Maltese dog Bichon Maltais

Maltese dog -  latin name: Bichon Maltais


Temperament

Temperament Maltese is their greatest virtue! They are extremely good-natured, affectionate and cuddly.
Maltese dog is always lively, joyful and playful and into old age.
They are very intelligent, obedient and faithful dogs. Quickly learn and are very adaptable; tempo owners, situations, etc. Maltese is a very cute pet.
Never aggressive!
Good agreement with pets, cat, rabbit, birds ...

Maltese has the straight hair. The hair is white and silky, gently falling down the back and long to the floor. The hair must be curly, like wool or uneven structure. In some places can be as light lemon color on the ears.
Weight by Maltese standards should be 1.80 to 3.17 kg.
The height for males according to standard should be 21-25 cm and for females of 20-23 cm.
Maltese has a compact body and proportionately, slightly elongated. They should not be too fat or too thin.
The skin is stretched over the body means nowhere is suspended and has a light colored pigmentation of red wine.

The head is of medium size, high housing, round and slightly flattened at the top. The hair on the head of debt so you can tie the stem.
The eyes are round, big and dark, not too wide apart. The skin around the eyes must be black.
Ears are long, hung his head and covered with long hair.
The muzzle is medium sized, slightly rounded but not dull or pointed. Top of muzzle should be black.

The jaw is strong and equally shaped. Lips should be black.
The neck of Maltese dog is of medium length.
The back should be straight from shoulder to tail.
The tail is long, curved upwards in a crescent-shaped, covered with long hair, partially covering the back and the tip of the tail hangs slightly to the side. The tail must be set high to make the body look more compact.
The legs are short and fine structure of bone, covered with thick hair and have to be straight. The feet are small and round, they are overgrown with thick hair. Pads on the bottom of the feet must be black.
Trends in Maltese is an elegant, equally and without stagger. They move fast and short steps.
As for the Maltese character must not be neither too shy nor aggressive.
Life of Maltese is expectancy 13 years and more.