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#10 Is a Coton de Tulear a lap dog?
In addition to being excellent lap dogs, Coton de Tulears are natural entertainers. They love learning new tricks (their signature move is walking on their hind legs) and delighting their humans. Their outgoing nature and love of attention make them excellent therapy dogs.
#11 Are Cotons hard to train?
The happy and boisterous Coton is a people-pleaser, who wants nothing more than to spend time with his humans. He forms strong bonds with family members and doesn't like to be separated from them. He's smart and easy to train, responding well to praise, play, and food rewards.
#12 Mummies of small, white lap dogs have been found in Egyptian pharaoh tombs.
Since then, the cute balls of wool have enchanted noble, rich ladies from antiquity to modern times. Luckily, nowadays you don't have to be rich or well-off to enjoy the lovely looks and charming nature of these rare dogs, even though they can be difficult and expensive to acquire.