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Coton de Tulear

Height 25–28 cm 23–25 cm
Weight 4–7 kg 4–6 kg
Life span 14–17 years
Exercise 30 min/day

affectionate
playful
friendly
alert
sociable

The Coton de Tulear is a small, fluffy breed with a cotton-like coat that is soft and hypoallergenic. It is known for its friendly and playful personality.

Group: Non-Sporting Group
Origin: Madagascar, Toliara (Tulear)
Coat: long · white, white and grey, white and tan, white and black, and tricolor
Also known as: Coton and Royal Dog of Madagascar
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: 1ed6a742-ac64-4f53-8f52-9eb48bef560a

Traits

Energy
Trainability
Barking
Grooming
Shedding
Drooling
Good with children
Good with dogs
Good with strangers
Apartment friendly

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Coton de Tulear. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from usactc.org en.wikipedia.org fci.be dailypaws.com malagasycotonclub.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1ed6a742-ac64-4f53-8f52-9eb48bef560a. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1ed6a742-ac64-4f53-8f52-9eb48bef560a"

Response

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    "id": "1ed6a742-ac64-4f53-8f52-9eb48bef560a",
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        "max": 17,
        "min": 14
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 7,
        "min": 4
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 6,
        "min": 4
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 28,
        "min": 25
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 25,
        "min": 23
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "Toliara (Tulear)",
        "country": "Madagascar"
      },
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        "type": "long",
        "colors": [
          "white",
          "white and grey",
          "white and tan",
          "white and black",
          "tricolor"
        ],
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      },
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        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 5,
        "shedding": 1,
        "temperament": [
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          "playful",
          "friendly",
          "alert",
          "sociable"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 30,
        "apartment_friendly": 5,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 4
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Coton",
        "Royal Dog of Madagascar"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC"
      ],
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        {
          "url": "https://www.usactc.org/breed-standard/",
          "title": "Breed Standard | The United States Coton de Tulear Club"
        },
        {
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          "title": "Coton de Tulear - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "http://www.fci.be/nomenclature/Standards/283g09-fr.pdf",
          "title": "FCI Standard - Coton de Tuléar"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies/dog-breeds/coton-de-tulear",
          "title": "Coton de Tulear Breed Information & Characteristics - Daily Paws"
        },
        {
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          "title": "Breed Standard - Malagasy Coton de Tulear Preservation Club"
        }
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1ed6a742-ac64-4f53-8f52-9eb48bef560a/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.