Small Dog Breed Care : How to Care for a Maltese

I’m Nancy, the training manager of the Berkley East Bay Humane Society. We’re going to talk about caring for a Maltese. You don’t have to see many Maltese these days outside the show ring but they are very happy perky pet small dog with very long fur. So when you take… the first thing you have to consider before you get your Maltese is if you want to get into grooming because it’s going to get a lot of grooming and they’re white so keeping them clean is going to be a chore.

You’re going to be cleaned, groomed and you are going to have to keep all that nice hair out of they’re eyes. In the showroom they’re actually shown with the bred…or rubber band holding the hair off out of the face. The Maltese can be quiet a versatile little dog mostly they’re a pet dog and for centuries you can see them in painting from many, many centuries ago that they were kept by ladies for amusement and they are an amusing happy little dog that just wants to be with you.