Talk:Maltese (dog)

From Citizendium
Revision as of 11:27, 17 December 2007 by imported>Michael J. Formica (→‎Edits)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is developing and not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
To learn how to update the categories for this article, see here. To update categories, edit the metadata template.
 Definition:  Breed of canine in the toy group, known for its silky white hair, descended from dogs originating in the central Mediterranean area. [d] [e]
Checklist and Archives
 Workgroup categories:  Hobbies and Biology [Categories OK]
 Subgroup category:  Dogs
 Talk Archive:  none  English language variant:  British English

Edits

Deleted suppositions with respect to the presumed lineage of Malteses. Dog breeds as we know them did not exist millenia ago. I also removed the sentence about Malteses being generally healthy. They have too many breed-specific ailments for that, so comparatively they are not generally healthy. Aleta Curry 04:00, 16 December 2007 (CST)

I disagree. I have four of them, and, except for dental issues as they age, all are over 10, and all have been healthy. In addition, aside from the shunt issue...which is not a Maltese issue, but a toy issue, my breeder has never voiced any "breed-specific" ailments. --Michael J. Formica 11:27, 17 December 2007 (CST)
Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Maltese_(dog)&oldid=356733"