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All About Maltese! 🐾

Size: 4–7 lbs, Perfect travel companions, ideal for retirees or someone who loves to tote around their four-legged friend!

Shedding: Light and hypoallergenic. Maltese have plenty of hair to do cute hairstyles like bows, pony-tails, and braids! Their hair is easier on allergies. Maltese have beautiful coats that can be kept long or trimmed into a teddy bear like haircut!

Barking: Moderate. Maltese are alert, vocal, and full of personality

Experience Level: Suitable for first-time owners.

Children: Best with older children who have a lot of experience handling small breed dogs. 

Apartment Living: Well-suited for apartment living, Maltese do not require a lot of physical activity.

Other Pets: Gets along well with other animals, they tend to be the leader of the pack!

Training: Maltese are intelligent and responsive with consistency. 

Fun Facts!

• One of the oldest toy breeds, they were immortalized on Golden Age Greek ceramics as early as 500 B.C., and Aristotle described them as being “perfectly proportioned”.
• A Maltese named Lucky Diamond holds the world record for being the animal photographed with the most celebrities—363 in total, including stars like Betty White and Snoop Dogg.
• Their signature black “button” nose can actually turn pink if they don’t get enough sunlight, a phenomenon often called “winter nose”.
• Our manager at our Largo location has a 4 year old Maltese named Scout that she got from our Lakeland location after falling in love with his goofy personality!