Meet our Coton de Tulear Breeders

We are Michael and Cathy Lowdermilk.  We live on 1.6 acres in Mesa, Arizona. We are hobby breeders.  We started breeding Chihuahuas in 1992.  We discovered the Coton de Tulear breed in 2004, purchasing our first dog from SanDee's Cotons in Texas.  Our first litter was born about a year and a half later. Michael has an MBA and owns his own tennis academy called Professional Tennis Management.  Cathy has a Doctorate in Education Administration and worked for 25 years in an inner city Phoenix district as a teacher, an instructional coach and the English Language Learner Coordinator for the district. In January 2018 she happily retired and stays home with the Cotons now.  We are both passionate about our dogs and puppies.  This is a true partnership and joint effort.  We work together to manage the daily care of the dogs, while Cathy answers phone calls and emails and does the weekly updates to the website.  We both pitch in when it comes to grooming the dogs--
and giving them love and affection, of course! Meeting new people and making new friends is an added benefit to breeding. Visitors are always welcome to come meet us and our dogs.