Mary Allen
#7 The breed belongs to small dogs.
Males are usually between 21 and 25 cm high, bitches remain even lower at 19 to 23 cm at the shoulder. These dogs are fully grown at about one year old, like many small dog breeds. The average weight of an adult Maltese is 3-4 kg.
#8 Its fur is soft, silky and shiny.
The Maltese does not have an undercoat and therefore has almost no change of coat. As a result, he generally sheds very little. The fur grows very long, reaching to the ground like a white coat. It is absolutely smooth and quite heavy. The tail also has very long, straight hair that falls well over the hind legs. The hair on the head also grows very long and falls into the beard hair.
#9 The dogs carry their small, broad heads high and proud.
The nose and the eyes are deep blacks and very distinctive. Its body is long and rather narrow. Typical of the breed, the dogs are always pure white. However, a slightly darker ivory tone or light orange is tolerated.