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This dog is not a Coton de Tuléar, but a Maltese Bichon !

I showed the photo and your comment to a friend who is a vet tech. Her response:

<Friend>: the main difference i can tell is that a maltese should have straight hair and the coton should have wavy hair….but the maltese used to have waves, so that could still come through

<Friend>: looks like a maltese to me, but the breeds are so close, it's hard to be sure plus, their faces are slightly different, but the picture doesn't give a good profile

<Me>: understood

<Friend>: i've been caught out at work before. called something a maltese, turned out to be a coton

<me>: it's listed as a coton, someone said "No, it's a Maltese", so I thought I'd pass it by someone who knows more

<Friend>: i see why they'd say that, but i don't think it's a simple matter

<me> are you okay with this conversation (anonymized, of course) being used as information about whether it's a Coton or a Maltais?

<Friend>: yes, but i don't want to give the impression that i think it's possible to tell for sure from a photo

So there you have it. In the absence of further information, I think it's better to assume the photographer-and-uploader knew what he was talking about, and that this is in fact a Coton. DS (talk) 21:55, 15 October 2012 (UTC)