
Neck too long.
Height and weight over the maximum.
Coat strongly marked with brown or pure black.
N.B. Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
