Mr. Phelps of Alika Cotons, top photograph, is an adult Tall Coton de Tulear owned by Charles & Cindy Barker. The Tall Black & White puppy immediately above is Eleanor of Alika Cotons owned by Carolyn Chapman.

The TALL Coton de Tulear is an historically ancient part of the Coton de Tulear pure breed dog. Tall Cotons have been produced in litters of Standard sized Cotons in Madagascar, North America and Europe. The Malagasy natives and French colonists reported Tall Cotons in litters on the island more than 40 years ago. Virtually every known bloodline can produce a Tall Coton. Tall Cotons are long-legged and graceful, much like a very small sight hound (albeit Cotons are not hunters and lack a prey drive). Tall Cotons have all the many excellent traits this breed is known for; many owners claim that these Cotons are even more gentle than their shorter brethren.

In 1996, the Coton de Tulear Club of America (the CTCA) and some its Code of Ethics Breeders created a serious scientific experimental breeding protocol in an attempt to understand the genetics of Coton tallness. Tall Cotons are extremely rare, but more are being produced every year. If you would like to learn how you can obtain a Not Breedable or Potentially Breedable Tall Coton de Tulear puppy, please check with your CTCA Code of Ethics Breeder to determine whether or not he or she has produced a Tall Coton in previous matings.

This web site is a worldwide first. The first devoted exclusively to Tall Coton information. We will soon add a photo gallery, descriptions and anecdotes ("Coton Tales!") and updates of the CTCA's Experimental Tall Coton de Tulear Breeding Program.

To understand better these wonderful dogs, please click below on the report of Tall genetics reported in "THE Book"...

If you would like to return to the Alika Cotons website, please click ---> HERE.

If you would like to return to the CTCA's CotonClub website, click --> HERE.

If you would like to go to another excellent web site created by Chuck & Cindy Barker featuring their TALL Cotons Chewbacca and Mr. Phelps, click --> HERE.

You can contact us by phone via the CTCA Coton de Tulear HotLine: 607-775-0004.

This web site has been designed to be useful to you whether you have a wonderful Coton de Tulear dog or have never heard of one before. It is a SUPPLEMENT to "The Official Coton de Tulear Book" and the club's highly praised, quarterly Coton de Tulear News magazine. For information about these publications, go to THE Book & the Coton Newsletter.

Thanks for visiting with the Coton community on-line. This specialized Coton web site premiered on June 28th, 2003, created by the CTCA as a service to the online community. It was UPDATED on August 20th, 2005.

The CTCA's main Coton de Tulear web site, WWW.COTONCLUB.COM, was established in 1996.

Everyone in the WORLD can now subscribe to the Coton de Tulear Club of America's CotonClub e-ZINE (Electronic Magazine). Sign up and you'll start receiving exciting stories, articles, Questions & Answers, pictures and so much more in your In Box! It's absolutely terrific and it's is FREE!!!...

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