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16+ Historical Facts About Coton de Tulear Dogs You Might Not Know

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#7 Most likely, these dogs came to Madagascar from the islands of Reunion and Mauritius, which were colonized by Europeans just in the 16-17 century.

#8 It is known that they took their Bichons with them, as there is evidence of the Bichon de Reunion, the heir to those dogs.

#9 The Europeans introduced these dogs, the gelding, to the aborigines of Madagascar and sold or gave them away.

Mary Allen

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