This explanation is quite odd, because normally the french troops wouldn't travel with dogs especially small ones. The Coton also still became the property of the royalty and the nobles only. All peasants were sentenced to death if they were caught owning one. Small, white dog, slightly longer than high. Skull slightly convex.
Black eye rims.
High set on skull, penddulous, slender, well covered with fine long hair. Shoulders well laid back. Good depth of brisket, medium tuck-up, slight rise over loin. Well muscled legs, paralled when viiewed from behind. Low set, tapering, never coiled.