UMary Allen
I-Coton yinzala yentsapho yamandulo yaseBichon. Ezi zinja ezincinci, ezinemilenze emifutshane ezingamaqabane zommandla weMeditera eziqeqeshwe kangangamawaka eminyaka. Igama elithi "Bichon" kuthiwa livela kwisiFrentshi elithi "bichonner". Oko kuthetha ukuthotywa. Ngoku umntu angabuza ukuba konakele bani apha, yinja okanye ngumntu? Impendulo icacile: NgeeBichons, omabini amacala ayonakalisana. Iqela leBichon libandakanya iMalta, iBolognese, iBichon Frisé, kunye neHavanese.
#1 ICoton de Tuléar yabelana ngezinto ezininzi ezifanayo kwimbali kunye neHavanese.
#2 Zombini zasekwa kwiziqithi ngexesha lobukoloniyali: iHavanese eCuba, iCoton eMadagascar.
Kunye neenkosi zobukoloniyali, ookhokho babo bobabini beza eziqithini njengezinja zamanenekazi azizityebi. Apho baye bavelisa iimpawu zabo ezikhethekileyo zemimandla ukutyhubela iinkulungwane.
#3 ICoton de Tuléar iphuhlise uboya obufukufuku obufana nomqhaphu njengoko buphuma ngqo kwisityalo.
Njengoko kukhankanyiwe ngasentla, iCoton ligama lesiFrentshi lomqhaphu. ITuléar ligama lesiFrentshi likaToliara, ikomkhulu lephondo elinegama elifanayo kumazantsi-ntshona eMadagascar.