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Finding a Good Maltese Breeder
Overview
If you have read about the Maltese breed and have your heart set on bringing a Maltese into your home, it is vitally important to obtain your dog from an ethical, morally conscious and reliable source.
A Maltese should never be bought from a pet store! Pet stores get most of their dogs from Puppy Mills. We strongly ask that you do not give your money to these Mills. Most dogs bought at pet stores will develop health issues as they grow older, some sooner!
Only buy your Maltese from a trustworthy, ethical and professional Maltese breeder.
If you have read about the Maltese breed and have your heart set on bringing a Maltese into your home, it is vitally important to obtain your dog from an ethical, morally conscious and reliable source.
A Maltese should never be bought from a pet store! Pet stores get most of their dogs from Puppy Mills. We strongly ask that you do not give your money to these Mills. Most dogs bought at pet stores will develop health issues as they grow older, some sooner!
Only buy your Maltese from a trustworthy, ethical and professional Maltese breeder.
Beware of Maltese breeders who try to appeal to your sense of compassion and your warm heart with adorable pictures; be sure to find an ethical and moral breeder.
Pet Stores
It does not matter if a pet store has a famous name or has been in your neighborhood for a decade. 80% of the dogs found there will come from Puppy Mills. A Mill is a horrible dog factory that breeds dogs over and over again until the mother dog dies or is discarded like trash. They create dogs as if they were merchandise and not living creatures.
Small breed dogs are often fed a low quality food to appear smaller, mothers are sometimes forced into early labor to have premature puppies. These dogs are fed garbage & live in horrible conditions. They are put into cages so small that they are almost paralyzed. Most will develop serious health issues.
Many Puppy Mills, sadly, are AKC registerable. Current laws dictate that "exercise" equals more than 1 pup in a cage. And "acceptable living conditions" equals a cage in which the dog can stand, sit and lay down...nothing else.
There is no patting, no human touch, no love, no socialization, no baths given (until that puppy is ready to be shipped off to a pet store)...these poor little dogs grow up weak, with behavioral issues...and sadly many do not make it passed the first few years.
20% of dogs found in pet stores do come from breeders. Although, beware. A good breeder usually receives plenty of business by word of mouth and a strong reputation; they do not need to place dogs in stores.
If you purchase from a pet store, chances are that your dog will have this as their environment during those precious weeks that shape their personality.
If you do not know the signs of an excellent breeder, this is what could be happening in the background of a breeder's home that you will not see...but your puppy experienced.
Private Sales
Beware of listing or ads showing Maltese puppies for sale, as there are pet owners who create listings to sell off puppies...these are either pups from an unplanned litter (in which case no medical testing had been done, careful pairing of dogs were not done and they may not even know who the sire is) or an inexperienced pet owner who decided it would be a great idea to allow their female to have pups (Again, the average pet owner will not study the breed to select a careful pairing or test parents for genetic defects that are often carried down to the pups).
To Correctly Buy a Maltese
The choice you make is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Learn what is needed to know you are getting a well bred, structurally sound, healthy, well socialized happy puppy...Read More
If You Already Have Your Puppy:
It does not matter if a pet store has a famous name or has been in your neighborhood for a decade. 80% of the dogs found there will come from Puppy Mills. A Mill is a horrible dog factory that breeds dogs over and over again until the mother dog dies or is discarded like trash. They create dogs as if they were merchandise and not living creatures.
Small breed dogs are often fed a low quality food to appear smaller, mothers are sometimes forced into early labor to have premature puppies. These dogs are fed garbage & live in horrible conditions. They are put into cages so small that they are almost paralyzed. Most will develop serious health issues.
Many Puppy Mills, sadly, are AKC registerable. Current laws dictate that "exercise" equals more than 1 pup in a cage. And "acceptable living conditions" equals a cage in which the dog can stand, sit and lay down...nothing else.
There is no patting, no human touch, no love, no socialization, no baths given (until that puppy is ready to be shipped off to a pet store)...these poor little dogs grow up weak, with behavioral issues...and sadly many do not make it passed the first few years.
20% of dogs found in pet stores do come from breeders. Although, beware. A good breeder usually receives plenty of business by word of mouth and a strong reputation; they do not need to place dogs in stores.
If you purchase from a pet store, chances are that your dog will have this as their environment during those precious weeks that shape their personality.
If you do not know the signs of an excellent breeder, this is what could be happening in the background of a breeder's home that you will not see...but your puppy experienced.
Private Sales
Beware of listing or ads showing Maltese puppies for sale, as there are pet owners who create listings to sell off puppies...these are either pups from an unplanned litter (in which case no medical testing had been done, careful pairing of dogs were not done and they may not even know who the sire is) or an inexperienced pet owner who decided it would be a great idea to allow their female to have pups (Again, the average pet owner will not study the breed to select a careful pairing or test parents for genetic defects that are often carried down to the pups).
To Correctly Buy a Maltese
The choice you make is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Learn what is needed to know you are getting a well bred, structurally sound, healthy, well socialized happy puppy...Read More
If You Already Have Your Puppy:
- Learn How to Introduce Your Puppy to Your Home & Family
- Why the Name Your Choose is Very Important & How to Choose a Name that will Help with Training
- Help for Chewing Issues - Teething and Separation Anxiety
- 24 Maltese Behavioral Issues - Understood & Resolved
- 34 Maltese Health Issues - What you must know before you go to the vet
- A detailed guide through breeding, pregnancy, after care, registering pups and female issues
- Direct Personal Advice with the PetMaltese Experts...For FREE...For LIFE...to answer ANY Maltese questions you will have
- All of this and Much More is Inside of the PetMaltese e-book, Ready for you to Download Right Now... Click Here to See
