| Temperament: The Maltese are small, but have good | | | | there in the end. |
| personalities, with a playful nature. They are kind and | | | | Health issues: The Maltese dog can get a slipped |
| loving, highly trusting, with good intelligence, and they | | | | stifle, teeth problems, and skin problems such as sun |
| learn quickly. This may be a small, but they are quick | | | | burn in the hair partings, weak digestion, and can |
| to raise the alarm, and make a great companion. | | | | suffer chills. |
| Getting on well with other dogs and pets, the | | | | Grooming: The Maltese dog requires daily brushing, as |
| Maltese is easy going. | | | | the hair can matt easily, depending on the length and |
| The Maltese love to play outdoors. As with all small | | | | care of grooming. Activities of the dog, will affect |
| dogs and the way we humans treat them, you can | | | | the time needed for grooming daily. Always |
| get small dog syndrome, here we see an unhappy | | | | remember to do this gently as this is a soft coated |
| pet and owner. This can be prevented by | | | | dog. Their eyes need cleaning daily, and bath as |
| remembering this is a live animal, not a toy or human | | | | needed, making sure to keep the dog warm after |
| baby, and giving this lovely pet leadership and rules to | | | | the bath until they are dry, due to the fact they can |
| follow is of supreme importance. | | | | get a chill easily. Non show dogs can have short hair |
| If the dog thinks they are the leader, we see | | | | making the whole process of grooming easier to |
| problems arise such as; being snappy, jealous of | | | | manage. |
| house guests and obsessive barking. This is not the | | | | Living conditions: The Maltese dog if given good |
| breed traits but a show of imbalance of leadership. | | | | exercise can live without a garden. This dog is fine |
| Socialize this dog well when young will help the dog | | | | for apartment life, whiles this dog loves to play it still |
| to develop a good even caricature. This dog is slow | | | | needs walks daily to full fill its requirements. |
| to potty train but with firm and gentle rules, will get | | | | |