This small, longhaired, cottony-coated dog was never bred to be anything but a companion, and to this day, that’s what he does best.
He cocks his head intently when spoken to and will even try to answer back.
The Coton de Tulear takes his name not only from his cottonlike coat but also from the seaport city of Tulear (now known as Toliara), located on the African island nation of Madagascar, where the breed originated.