cute little girl u have there.... what is her weight?

based on maltese standards given by AKC, maltese should weigh 4-6lbs which is around 1.8-2.7kgs.... but don't stress too much on the numbers.... as long as when you feel her chest, the ribs are just nicely felt with a layer of flesh, not too protruding (underweight) or ribs not felt (overweight), then it should be fine.... it has to be proportionate to their body size....

but just to answer your ques, the last i weigh my girl was when she was 10 mths plus, that time was 1.9kg....

her weight went up to 3.5kg after spaying a few months ago, now should be around 4kg... the weigh at the vet should be accurate. the bum looks bouncy but the ribs are still able to be felt though.

notice the abdomen part?


This post has been edited by anykti: Jul 19 2013, 08:10 AM

is this cute??

Oh my the before and after look so different! Your skill very good Jason.

I heard from many who says that usually the locally bred maltese are larger in size coz the bloodline available in Malaysia is not well established yet.... furthermore many irresponsible breeders and puppy mills continue to breed dogs without any regards to health issues and breed standards... and some will even go to the extend of "advising" new owners who are not familiar with pets to feed less in order to keep them small.... but in actual fact, it is just starving them!

also due to this, many sellers also make use of imported puppies (who are basically within standard sizes but relatively smaller than local bred) and they put fancy terms like "mini maltese" to garner more sales.... in actual fact, maltese only have 1 standard size range (unlike poodles or schnauzers)

you don't really have to worry to much about the weight tho.... as long as she is healthy and active.... most of the time people feel their ribs to gauge if they are too thin or too fat.... although AKC does provide a guideline and standard for each breed, but no matter what their size or character, we still love our furkids as they are.... I personally prefer if my baby girl was fatter, but not to the extent of obesity la....

I do feel she's much more adorable now. I can still feel her ribs easily with a layer or flesh.

hi guys,

My Maltese now is going to be 2 years old but he's still very very very very active. Everyday jump jump jump and run run run at home, i bring him go outside walk walk and jogging about 45 minutes~1 hr already come back still super energetic and happy happy macam never tired one.. what is wrong a? and when i got back from outside, he normally jump onto my leg with his down there become huge.

the wiki says maltese will be active and energetic for the rest of their life...

hi all~~

I'm just thinking to get another maltese to accompany my maltese gal but i'm just worry that my gal will jealous and cant get along with the new baby cos she is my only dog then suddenly another pups come and stay with her.

Can anyone pls gimme some opinion should i get another pup to accompany her?

does ur gal mix well with other dogs? maybe u can let her choose her companion, by bringing her to meet the potential pup... but u have to be sure that her vaccinations are up to date and she is not carrying any viruses or infections that may harm the unprotected pup....

a better option would be to adopt an adult dog.... u could bring her to a shelter to let her choose her own companion, that way, they both already know how to interact so u can judge their character towards each other better.... as some adult dogs may find a bubbly n active puppy rather annoying....

Hey! Her body part looks really white! i had let my baby girl tried health and shine too. Based on research 93% of 600 owner Maltese owners reported that they did have a tear staining problem with their Maltese.

My baby girl's tear stain looks really serious last time! but i gotta clean it every morning when i woke up and also once before i sleep. Wiping her mouth after eating. Now she really looks better than last time.

Here is it!


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Hey, really sorry for the late reply, been sometimes! Just sent you an email! Cheers!

yea her body can be quite white, just now not much time to clean her face before going to work, further more she loves to bite her chew-able toys so she can have quite a lot of saliva, but i can really see the stains are much lighter now.

Generally speaking, Maltese can accept new friends pretty well especially if you introduce them to a puppy. At the end of the day, I thought that the most important criteria to consider is whether you have enough resources i.e. time, finance & love for them. Are you staying alone?

My 2 year old maltese afraid of puppy .. Golden Retriver and Husky..

Keep growl at both of them... lol

You sure is afraid? Or trying to scare them off?

I think Maltese are fearless. My Augustine chases larger dogs around to play with her. So I think you should just sternly tell your 2 year old to stop growling.

Do share some photos of your Augustine ok?

august with her carrot stick treat.


going out to jalan-jalan.

Very cute! Is that a carrier or a bed? How much you bought?