Written by the country's foremost authority on the Maltese, this Best of Breed Library title combines information the smitten pet owner needs to know to take the best possible care of his new friend with the history, show, and breeding information more enthusiastic fanciers need to help them fully understand and successfully compete with a Maltese. The book is filled with photos of this captivating breed, along with instructional diagrams and numerous appendices.

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Essential guide, 2002-10-21
My friend Phil, who likes to experiment in the animal husbandry area, is for some reason convinced that if you cross one of these dogs with a peregrine falcon, you'll get something known as "The Maltese Falcon." I have no idea where he got this idea, but he sure likes to watch lots of old Humphrey Bogart movies. He hasn't succeeded yet, but that's not for lack of trying.

Unfortunately, the people in our neighborhood who own Maltese dogs and/or peregrine falcons refuse to allow him to walk or exercise their dogs and birds anymore, at least at the same time, because of the amazing racket that comes out of the toolshed in the back of Phil's house whenever he takes them in there together. Oh well, he'll soon recover from his disappointment and figure out something else to play with.