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Friday, April 15, 2011

USACTC's CHUTZPAH

11:00 AM | Posted by American Coton Club

NEWS

USACTC's CHUTZPAH

Robert Jay Russell, Ph.D.,

Coton de Tulear Club of America President,

www.cotonclub.org

CotonNews@aol.com

(607) 693-2828

April 14, 2011.

Chutzpah |ˈhoŏtspə; ˈ kh oŏtspə; -spä| (also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa)

noun informal. Shameless audacity; impudence.

ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Yiddish, from Aramaic ḥu ṣpā.

Following the AKC's rejection of ACTA and its choice of the USACTC for its frontal show organization, the USACTC Board brazenly announced:

"Dear USACTC members,
Today we were informed by the AKC, that the USACTC has been chosen to be the Parent Club for AKC. We have attached a copy of the letter. While we understand many of the challenges that face us in the years to come, we are pleased that the Coton de Tulear will now have a strong, single voice to speak for them.
We are in the process of establishing a Code of Ethics for all of our members and will continue to be strong in ourcommitment to work against puppy mills and commercial breeders. We hope that as an AKC Parent Club our voice will be loud and clear on this subject with AKC as well as with the public.
Many new USACTC committees will be formed in the upcoming months to work for the benefit of the Coton de Tulear. We hope that you will consider helping the USACTC protect and work for the breed that we all love so very much.Very truly yours,
Ruth Weidrick andThe USACTC Board Members"

Dr. Russell continues:

Hilarious chutzpah on their part to state that the USACTC is now the "strong, single voice" that speaks for Cotons. Literally thousands more Coton owners and breeders oppose the USACTC and the AKC than support this move, so they err tremendously in proclaiming themselves the sole spokespeople for the breed. The CTCA, now in its 35^th year, is vastly larger than their show club and we predate their appearance on the Coton scene by more than 17 years. Anyone who knows anything about the CTCA knows that we have never been silent in our support of the breed that we introduced to the Western world from their homeland of Madagascar in 1974.

If that weren't a large enough misstatement, Ms. Weidrick goes on to compound her chutzpah by stating that the USACTC will "work against puppy mills and commercial breeders."

She appears completely unaware that the AKC is the largest registrar of puppy mill dogs in the world, that it is stated policy of the AKC to promote their "Large Scale Breeders Program," that AKC officials attend and help puppy auctions in the mid-West, and that the AKC supports and endorses the Hunte Corporation, the largest wholesale distributor of commercially produced puppies in the world. The AKC management has never, does not now and obviously will not in the future tolerate any parent club's challenge to their revenue sources.

The USACTC no longer has a Coton registry. They have no say over what dogs the AKC will register as "AKC Cotons de Tulear." Ms. Weidrick's Cotons will join puppy mill bred, pet shop sold Cotons as complete equals in the exact same AKC registry database. Their Coton in the show ring will be indistinguishable from an AKC Coton languishing in a pet shop somewhere. USACTC breeders will produce the same pups as any AKC Coton breeder will.

We in the CTCA feel very, very sorry for the fate of these dogs. And we are thankful that none of our Cotons will be in that unenviable place.

Ms. Weidrick is likely well aware that the mCTCA will remain a "strong voice" in support of the Madagascar Coton de Tulear breed and that unlike her AKC-USACTC, we will be able to maintain a registry, enforce our strict Code of Ethics and health testing for all our breeders and owners, and of course we'll continue to "work against puppy mills and commercial breeders."

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Labels: ACC, AKC-FSS breed takeover, Coton de Tulear, CTCA, North Penn Puppy Mill watch, Ruth Weidrick, USACTC

Monday, October 25, 2010

UPDATE: Coton de Tulear FOUND!!!

4:55 PM | Posted by American Coton Club

UPDATE: Sierra, the lost Coton de Tulear dog in Snowmass, Colorado has been reunited with her owner Kris Forke.

Sierra is back safe and sound! She is full of stick tights/cockle burrs and her back nails have been worn down to the quick. She was found quite a ways away from home running down a county road, running in the tire tracks during the snow storm. A rancher recognized she didn’t belong out there and took her to the Aspen shelter. Thank God!
Miracles do happen! I want to thank each and every one of you who prayed and sent me a message. I will respond to each of you when I can.
Prayers and thoughts do work and I appreciate each and every one of them. Many people were very helpful by spreading the word, and I’m humbled by your efforts. I know the Coton community can be very divided at times but when a Coton’s life is in danger I know we all rally for the cause. And I love you all for that!
Now I have a grooming job to do on Sierra and hope I don’t need to shave her to the skin.
Thank you so much,
Kris
Old Snowmass Cotons

This is wonderful news and we are all so happy for Kris and Sierra!!!

American Coton Club
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Labels: ACC, ACC Coton de Tulear, American Coton Club, Coton Breeders, Coton puppies, Found Coton, Lost Coton de Tulear, Old Snowmass Cotons

Monday, October 11, 2010

Raindance Twin Coton Puppies

9:44 AM | Posted by American Coton de Tulear Club

News from Raindance Coton de Tulear- Rocket Man and Rainy have a beautiful baby boy and girl. They will be available on December 1st!
Congratulations!

To visit Raindance Coton de Tulear and other Code of Ethics Breeders of the wonderful Coton de Tulear, please visit the American Coton Club web site. ACC has a published Code of Ethics and ACC breeders strive for excellence in their breeding programs and puppy placements.

American Coton Club
Home of the Rare Breed Coton de Tulear
www.AmericanCotonClub.com
info@AmericanCotonClub.com

Labels: ACC, ACC Coton de Tulear, American Coton Club, Coton breeder Washington, Coton de Tulear, Coton photos, Coton puppies, Coton puppy, Raindance Coton de Tulear

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Colorado Cotons Francis First Litter

10:07 AM | Posted by American Coton de Tulear Club

Colorado Cotons welcomed 3 new puppies on September 20, 2 boys and 1 girl. Congratulations Francis, look at that pigment!

To locate ethical breeders of the Royal dog of Madagascar please visit the American Coton Club web site. The American Coton Club has an excellent web site with a directory of Code of Ethics Breeders. Colorado Cotons is one of the ACC COE Breeders!

American Coton Club
Home of the Rare Breed Coton de Tulear
http://www.AmericanCotonClub.com
info@AmericanCotonClub.com

Labels: ACC, American Coton Club, Colorado Cotons Puppies, Coton Breeders, Coton de Tulear, Coton puppies, Cotons

Saturday, September 25, 2010

ACC Photo Contest Winners

10:47 AM | Posted by American Coton de Tulear Club

Congratulations to the ACC Photo Contest Winners!
First Place went to Laura Esau of Glen Meadow Cotons with this funny picture of Cotons at play. She obviously snapped the camera at the right moment to capture the moment of puppy ambush.

The 2nd place award went to Marilyn Kolenski of Sandcastle Coton de Tulear for submitting this sweet photo of a Coton puppy raising their paws to say aloha.

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos to the ACC Photo Contest and we look forward to more photo sharing in the future. We were very impressed with all the photos and hope everyone had fun sharing their Cotons with the entire world!

American Coton Club
Home of the Rare Breed Coton de Tulear
http://www.AmericanCotonClub.com
info@AmericanCotonClub.com