Coton De Tulear — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Coton De Tulear — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Madagascar.
• FCI-St. N° 283 / 04.02.2000
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs.
• WEIGHT: Height at withers: Males: 26-28 cm, tolerance of 2 cm above and 1 cm below.
• COAT Hair: This is one of the main characteristics of the breed from which its very name derives.
• Colour: Ground colour: White.
• TEMPERAMENT: Of a happy temperament, stable, very sociable with humans and with other dogs; it adapts perfectly to all ways of life.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• COTON DE TULEAR
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• BODY:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• Height at withers:
• Weight:
• SEVERE FAULTS:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
• General type:
• Particular points:
• Anomalies: