Rocky Mountain Thompson Cotons

Jonny C - adopted from Kumba's 2009 litter

"Coton de Tulear Club of America Code of Ethics Breeders"
We are members of the Coton de Tulear Club

Jeffrey and Christine Thompson

Contact us : jpbilly94@aol.com

Phone: 303-912-2671

Puppies born March 2, 2010

---------------Kumba had puppies March 2nd! She had a beautiful, colorful, and healthy litter of five. Three female and two male puppies. We have always had tall cotons in our previous litters, however, in this litter it appears that the two boys, Horton and Ol' Dan will be a few inches taller than a standard coton, like their father Ditto, but they will not be tall cotons. All of these puppies are adjusting beautifully to their forever homes. If you would like to reserve a puppy from our next litter, and are looking for a wonderful, companion dog, please contact us.

Little Anne - 8 weeks old - adopted

Ol' Dan - loyal and sweet

Lanka - great companion and playful

Horton - leader of the group and curious

Charlotte - adventurous and brave

Little Anne - fun-loving and shy

Try to guess what books our children were reading when the puppies were born. Go to the bottom of this page to see the answer!

Now, they are very playful and active, climbing on rocks, playing with pine cones, spinning, jumping, rolling and falling over, and just being absolutely adorable!

We are a family raising Coton de Tulear puppies in our home in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Our puppies are over 90% Malagasy. Kumba is a friend to all, old and young. She is gentle, playful, and an extremely obedient dog. To tell us she is excited to see us, Kumba loves to spin, spin, spin! Kumba is an amazingly devoted mother.

The male of these puppies, Ditto from Alika Cotons, is great example of what a coton should be, perfect gate and lines. He holds himself like a king and is a wonderful companion.

Lanka - 8 weeks old - happy to be staying here in Colorado

Ol' Dan - 8 weeks old - loving his new family in Texas

When the puppies were 4 weeks old they were so much fun! They started walking/waddling around and enjoyed playing with balls, jumping on each other and us, and exploring. Going for a walk outside snuggled in a blanket was one of their favorite things to do. They were alert and perked up to listen to the birds, wind, and the crackling of pine needles under our feet as we walked. Cotons are so smart, they already tried to potty away from their sleeping area and their playing area. We started taking them outside to potty when the weather was warm enough. It was very exciting to see their little personalities beginning to bloom! They all weighed between 2 pounds 7 ounces and 3 pounds.

Horton - 8 weeks old - enjoying Seattle WA

At 4 weeks we start to grass train our puppies. Beginning at about 6 weeks, our puppies receive basic obedience training several times a day. When they are around 7 weeks, we take them for walks with a leash and without a leash. On and off the leash they are exposed to" stop, sit, and stay". We also work with the "come" command. We socialize our puppies by taking them out with us as much as possible. They love to play at parks with other children and adults. They enjoy visiting the school I work at and stores that allow pets. We expose them to the vacuum, blender, and other loud noises. All of the puppies in our previous two litters, were extremely happy and well-adjusted puppies. The puppies from this third litter of Kumba and Ditto are as well.

Kumba, Lanka, Little Anne, Charlotte, and Ol' Dan

Charlotte - 8 weeks old - enjoying colorful Colorado

When the puppies where two weeks old they had more than doubled their birth weight. They opened their eyes and started to walk around. We moved them from their welping box at about 4 weeks. Their noses began to fill in. They were all very content and snuggly. The snuggly characteristic soon changed to frisky!!

Beako - adopted from Kumba's 2009 litter

We take our puppies outside to play several times a day for up to a couple of hours each time. They love to play in the leaves, chew on sticks and pine-cones, and just run around. Hiking with the puppies is one of our favorite pastimes.

In previous litters we have had several tall coton puppies. Jonny C (pictured at the top of our web site) and Beako (above) are both tall cotons. If you are interested in reserving a tall coton puppy, please contact us.

Thoughts from new puppy owners

- "Since my experience with you and Tavi, I have come to realize how important it is to buy from a knowledgeable and caring breeder. You and your family gave Tavi such a great start it made it easy to continue to work with him. Thank you for bringing such an amazing guy into our lives. We love him so much!" Miriam Abney Cook in South Carolina, Rikki Tikki Tavi's new owner

We love our Coton. The Thompson family truly loves its puppies and it’s obvious when they step through your door. We felt like we were being given a member of their family rather than a puppy bred for sale. If you’re on this website, then you’ve already decided that Cotons are great dogs. You’d be right. Ours is wonderful, patient (with a capital ‘P’), fun, smart, loving and protective but not yappy. “The more you love them, the more you get.” Mr. Thompson told us. And it’s really true.
Tom McCall in Littleton, CO, Juno's new owner

Our web site was updated on 5-16-10. We were reading Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web and Horton Hears a Who. Lanka was named for an island like, Madagascar, where Cotons originated!