Letters from the maison
Notes on the dogs, on care and on the breed, four to six times a year. Subscribe to have each one sent to you.
Reading a Pedigree
COI, health clearances, and titles are not decoration. A short literacy guide to reading a Coton’s pedigree the way a breeder reads it.
7 min readThe First Ninety Days
What actually happens when a Coton comes home — sleep, toilet training, the socialisation window — set out week by week, without the folklore.
8 min readWhy We Decline
Ethical breeding is, before anything else, the willingness to say no. A note on the gate — and why it protects the dogs far more than it protects us.
5 min readGrooming in a Tropical City
Bangkok’s heat and humidity change the arithmetic of a white double coat. A working routine for keeping a Coton immaculate between professional grooms.
7 min readThe Cotton Coat
The Coton de Tuléar carries the only coat in the dog world routinely compared to cotton. What that texture asks of an owner — and why it rewards the asking.
6 min read