COTON DE TULEAR MODE OF INHERITANCE
The following is a list of genetically, dominant and
recessive traits, as agreed upon by the majority of geneticists
and breeders. It must be kept in mind that some are incompletely,
dominant, some are linked and others, such as a cleft palate are lethal.
DOMINANT. RECESSIVE
Long haired Short head
Large or long ears Small or short ears
Low set ears High set ears
Wide ear leather Narrow ear leather
Coarse skull. Fine skull
Short foreface Long foreface
Direct ears Drop or tipped ears
Dark eyes Light eyes
Normal eyes. Large bulging eyes
Brown eyes Blue eyes
Wire coat. Smooth coat.
Short coat Long coat
Curly coat. Straight coat.
Poor layback of shoulder. Good layback of shoulder.
Poor angulated stifle Well-angulated stifle
High set tail Low-set tail
Heavy bone. Light bone
Deep chest Shallow chest
Straight top line Swayback
Good spring of rib. Poor spring of rib
Short stifle Long stifle
Light pigment Dark pigment on skin of white dog
Normal hearing Deafness
Good eyesight Night blindness
Good, eye pigment Walleyes
Self colour Partí-colour
Black nose Dudley nose
Good mouth Overshot or undershot jaw
Normal palate. Cleft palates
Normal lip Hair lip
Straight tail. Kinked or bent tail