Thanks so much for the advice! Yeah i guess she's just not used to it! I did scold her when she scratches at the rubber band, but after that she's smart enough to do so only when i'm not around Maybe i'm doing it wrong! Haha! Gotta ask the groomer to teach me now to tie then!


Hehehe yes! Though she has a fiery temper sometimes but still she makes my heart melt!

pissed off face also still look so adorable....

thanks for ur advice muchan... will try again.. ;p
really need a lot of patient for pets...

cute puppies ya...

Cute,izzit ur puppy?Are they for sale?

Hi everyone, I hope to get some help from you experienced Maltese owners here

I just placed a booking fee for a Maltese pup that's only 3 weeks old. There were 3 pups to choose from - one pure white, one white with very light brown on its head and ears, and one white with obvious light brown on the head, ears and patches on the body.

Of course, the one with most brown was the lowest priced one and thus I booked it. Now I'm just wondering about the possibility that the brown fur will turn white as it grows old? Or should I pay more to change to the puppy with whiter fur?

The puppies come with MKA cert so I doubt they're mixed...

Thanks for all your help!

NO!! dun listen to the breeder... the fur will not turn white at all...
my touffy oso have some light brown patch... it still brown....
my touffy oso wit MKA cert...
i think cert doesnt mean anything coz they din do DNA test oso....

Pinkpaperbag,
When are you collecting the puppy?

daisypooh: Thanks for sharing! I saw some pics of your touffy... his brown is much lighter than the one I booked... and it still doesn't change to white? Anyway after reading what you said I called the breeder to change to the pup with lighter brown patches... the breeder said it's not 100% guarantee it'll all turn white but previous similar pups he sold did

saingau: Collecting the puppy when it's 6 weeks old. I actually asked the breeder if I could leave it with its mum till 7 or 8 weeks, but he said cannot...

Overall I'm abit worried about the pup altho it looked healthy but this breeder breeds many kinds of dogs all staying together. I wish I could get one from a more reputable breeder but their price is usually way too high

From the malteses I see before, some brown patches will turn white, some wont. One of my maltese, can see his fur turn from light brown to white and a few months later, its brown again. I find the patches cute though.

May i ask how much u paid for this pup? Reputable breeders usually charge reasonable price for pet quality unless u are referring to show quality dog. Better get a little more expensive healthy dog than unknown breeders who breeds various breeds. Just my opinion.

Hi guys just wanted to ask a quick question as this is my first time having a dog. My Maltese is coming to 3 months old. During the night we keep him in a cage inside the house with a fan on. No aircon. Is that alright? The fan isn't blown directly, however. Just wanted to be sure the temperature's alright especially he's still quite young. Oh we do have a towel inside just in case he wants to cuddle in it or something. Any comments or advices pls? Thanx in advance.

I wonder why people always think that maltese = must be fully white and those with some brown patches is not acceptable or whatever reason u could think of

As far as I know, puppy who had either light or very visible dark patches on their fur means the parents pigmentation is too strong that some of the pup might be affected and I don't see anything wrong with that and yes, some might turn to white while some might not and I'm proudly announce here that autumn is a pure maltese thou she still has her brown patches and honestly, she looks awesome with that look

for those who has not met my girl, here are some pics to refer to

Her 1st day at home,



upper view & full body pic which u can see she got many brown patches over her body =]



@3 months old


and last year pic @ 1 year ++


u can see she still have those patches around her body and basically me n my mom thinks she looks cute with those un-balanced patches lol thou I've been told that the fur 'might' turn to white when she turn adult as her father's also has some patches which turns white later on. No offense to anyone. I just wanted to show my girl's pic as I think some ppl still confuse and think that maltese should have fully white fur and I do know some puppies still have their patches when they turn adult like autumn & touffy. So I guess, it doesnt matter if ur pup have those brown patches as long as u get it from reputable breeder unless if u really want fully white maltese

btw, who u get ur pup from?

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Added on August 8, 2010, 12:49 amlet me guess...... it should be GIZMO~~~

This post has been edited by muchan86: Aug 8 2010, 12:49 AM

Even at 8weeks it's still too early to take it imo.

Ethical breeders usually will sell at 5-6mths.

Nicolle's 1st female puppy...

U're gonna keep it? please don't poison me more...
my hand is reli itchy to get another maltese pup now thou I already have 2 :swt:

lol.. will nt keep it.. bt hope to show it.. haha..

ah the puppy so pretty.... *melts*

lmao tio ignore. this is more like a show off thread than "discussions". nvm cbf

Hi Repulse,

I think shd be alrite..
coz my mom's maltese sleep in aircon room since she was 3 mts old..
so far so good...

i think i scared my maltese hot more than cold coz they hav fur all the time..
so when im out during afternoon time i will on fan for touffy.