alicia
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Nov 5, 2002, 6:18 PM
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Re: [ricky] Any one keeping Maltese??????????
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Dear Ricky I have a Maltese. He is just over a year old now. Like the other forum members say, it is a real time consuming thing, grooming a maltese, especially if it isn't fond of it. Our Monty is very patient, having been handled daily by his previous owner, and it still took us about 45 minutes a day to keep it clean and knot free. He is now in a puppy cut, which many believe is a total waste of the beautiful white fur, but... i didn't buy the chap for his looks. And we are very active people, and hiking and 8 inch long, snow white fur don't mix very well. However, I have just found out that there are two types of Maltese coat. One being the cotton coat and teh sillk coat. The cotton coat is actually a reason for disqualification, and is a sign of bad breeding. Monty hass a cotton coat. According to several people (other Malatese owners, friend who owns pet shop, etc) it is quite impoosible to find a "real" Maltese in Malaysia, as they are all bred from cotton coats. although these dogs are still wonderful, they look a bit like Bichon Frise. Anyway, good luck to you in your search. If you are not bothered about absolute quality, then by all means go for it. But, don't get a Maltese from a pet shop unless they specifically import it over for you because a few of my friends did this, and were cheated. It is very difficult to judge what an adult dog will look like just from looking at a puppy. You really need to see parents, a previous litters, living condisions, etc. One of my friends realised that their purebred Maltese dog with papers etc, is more likely to be a maltese x toy poodle. Alicia Ling Horsley petepicure.wordpress.com/ pinkpetfood.blogspot.com/ "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."Dante
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