I was originally looking for a maltipoo when I started searching for a new pup. In my research, I started reading so much about the maltese that I decided I just wanted a purebred Maltese instead. Many of the maltipoos that I saw had the curly poodle hair...and I liked the fluffy straighter hair better. I also decided that poodles have many different temperaments-(at least the ones I had been around had)-and most often, the maltese temperaments were more consistent. The pros of the purebred maltese just outweighed the maltipoo mix in my own opinion. Maltipoos were cheaper in price most often, but I found Brinkley for close to the same price that a higher priced maltipoo was costing.
Just wondering why your mom is set on a maltipoo instead of a maltese. Any particular reason? My reason at first was -when I was searching for a pup, I had to search for "hypo-allergenic" :lol: dogs. LOL. Many of the ones that I found were hairless...

And I knew I did not want that. One site that I found had a whole list of breeds that were considered good for allergy sufferers. As I scrolled through the pictures, most of the Maltese pictures were in full coat. I immediately skipped by them because I knew I did not want to care for all that hair. Then, when searching on a breeder site one day-of course she had pictures of the maltipoos and maltese, I saw a picture of a trimmed Maltese in a puppy cut. I immediately thought "duh! Traci....you can trim their hair!!!!"
So I continued doing my research and making sure that the breed would be appropriate for my family and our crazy life. I knew the temperament and size I was looking for and also the price range I could afford. The prices scared me off at first, but I soon found many people that did not consider them "gold". Now I have him and I wonder..."hmmm-what was life like without him?"
And now I know he is definetely worth "gold" prices, even if I didn't pay that for him.