Thirteen Day Old Carolina Coton Pups

Show and Pet Quality

Puppies are either sold as show quality, or pet quality. The difference being that a show-quality puppy is allowed to be used for breeding at a later date, if they remain show quality. A pet-quality puppy comes with a spay or neuter contract. Prices vary depending on the type of puppy you desire. Show quality dogs cost more. This is very typical for Cotons as well as many other breeds.

Deposit

When you decide to purchase a Carolina Coton puppy, you will be put on our waiting list. You will be required to send a $200.00 deposit before the pups are born, or a $500 deposit once the pregnancy is confirmed. We will mail you a contract to review before you pick up your puppy. Your deposit is non-refundable, except in the event that we can not give you a puppy in a reasonable time, or that we do not have your desired sex or type of puppy. The contract covers the important details of your purchase, such as health guarantees, return policy, vaccination schedule, etc. While you are waiting on your puppy, I will work with you to find out what sort of personality traits you seek in your puppy.

Evaluation

Puppies will be evaluated at eight-weeks of age to determine their breedable status, and ascertain their personalities for placement in their forever homes. This is done to fit your puppy to your particular lifestyle. They also receive a full physical at eight weeks, and their first set of shots. Puppies do not go to their homes until they are at least nine-weeks old.

Shipping

We do not particularly like shipping puppies by airplane, but would consider it if it is a direct flight and the weather is complimentary. We live reasonably close to four major airports so shipping can easily be arranged. Buyers are responsible for all shipping costs. My preference is to either deliver your puppy in person, or for you to pick up your puppy. If you live far from North Carolina, I use a courier to deliver pups, she takes them onboard the plane with her for a fee. I may also be able to meet you half way, or work something else out as we do have relatives in many states, and travel to see them several times each year. We also have a close friend who frequently visits her grand children in Pennsylvania, and she takes puppies there for us for pick up. Just ask, we will work with you in whatever way we can to make this a pleasant experience for all of us, as it should be!

Reputable Breeders

Cotons are expensive, and you may be tempted to bargain hunt. This is usually not a good idea. Many of the cut-price breeders sell inferior dogs from questionable origins. They may not even be Cotons. In a lot of recent cases, the "cheaper" dogs have been found to have fake pedigrees, and origins in puppy mills. When you buy a Carolina Coton it comes with a health guarantee, and our litters are either registered with the AKC's Foundation Stock Service, the UKC,or the national Coton breed club, the USACTC. (See the About Cotons page under the breed club section.) Once I receive a spay/neuter certificate from your vet, you will receive papers that you can submit to receive a certified pedigree for your dog guaranteeing that he or she is a true Coton de Tulear. Our adult Cotons are certified through DNA testing. In addition, our dogs are tested yearly to ensure that they are healthy and free of any defects they might pass to their offspring. We are also a Code of Ethics Breeder for the USACTC and as such, adhere to strict guidelines. Guaranteeing your puppy's health is an expensive process, and some of those expenses are passed on to our customers, but you can rest assured that your Coton is from healthy, well-adjusted parents and is a true Coton, not a knock-off import with origins in a puppy mill. Please educate yourself if you are not familiar with what a puppy mill is click here.