The Coton Malgache Volume 10 Issue 3

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1 The Coton Malgache The Coton Malgache Volume 10 Issue 3 President s Message September 2010 Karen Black CCTC President Hello Everyone, I hope you have all had a nice summer and were able to spend lots of time outdoors enjoying the sunshine with your Cotons. Certainly in Ontario the weather was far nicer than it was the previous summer, though the summer did seem to come to an abrupt end with Labour Day! Just as a couple of reminders, the specialty show is in October in Nova Scotia, and the annual general meeting will be held on Saturday, November 19 th, in conjunction with the UKC shows in Brampton, Ontario. This is an election year. Further information will follow in an . As many of you know, a DNA test for Banderas recently became available. While initially it was being offered as a swab test, in the end the results garnered from the swabs were unreliable and the University of Missouri is able to run the tests only from blood samples. I have tested all of my dogs and am happy to know that all of my dogs have tested normal with no carriers. If anyone requires further information about the test or its procedures, please feel free to contact me at karen@cotonwind.com. I hope to see many of you at the AGM. In the meantime, have a Happy Thanksgiving! Karen Inside this issue: New Member Monica Madjarow & Annie Life at White Pearl Cotons by Lorna Christie Meet the Toy Breeds by Joanne Mouryas Coco & Reese Reminder of the CCTC AGM Coton Summer Fun Photo Gallery A Very Special Invitation Page 2 Page 5 Page 8 Page 9 Page 11 Page 12 Page 15

2 Page 2 Meet Our New Member Monica Madjarow & Her Coton, Annie The Coton Malgache Volume 10 Issue 3 Annie came to me from Polana Kennel on May 2, We had kind of picked each other as when she was 4 weeks old she decided to suckle on my nose and then barked when we put her back down with the other puppies. I don't know whether she remembered me but when I went back for the final decision between the two females she started kissing me and wagging her tail. So that was that! She is the friendliest, most fearless little Coton. She has not met a dog, person, child, or noisy item that she does not like or is curious about. They call her "The Walmart Greeter" down on the waterfront where we regularly go to walk. She knows "stay"and "come"and "sit" and can easily be let off leash to play and play and play with the other dogs. Annie has become somewhat of a little legend down there. I was worried about her not being very affectionate the first few months but now when I say "kisses and cuddles" she takes a running leap for my lap and gives me kisses although she rarely stays up for long. I love my little Annie Bannanie and am grateful to Marie-France, Dream and Mia for producing such a welladjusted puppy girl! A special thanks as well to Ed, Bev and Sarah Anne Wood for their wisdom and advice and especially Snowball whose looks and disposition first inspired me to get a Coton. I live in Bedford, Nova Scotia a short walk down to the waterfront park. I am 61 years old and work part-time as a Medical Market Researcher (I interview Doctors on new drugs in development to see how they may or may not use them.). So I work from home and Annie is hardly ever alone. I have had 2 Malteses over the years. When Mollie Two died I was dog-free for a few years but during this time my mother who still lived in Toronto started to decline in health, eventually had a stroke and ended up in a nursing home with vascular dementia. (I am what they call down here a CFAW- a come from awayer.) I was commuting back and forth to Toronto to help look after my mother with my sister who still lives there. Between the two of us we practically lived in the nursing home with her so she wouldn't be alone. She died last December at 86 years of age. In March I decided to get another dog. Over the last 2 years, I had been talking to a neighbour who had what I thought was a big Maltese. But no, he said Snowball was a Coton de Tulear. I had never heard of them. I had been thinking of getting another Maltese but breeders seem to be producing these little teacup sizes and I wanted a Maltese the size I had before. I had talked to Marie-France when I first met the neighbour's Coton and I called her again and sent her a deposit and waited for Annie. Her name is Anna de Domaine Polana as my mom's middle name was Anna. (I couldn't name her Irmgard which was her first name!) and Marie- France let me take her home on May 2nd which is my mother's birthday and now May 2nd will always be a day of sadness but happiness too - a bittersweet day.

3 Page 3 LEFT: Annie after a bath Below: Annie getting dry

4 Page 4 Annie with her friend, Cassie. It s good to have big friends on your side! LIFE AT WHITE PEARL COTONS... By Lorna Christie, White Rock, British Columbia The Spring 2010 issue of Coton Malgache published my article From One Pearl to Another and now in the Fall issue I follow-up by bringing to you what life at our home has been like since then the home of WHITE PEARL COTONS. They say that Spring is a time when things come back to life again a time of new beginnings in many ways well, this surely happened in our home in quite a surprising new way. It was the middle of March and we were in the aftermath of the 2010 Olympics which had brought with it lots of excitement and business to our bed and breakfast. We operate Kent Manor Guest House, an internationally patronized bed and breakfast. In the midst of all this Olympic aftermath I sensed that something else was happening around our home and very soon it was unveiled. I had a birthday surprise from my husband. I was flying to Belgium to receive my birthday gift: a beautiful female Coton. This all happened within a few days, totally opposite to what I had really wanted or planned, but then, isn t that how a lot of things happen?

5 Page 5 The Coton Malgache Volume10 Again, as how Kintana du Domaine de Polana came into our lives the previous year, this too was divinely ordained. My dear husband, Richard, had liaised with Helene at the Swift Coton in Belgium and found out that she had a litter of puppies ready to go to their new homes by the end of March and yes! she did have a couple of show/breed potential females. The tickets were there, the with the pictures of the puppies was there for me to decide which female I felt met the Coton standards (at that young an age!) and I had to decide. So, I made my choice and to confirm my choice I sent Marie-France of Polana Kennels an with the pictures, asking her what she thought. Her response to me was: Well, which one do you pick? (a typical response from her she wants YOU to do the thinking and learning), so I told her which one and she said, You are correct!. Great! Decision made. The alphabetical letter given by the Belgium Canine Registry was J! We named her JEWELA of the Swift Coton. Helene was very happy and in a day s time I was off and away to Belgium. I had ed the Swift Coton asking for updated pictures of JEWELA before I left, however, nothing came. I realized upon arrival in Belgium why they had not. There, waiting for me at the Belgium Airport was Helene with our darling JEWELA! I had told Helene I was wearing black and red. JEWELA was there to meet me with a red ribbon and bow around her neck, her pearly white hair and beautiful black nose and Helene with a big sign saying: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LORNA! You see, I arrived in Belgium on March 25 th my birthday! What a gift! Another pearl to add to the pearl we already had! I hope you can appreciate how embarrassed I was at the Airport: all those disembarking and those waiting to greet the arrivals joined Helene in singing Happy Birthday Lorna! to those who know me, they do know that I too blush, in spite of my tan complexion you see, I blush in my eyes! I am a people-person and outgoing, however, I do get VERY shy when the limelight is on me believe me, I do. The trip to the Swift Coton residence was a lovely one I was hugging JEWELA and bonding with her, feeling like I was in a make-believe world, and then chatting with Helene and her family friendgroomer Gerard, and taking in the sights of Belgium enroute to Ghent. What a lovely home and all those Cotons. I got to meet JEWELA s brother, Jackpot, her mother, father and the rest of the Coton family and had a tour of their residence/kennel and lots of Coton birthday hugs and kisses! Wow! This was real not a dream. The day ended with a birthday celebration: I was taken out to a lovely restaurant and we had a delicious Belgian meal followed with a birthday cake and, yes, another Happy Birthday song and blowing out the candles! What a beautiful surprise and treat what had I done to deserve this?! The next day came yet another birthday surprise I was to accompany Helene and Girard to a big dog show in Luxembourg that coming weekend unfortunately Christien, Helene s husband could not join us as he was busy painting their daughter s new home. (I was staying in Belgium for 6 days and this was part of the reason.). What a beautiful drive we had in their R.V., staying overnight. What an awesome experience at the Luxembourg Dog Show so

6 Page 6 many Cotons, 30 in all, from various parts of Europe and from different renowned breeders. I was able to meet some of these breeders too. And to experience the comraderie of the breeders, in spite of and despite which Coton won you see, this was all about having fun with their Cotons in the ring and fun and joy in celebrating the Cotons and each other Yes! this is what I would love to see in Canada too was what rang through my heart. I was literally weeping Lorna (above) and Helene (right) celebrating at the Luxemborg show opportunity. Thank you, Richard, too! with joy and thanks to God for this wonderful gift and And then, after 6 days, JEWELA and I were enroute to Canada I met a friend from Chicago with her husband at the airport in Belgium and both of us could not believe what a blessing that was so it was nice to catch-up on things and move on. Another blessing! To welcome JEWELA and I at the Vancouver International Airport were Richard and KINTANA. Now, what we saw and experienced was so beautiful that only our hearts could capture and hold onto the picture and experience. JEWELA, who was so quiet the entire trip to her new home looked at KINTANA and gave a soft growl (which we have now have learned is her way of saying: What s this?) and then, KINTANA just leaned forwards and gave her a kiss on her nose it was love at first sight and then they romanced that first week at our home it was like we did not exist, they were in their own little world just so beautiful. Yes! we had made the right decision KINTANA now had a companion and friend. After a week, KINTANA felt the time had come to let JEWELA know that he was #1 in the home #1 meaning that he had been there before her. He wanted to be the one who was right up against our bodies, be it if we were sitting, lying down, walking or whatever. However, JEWELA knew that she could snuggle up to us too as when KINTANA wanted to go to his crate at night and jumped off the bed, she became #1 and snuggled up to us she is one who would sleep in your bed all night and day if you allowed her to totally opposite to KINTANA he loves his space. Now JEWELA is 8 months old and KINTANA is 18 months old and she will be making her debut in the dog show ring the weekend of October 9/10 in Truro, Nova Scotia where KINTANA hails from, and then joining him for the Coton National Specialty the following weekend in Windsor N.S. where the CFC All-breed Dog Show is also being held this is where KINTANA made his debut last year, too! There are no coincidences only divinely orchestrated God-incidences! So, off to Nova Scotia we all go leaving Vancouver on the red-eye flight on October 6 th, returning October 20 th and then a week later we will be at Canada s largest Dog Show: the Travel the World Dog Show at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford, B.C. We are eager to see what happens there last year KINTANA had the

7 Page 7 Happy Birthday, Lorna!

8 Page 8 Meet the Toy Breeds Submitted by Joanne Mouryas A fun time was had by all two and four legged friends at Meet the Toy Breeds held on August 14th and 15th at Pawsway in beautiful downtown Toronto. Representing the Coton De Tulear were members of Payzac Kennel. Papa Bronson was present along with his older daughter Princess and three four month old pups named Henry, Matilda and Gertrude. Many people came by to meet and pet the dogs/pups and were surprised as to how calm everyone was including the younger ones. Every two hours each breeder along with the dogs was called to the center of the room and was given the opportunity to tell the audience a little about their breed. Questions were asked and answered and the dogs/pups were paraded around the room. Many people that came to the show had never heard of a Coton before and others were familiar with the breed but had never met one in person. There were many "oohs" and "aahs" and "how cute are they", etc. A short history on the Coton along with the breed standard was available for those people that wanted to learn more about the breed. Everyone was very tired by the end of the show, but overall it was a very enjoyable weekend.

9 Page 9 Coco & Reeses Submitted by Joanne Mouryas Our girl is in love... 3 months ago, my son rescued from the shelter a 2 year old rotweiller lab mix. The guy is huge. He weighs 120 lbs and he is very handsome....ya, I know what you are thinking? We had the same reaction also, but what can you do? Kids will be kids! Anyway, she bonded immediately with the bum and she cannot get enough of him. Every time we tell her we are going to visit Reeses (that s his name) she gets all excited and can t wait to get there. They play together for hours. She follows him everywhere. They kiss all the time and it is just amazing to see them together. She has lost interest in all other dogs and will barely acknowledge them when we take her out for a walk. The one good thing that came from this strange relationship is that our girl who was very finnicky when it came to food and could hold off eating for days if she did not get her way, now that she has seen that piglet eat and drink, she will eat just about anything..go figure??? We will soon send you some pictures of this strange combination. Coco understands absolutely everything we tell her and can anticipate in advance what we will do next. For example, when we need to go out and she has to stay behind, she will gather up her stuff around the house and take it with her to her pen. When it s time to clean her eyes, she will go in the washroom and lay on the carpet all by herself until Lucie comes and takes care of her. We have a little box with her grooming stuff in the living room and when it s grooming time and we take the box out, she will jump on her little ottoman and lie down for us, turn on her back and just stay there until we are done. She will not touch any of our stuff. If we drop something on the floor, she will sit beside it and growl until we pick it up. Another good thing is that when we go out, she pees and poops on command and she will not do it until we tell her where and when to go. She is also responding very well to hand signals and you should see the reaction of people when we take the elevator in the building and she will sit or lay down immediately just with a little signal of the hand. She does a full house inspection every morning when we get up and will come back to us only after she is done inspecting every single corner of every room in the house. She will track down and catch any fly that dares enter the house. She has many toys and will fetch them by name, the monkey, the ball, the squid, the lobster, the puppy, the bee etc. You know we did a lot of research before we decided to adopt to make sure we found the right breed that would make a good fit with us and when we discovered the Coton, we never imagined that such a small bundle could make such a big difference in our lives, to give so much satisfaction, help us through the hard times, make us laugh so hard and bring so much joy. She is very Precious to us and I don t know how you pick the names to start with, but you were so right with this one. Pierre and Lucie

10 Page 10 More Photos of Coco

11 Page 11 Canadian Coton de Tulear Club Annual General Meeting The AGM will be Saturday, Nov. 20 in conjunction with the UKC show the Brampton Fairgrounds, Heart Lake Rd ONT L7C 2J3 (416) at From 401 East or West to highway 410 North. Highway 410 N to Mayfield Road. Left on Mayfield to Heart Lane Road, Turn right (North) onto Heart Lake Road to the Fairgrounds. The AGM will be following the first show, or as soon thereafter as possible. Newsletter Submissions I would like say a special Thank You! to Joanne Mouryas for all the wonderful photos she submitted for this issue. Many thanks, Joanne. When submitting articles or photos, the following guidelines are very helpful for me when incorporating your submissions into the newsletter: Written Text Send text articles as attachments, preferably as Word documents if at all possible. Photographs Please name the photograph in words that identifies the subject (eg. Jasper_in_raincoat.jpg) rather than a number (eg. DSC4723.jpg). Identify all the dogs and people in the photo. Thank you to the contributors to this issue. A reminder the deadline for the December issue is November 30. I am determined to get the next issue out on time and December is always such a busy month. If you have any seasonal photos (Cotons playing in the snow, dogs in Santa suits, etc.) please send them in. Sincerely, Chris Wasylishyn Newsletter Editor chriswasy@shaw.ca Payzac Pinchy: Look Mama, I won!

12 Page 12 Summer Fun Coton Style! Payzac Henry (left) and Payzac Matilda (right) BEFORE the mud pies! Payzac (Pigpen) Henry (below) Payzac Matilda: Brother Henry made me do it!

13 Page 13 More Summer Fun... Payzac Rocky: I m king of the castle! Payaac Rocky and friend enjoying a treat Gigi

14 Page 14...And even more summer fun! Payzac George: First time on a boat Payzac Rocky: Push me higher, Papa Payzac Rocky and Papa on the water

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16 Page 16 The Coton Malgache Volume 10 Issue 3 About Us. Denis Carriere founded the Coton Malgache Publication in 1994 so that breed fanciers might share their mutual interest. The club s aim is to support, educate and advise owners, members and prospective owners about the Coton de Tulear. All members of the CCTC will abide by a code of ethics that will govern the breeding and prosperity of these lovely animals, protecting and preserving the qualities of the Coton de Tulear, and striving for its betterment. CCTC publishes the Coton Malgache quarterly in March, June, September and December. We encourage your submissions! Please do not hesitate to send photos of, and articles about your Cotons. Photos will be returned upon request if you include a S.A.S.E. Deadline for the December 2010 Coton Malgache is Advertising Rates Coton Malgache Colour B/W 1/4 page. $35 $20 1/2 page. $60 $40 Full page.. $120 $80 Business card $15 $10 Ads may be submitted as camera ready or in draft. Draft text must be clearly typed. November 30, Please send all submissions for the Coton Malgache to: chriswasy@shaw.ca Subscriptions to the Coton Malgache are included with a CCTC membership. Make your cheque or money order payable to CCTC. Fees for US and overseas subscribers are payable in US funds. The opinions expressed in the Coton Malgache are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. The articles in the Coton Malgache belong to their authors and cannot be reproduced either in whole or in part in any form without written permission of the author. Photos should be clear and in sharp contrast to ensure quality reproduction. Cheques should be made payable to the CCTC. Payment must be submitted before deadline. Advertising is available on our website. * Sponsor Advertising $25 per calendar year for a business card $45 per calendar year with a live link to a website * Breeder Directory Members Only Litter Announcements $15 per litter for 3 months $10 per ad for one older dog * Contact Marie-France Prayal polana@ns.sympatico.ca Tel CCTC Executive President: Karen Black karen@cotonwind.com Tel Vice-President - Joanne Mouryas payzackennel@hotmail.com Tel Treasurer & Secretary: Marie-France Prayal polana@ns.sympatico.ca (902) Interim Ontario Director: Joanne Mouryas payzackennel@hotmail.com Tel Interim Atlantic Director Marie-France Prayal see above for contact info Quebec and Western Directors: VACANT Newletter Editor: Chris Wasylishyn chriswasy@shaw.ca