Volume 17 Issue 3 Fall 2017

The Coton Malgache

Inside This Issue

President’s Message—Linda Brookes p. 2

CCTC Logo Contest p. 3

Back in the Ring p. 4

National Specialty Report p. 5

New Member Profile p. 6

Fading Puppies p. 7

Breeder Profile - Sort Of… p. 8

CFC Elite Champion Sandees Tumbleweed Griffin, Best of Breed, Best in Specialty Show

at the Coton de Tulear National Specialty held at the CANS show in PEI Aug 5, 2017 photo submitted by Linda Brookes

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President’s Message By Linda Brookes

Hello CCTC Members,

As summer has drawn to a close, we are ramping up a few projects for the CCTC. Here's some of

the most important ones for you to be aware of at this time.

Website: The CCTC Website has been updated online. Have a look and see what you

think. www.coton.ca If you have any ideas for additions to our website, please pass them along to

the board.

Logo Contest: In conjunction with our new website, we are having a contest for a new logo. Prize is

a free membership for one year. Logo submissions are to be sent to Karen Ward by email -

cccctc@yahoo.com before the end of the day November 30.

Election Year: This year is an election year for the Board of Directors. The Committee Chair Person is

Paula Campbell. We have vacant seats that we will be looking to fill for 2018. Paula has sent out

the first request for volunteers for board members and we have received some replies. However,

we do not have enough volunteers for a full board! Please give it a second thought and email

Paula (paula@chapalabaycotons.com) if you can help out. Commitment to the board is a tele-

conference every 2 months for about an hour each meeting, reading emails between meetings,

voting on online polls as necessary. Above that, participating in small projects would be above this

basic time commitment.

Membership Fees for 2018: There is no change in membership fees for the coming year. It will re-

main as $25 for membership or $50 for breeder members. Forms and fee information will be forth-

coming this fall.

Meet Our Breeders: We are still looking for more breeders to participate in our Malgache articles to

"Meet our Breeders". This is a series that we started in our

last edition. If you can participate and share a little

about yourself, please contact Linda Stevens as soon as

possible. Her email is: hawkes_n_hooves@yourlink.ca

Sincerely,

Linda Brookes

Two proud moms!

Puppies are 9 1/2 weeks old. Mom Vienna on upper left, dad Sea-

mus upper right. Human mom as proud as fur mom. We are photo

bombed by Marchesa.

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nately, I couldn’t show him. I found a very nice

couple, who were willing to take care of him.

Dream was excellent with them. You should

have seen him in the ring, walking like a pro!

Enjoying every minute of his show weekend!

And for an old veteran of 8 years old, he did

very well! Two Group 1st , four Best Veteran in

Show and Best of Best Veteran in Show! Yes, I

know, he was the only Veteran entered, but…

he did it! And he deserved the big rosettes!

Now, my dear Dream, you are definitely retired

from the show ring. Enjoy the yard, the nice

weather and play with your friends. For me, you

will always be my beautiful and successful show

dog.

Back in the ring! By Marie-France Prayal

Dream was born in October 2008, he will be 9

years old very soon. He is still in full coat, active

and happy. I showed him for 2 years. He was a

wonderful show dog who won a lot. A perfect

traveler; he loved the car and was quiet at the

hotel. He finished his career with a BIS at a CKC

show. Dream became the first CKC Excellent

Grand Champion Coton in Canada. The day

came when I had to make the decision to stop

showing him. It was not easy for me and for

Dream. When I started to show another Coton,

he was so happy to see me preparing the equip-

ment, he was so sad when he understood he

was not the one…

Recently, as I was grooming Dream and admir-

ing his full coat then later watching him run-

ning, walking in the yard, so proud. I started

thinking… why not go back in the ring with him

as a veteran? There was a Coton specialty at

the CANS shows in Prince Edward Island begin-

ning of August 2018. I decided to enter him as a

veteran for the spe-

cialty and for the 3

other shows. You

should have seen

him! I am sure, he

knew this time he

was coming with me!

I started to groom

and bath him more

often and to train

him with the show

leash. When I started

to prepare the

equipment, he was very close to me, checking

everything and trying to figure out if he was part

of this adventure. Yes, you are Dream! He was

so happy to jump in the car! He found his usual

spot, didn’t say a word. At the hotel, no prob-

lem, he knew exactly what to do, what not to

do. I had with me a very happy camper!

Because I was organizing the shows, unfortu-

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This year our National Specialty was held at the

CANS show in PEI on Saturday, August 5th. It was

a clear and hot day and the grounds were ex-

cellent. All participants were happy to have a

large tent to wait in the shade for ring time.

Our judge was Leyda Lucia Perez from Columbia.

Our entry of 9 dogs ranged in age from 4 months

to 9 years and it’s the first year we have had a

Veteran in the show!

It was great to finally get to meet some of the

people I speak to from the CCTC club and so

nice to see some new faces, both human and

dog, come out to this specialty. I’m very proud of

the quality of Cotons we have in Canada.

Below you will see a list of all the dogs entered,

the winners list, and also information on the indi-

viduals who donated the prizes, gifts, and

awards.

I am both humbled and proud to have been

awarded Best of Breed from among these beau-

tiful dogs. (picture shown on front cover)

Entries:

ELEMENTARY PUPPY MALE

MI TOI’S IMMORTAL AT SHILOH (M) – NP3957487 -

28-March-2017 - Breeder: Luis Ortiz – Sire: Mi Toi’s

Icon - Dam: Mi Toi’s Metallica - USA - Owner:

Kellie Bruce

OPEN MALE

MAESTRO DU DOMAINE DE POLANA (M) – CDN

7560 – 10-May-2015 - Breeder: Marie-France

Prayal - Sire: Elite Ch Dream du Domaine de Po-

lana - Dam: Cotonkiss With Love – Canada -

Owner: Ron and Karen Ward

COTON CPH’S GANGSTA BILLY THE KID (M) –

CDN7989 - 02-May-2016- Breeder: Bettina Mar-

tens- Sire: Jespersen’s Invictus - Dam: Mi-Toi’s

Euphoria - Elsewhere - Owner: Marie-France

Prayal

Coton de Tulear National Specialty - Aug 5th, 2017

CHAMPION MALE

CFC ELITE CH SANDEE’S TUMBLEWEED GRIFFIN (M)

– MSC000004758 - 28-August-2009 - Breeder: San-

dra Bearden - Sire: GCH Cartooland’s Darjeeling

- Dam: GCH Sandee’s Una Lisa - Elsewhere -

Owner: Linda Brookes

VETERAN MALE

CFC ELITE CH DREAM DU DOMAINE DE POLANA

(M) – CDN4294 - 04-Oct-2008 - Breeder: Marie-

France Prayal - Sire: Whitelace Yoyo at Polana -

Dam: Fuschia Of The Swift Cotton - Canada -

Owner: Marie-France Prayal

PUPPY FEMALE

ALIKATIA PRINCESS CINDERELLA (F) – CDN 8334 –

03-Dec-2016 - Breeder: Linda Brookes - Sire: Lenny

Of The Swift Cotton - Dam: Bar-Ken’s Marchesa -

Canada - Owner: Linda Brookes

JUNIOR FEMALE

LAIKA DU DOMAINE DE POLANA (F) – CDN8048 -

23-July-2016 - Breeder: Marie-France Prayal - Sire:

GCH Dream du Domaine de Polana - Dam: CH

Jade du Domaine de Polana - Canada - Owner:

Marie-France Prayal

OPEN FEMALE

GOLDEN HILITE’S MIDISLE CUPID (F) –

MSC000005586- 20-Sept-2012 - Breeder: Nancy A

Tibben – Sire: Mi-Toi’s Acestligh - Dam: Sandee’s

Hylites White Velvet - Canada - Owner: Edward J.

Cooper

CHAMPION FEMALE

CH SHILOH’S KARMA IS A KNOCKIN (F) – CDN

8025 - 07-Jan-2015 - Breeder: Kellie Bruce - Sire:

Innuendo Du Castel De La Roche Aux Fées -

Dam: Lune of Swift Cotton - USA - Owner: Linda

Brookes

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Winners List:

BEST ELEMENTARY PUPPY: MI TOI’S IMMORTAL AT

SHILOH

BEST PUPPY: ALIKATIA PRINCESS CINDERELLA

BEST JUNIOR: LAIKA DU DOMAINE DE POLANA

WINNER MALE: COTON CPH’S GANGSTA BILLY THE

KID

WINNER FEMALE: LAIKA DU DOMAINE DE POLANA

BEST OF OPPOSITE : CH SHILOH’S KARMA IS A

KNOCKIN

BEST VETERAN: CFC ELITE CH DREAM DU DO-

MAINE DE POLANA

Specialty continued...

New Member Profile

The Benefits of Brewers Yeast for Dogs

http://www.vetinfo.com/the-benefits-of-brewers-

yeast-for-dogs.html

Hi Linda

I am new to the CCTC and look forward to the

newsletters and interaction with other members.

We acquired our first Coton, a male named Kobi,

in July with a second Coton, female named

Alika, due to arrive on October 28th. My husband

and I have had many dogs over the 46 years we

have been married and presently have a

Yorkiepoo, named Taboo, along with the Coton,

however, the Cotons have to be our favourite

breed. Their playful clown like personalities and

their "smarts" are wonderful to enjoy. ( our cat

Smudge may not agree, lol)

I thought I would share an article with you on

Brewers Yeast for Dogs. We have given our dogs

the pill form of Brewers Yeast for a few years now

and I can say that the previous and current

dogs were and are flea and tick free. We

BEST OF BREED: CFC ELITE CH SANDEE’S TUMBLE-

WEED GRIFFIN

Donations and Sponsorship:

This year all awards and prizes were sponsored by

CCTC members. Thanks to the members below

for their generous contribution.

Best in Specialty Show prize: Karen Ward

Participants gifts: Linda Brookes

Winners gifts: Linda Stevens

Judge’s gift: Paula Campbell

Rosettes and certificates: Marie-France Prayal

also noticed a difference in the health of their

coats and overall general health. All of our dogs

have lived a long and healthy life, in part due to

the food they eat ( no table food ) and care we

gave but also I think in part to Brewers Yeast and

its many benefits.

Although this may not work for everyone de-

pending on their dog and environment

, it has worked for us. I have certainly been

happy with this product and hopefully some of

your readers can also benefit and/or offer com-

ment on their experience of using it.

Have wonderful day!

Joyce McNeill

Burlington, Ontario

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A healthy, vigorous litter of pups is born. It’s so

satisfying to watch them as they squirm their way

along the mother’s body, latch on to a nipple

and begin to suckle greedily. We can relax now –

the pups are fine and mom is fine – the job is

done.

But wait, over the next couple of days, one or

more pups develop the raspy sounds of inhala-

tion pneumonia and quickly fade and die de-

spite our many efforts. Sound familiar? I think

fading puppy syndrome has happened to all

breeders, especially those of us who breed Toys.

Usually these puppies are perfectly healthy with

no apparent physical problems. At the first signs

of a rasp, I have looked for a cleft palate and if

there is none, put the pup on Amoxicillin and

tube fed when needed. Sometimes, the pup

would pull through but more often, not. Fading

puppies are heartbreaking and exhausting, but a

fact of life for a breeder.

I am most fortunate to have a veterinarian who

listens. She takes the time to discuss diagnoses

and treatment with me and we kick around

ideas to find the best mainstream course of treat-

ment and consider any alternatives. The last time

I had a fading puppy, I had kept it alive for 5

days when I noticed it was very dehydrated. I

was out of Ringer’s so brought the pup in to the

vet clinic for immediate treatment. We hydrated

and tube fed the pup and I went home with a

bag of Ringer’s. I had been trying from the be-

ginning to get the pup to nurse on mom, a sy-

ringe, a nipple, anything! but it refused to suck

and had to be tube fed. The pup made it two

more days.

Frustrated, I stopped by the clinic after hours to

discuss this latest "fading puppy" defeat with Dr.

Amy. I brought up the problem of the pup not

sucking and Amy told me that the swallow reflex

is the first thing to go when an animal or human

become dehydrated. She went on to say that,

sadly, this is why so many elderly people in nurs-

ing homes die – they become dehydrated, can-

not swallow, liquid goes into the lungs rather than

down the esophagus and inhalation pneumonia

develops.

Well, if I were a cartoon character, there would

have been a huge light bulb over my head! How

often do we check newborn puppies for dehy-

dration? Think about it.

Many times a pup crawls behind mom or she lies

on one and it cannot get around her to nurse. If

we see this, we pick up the pup and put it back

in front with the others without checking for any

signs of dehydration. The pup is wriggling, looks

fine, but could very well be in the first stages of

dehydration or what for lack of a better term, we

call "fading puppy." Newborns can go downhill

so quickly in the first few days. I talked this over

with my vet and she agreed that this might actu-

ally be the answer to many cases where a seem-

ingly healthy pup suddenly fails to thrive and just

fades away despite our best efforts.

Awareness of the connection between dehydra-

tion and inhalation pneumonia may help us save

some of those healthy pups who inexplicably die.

It takes only seconds to check for dehydration

and only a few minutes for a quick tube feed

which will put the pup back on track. If we make

this a habit with newborn litters, we can give all

the pups an equal chance at life and save our-

selves a lot of heartbreak in the process. Just

think how many lives, how many fading puppies

we can save!

Submitted by Linda Brookes

FADING PUPPIES A Simple Solution Margo Carter, Phoenix Rising Toy Fox Terriers, 2005

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Breeder Profile … Sort Of by Linda Stevens

About :

I bought my first Coton in 2003 after my

daughter suggested either a Havanese or a

Coton de Tulear. I investigated both breeds,

the Coton seemed to fit me and our lifestyle bet-

ter. I like many breeds but I love, love, love the

Coton.

Are there other social activities you are in-

volved in with your Cotons other than breeding?

I belong to a local dog club, Hub City

Kennel and Obedience Club. This club is very ac-

tive in a variety of dog events/sports. I started

agility with my first Coton but have not done any

formal classes since my first girl. We have done

obedience/socialization, barn hunt, chase ability

events, scenting and trick classes. All of these

are fun and that is my top priority when doing

these classes – the dog must be having fun and

like what they are doing and learning. For the

most part they have especially since they are

food motivated.

Could you share a tip on grooming?

People come up to me all the time and

comment “You must spend hours grooming your

dog”. I don’t always know how to answer this

because it has been different for most of my

Coton’s. Their coats may be slightly different,

which impacts the amount of time that is re-

quired for the grooming. My most recent puppy

takes more time, she is such a wiggle worm and

she wants to be on the move all the time – it is

difficult to channel her energy when she is on the

grooming table. My other 3, two boys (one now

belongs to my daughter and her family)- much

more accepting and will just lay on the table as I

comb, brush and blow dry; my older girl has had

much more grooming due to coat difference

and she waits patiently and tolerates the groom-

ing. The most important thing is a clean coat

and regular brushing which will eliminate unnec-

essary time spent removing mats.

What was the first Coton you owned?

My first Coton was a female, MoJo. She

taught me so much about the breed. She went

everywhere with me, except to work (I worked in

a hospital). MoJo even attended my daughter’s

wedding. I knew she would be happier with me.

I also had lots of volunteer dog walkers/care

givers available at the wedding.

Have you been involved with dogs all your life?

As a small town kid growing up in rural Sas-

katchewan, my family had no dogs. My mom &

dad tolerated a black tomcat that my sister res-

cued from the streets. My mom ended up the

caregiver but he was not a nice house cat. I still

remember the awful smell of his house messes

whenever I see a black cat.

My husband and I were married for about two

years before we got our first 4 legged family

members. Our first breed was a Springer Spaniel

and five years later we had two of them. How-

ever, we did not complete the research I did be-

fore obtaining a Coton and the particular dog

we had ended up with Springer rage; whether or

not this was an actual disorder, our daughter

Ryan (groom) with MoJo at wedding May 14, 2005

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was about 18 months and the dog about 6 years,

when we realized we could not trust the dog

near the child.

What is the background of your kennel name?

My kennel name is Hawks’n’Hooves

Cotons and this name was made up in fun for our

acreage just outside of Saskatoon. We have

horses as well and did a lot of riding around our

“block”(about 4 mile square). Our pastures are

open with bush out in the back part, in Sas-

katchewan we have many volls, field mice and

striped gophers. The red-tailed hawks constantly

fly over the pasture and then drop to get their

prey alongside the horses grazing. They circle

over our heads when we ride near the pastures.

One day my brother made a comment “look at

that; hawks and hooves in the pasture”. Anyway I

liked the pun and the name stuck, we have a

sign at the end of the driveway which was done

by an artist/sign maker.

Why do you breed dogs? What got you started?

I have had 2 unsuccessful attempts at

breeding my first litter, both by AI. So… can I

even call myself a breeder? I am planning to fly

to where the male is so I can breed live cover. I

am working very hard at breeding and have

made some plans to have my own male so I can

breed a litter in the future using my own male, I

will do health testing and show prior to using my

own male.

Who have been some of your mentors?

I have mentors that have helped me im-

mensely. Robbie Pattison, Lynn and John Ross

and of course Marie-France Prayal who sold me

my first potential breeding/show female Coton. I

have learned many things from many people,

what to do and what not to do !

About Breeding:

From a breeding perspective, what's important to

you?

My most important consideration is the

health of the female and male and then my sec-

ond is the personality of the dog with my third

being structure. I will not breed a female that

does not have a nice personality. She must ex-

emplify the breed standard statement ”Of a

happy temperament, stable, very sociable with

humans and with other dogs; it adapts perfectly

to all ways of life”.

If you don't own them, how do you research and

find the stud males that will be appropriate to

breed or vice versa, get the females?

To determine a suitable male for my fe-

male I did the following: studied the lines of the

male, used the select a virtual mate service that

is available on the CLRC website, visited the OFA

website to see what health testing was recorded

and then met the male in person to see if I liked

the personality, structure and environment that

he lives.

Breeder Profile continued...

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Do you find big differences in the genders in

term of temperament?

The gender differences I have seen are

more from where they have come from and their

genetics. So this is going to be an ongoing learn-

ing process as I evaluate puppies I purchase and

ones I keep from my own litters.

Are you involved with co-ownership?

I have been involved with a temporary co

-ownership when I purchased my first potential

breeding/show female. I experienced no issues

and paperwork was changed quickly once I

completed my portion of the agreement.

About Coton Health:

What health or genetic testing do you do prior to

breeding?

I test for the following: DNA for: BNAT, DM, CMR2,

HU, PH, VWD1 as well as eyes, cardiac, patella,

elbow and hips.

What emerging health issues do you feel are

most serious or may be deeper than we think

they are?

I believe that IVDD may be more serious

and common than most of us currently know. As

breeders become more educated and aware of

what is out there they will become more cautious

about breeding practices. Some of these more

serious issues may not surface until the breeding

pair is older so we must keep communication

lines open to our puppy pet buyers as well as the

buyers of our potential breeding/show puppies.

All of my puppies are pets’ first and breeding

stock second which is why I want to breed for

great pet puppies.

About Grooming:

How frequently do you typically bath your dogs?

Puppies get bathed at least once a week and if

showing x2/week. Adults will get bathed once

every week to every two weeks if they are in full

coat. About every two weeks if they are in a

puppy cut.

How frequently do you brush them?

Puppies every day or every other day,

adults every 2-4 days.

What is the biggest challenge in maintaining a

Coton coat?

Keeping the coat clean!, I do let them be

dogs which is probably why I do more bathing.

About Showing:

Do you show your Cotons? How often?

I try to show them at least once a month if

we are working on a championship, there aren’t

very many shows in Saskatchewan, and so I

travel to Alberta and Manitoba to show.

Are there specific shows that you feel are critical

to be in, or to win?

The only show I feel is critical to show in, is

my own clubs show as it is important to keep our

show going and support it in Saskatoon. I do like

to travel to the National Specialty as well but I

have only been to that show twice as the dis-

tance is far and I have to travel by air.

Breeder Profile continued...

Sugar as a puppy at show in Portage la Prairie, MB

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I would love to have a show like the specialty in

the west under FCI - like rules and under the CFC

which would give a written critique by each of

the judges . I would support this show as well.

Do you generally have more than one dog you

show at a time?

I have shown as many as three in one

show, but it does depend on what I have to

show and what classes are being offered.

What is your motivation to participate in shows?

My motivation is two-fold, the Coton

breed is still relatively rare and I am trying to edu-

cate the public about the breed. The second is I

love to show my dogs and judges also need to

see and examine the Coton.

My greatest challenge in showing a dog is

to have the coat in the best condition I can pos-

sibly have, because I let my dogs be dogs this is

sometimes difficult for me.

On Current Events:

What can be done to decrease the puppy mills

and back-yard breeders?

Education, education, and education.

I just had a phone call about a puppy on Oct 18.

My husband informed me about the phone call,

unfortunately I never had time to phone her

back before I had to run out to my dog club

meeting. I returned her call the next day. Her

response to me was “ Oh I wanted a puppy right

away so I purchased a Border Collie puppy

listed on kiiji”. Would I ever knowingly sell such a

person a puppy? Definetely not, but all breeders

must be careful with perspective puppy buyers.

Puppy buyers must understand they are buying

an adult dog, no it’s not an adult when they buy

it but they will have an adult much longer than a

puppy.

Please feel free to use our new "ask a breeder" email for any questions you may have.

This CCTC service is exclusive to our members. Email any questions to:

askacotonbreeder@gmail.com

and you will receive an answer within 48 hours. One of our board of directors will answer

with possible collaboration from the board. Feel free to ask anything Coton related from

breeding to training! We hope you enjoy this new service!

Breeder Profile continued...

I'm so proud of this puppy and his owner! This is

Nicole Pike, a first timer in the show ring, with

"Higgins" (also a newbie to shows!). Higgins (Alika

Tia SSMinnow Skipper) is sired by Seamus (Alika Tia

Three Stooges Curly) and out of Karma (Shiloh's

Karma is a Knockin'). He is just over 4 months old

in his first show weekend and went Best Puppy In

Show. I was honoured to attend their first show

and watch their successes in the ring.

New Show Ring Puppy

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About Us….

Denis Carriere founded the Coton Malgache Publication in 1994

so that breed fanciers might share their mutual interest. The

club’s aim is to support, educate and advise owners, members

and prospective owners about the Coton de Tulear.

All members of the CCTC will abide by a code of ethics that will

govern the breeding and prosperity of these lovely animals, pro-

tecting and preserving the qualities of the Coton de Tulear, and

striving for its betterment.

CCTC publishes the Coton Malgache quarterly in March, June,

September and December. We encourage your submissions!

Please send photos of, and articles about your Cotons.

Photos will be returned upon request if you include a S.A.S.E.

Deadline for the Winter issue 2017

Coton Malgache is Dec 15, 2017. Theme’s for this issue are:

Please send all submissions for the Coton Malgache to:

Email: hawks_n_hooves@yourlink.ca

Subscriptions to the Coton Malgache are included with a CCTC membership.

The CCTC is a Canadian non-profit organization .

All renewing memberships are due January 31 each year.

The opinions expressed in the Coton Malgache are those of the

authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher or

CCTC.

The articles in the Coton Malgache belong to their authors and

cannot be reproduced either in whole or in part in any form with-

out written permission of the author.

CCTC Executive

President: Linda Brookes

Email: shoes.and.dogs@hotmail.com

Vice-President: Sonja Femia

Email: femias@sympatico.ca

Secretary: vacant

Email:

Treasurer: Marie-France Prayal

Email: polana@ns.sympatico.ca

Director: Karen Ward

Email: ccccctc@yahoo.com

Director: Ed Cooper

Email: ejcooper@bellaliant.net

Director: Linda Stevens

Email: hawks_n_hooves@yourlink.ca

Website Liaison : Marie-France Prayal

Email: polana@ns.sympatico.ca

Newsletter Editor: Linda Stevens

Email: hawks_n_hooves@yourlink.ca

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