When choosing a pet the people often are interested in their age – all want the animal to please the owners as long as possible. Small breeds – namely, an amusing and charming maltese who can live up to 18-20 years concern the most long-living dogs.
Character of malteses
This breed has very tender, loving, cheerful and playful traits of character. Malteses are extremely vigorous, active and full of enthusiasm at the expense of what they are ideal for children of 8 years – these dogs just adore the owners and always protect them, despite the modest sizes. At potential threat from strangers or other animals malteses bark furiously and even rush on the violator with oskalenny teeth.These little long-livers will also become fine satellites for elderly people and physically disabled people. In addition, malteses have lively wit thanks to which they easily study various teams and tricks. However, it depends on the nature of a concrete doggie – they often are stubborn and a little spoiled. One more advantage of malteses is their friendly spirit in relation to cats, other dogs and small animals. They are very picky in the food and also very much suffer from concern if the owner leaves them alone for quite long term.
Care for a lap dogThat the maltese lived most longer, it is necessary to watch closely her state of health. In general this breed is quite healthy, however it is necessary to know that lap dogs are inclined to dislocations of patellae, chronic defect of valves of heart, a hypoglycemia, a kriptorkhizm, a stenosis of the gatekeeper of a stomach and barmy dermatitis. Besides, malteses often suffer from glaucoma, a distikhiaz, a progressive atrophy of a retina, deafness, a blindness and blockage of plaintive channels. For malteses fanatical leaving is not necessary – rather regularly to bathe them and to comb wool, without allowing its sputyvaniye. Most of owners give preference to very short hairstyle of all trunk of malteses. Short wool significantly facilitates care for a dog and the animal does not force to suffer in hot days. Those who loves long-haired elegant lap dogs should look after an animal much more carefully that it always looked it is well-groomed and is tidy. As malteses practically do not fade, the owner has to get rid independently of old wool – otherwise it will be mixed up and forms koltuna. They will pull skin of a lap dog, causing it painful feelings and giving an ugly look.