Tiki is currently in a long puppy cut that I did myself. I would love to keep his hair long, but it gets so hot in the summer (90-100+) I feel guilty
He seems to be much happier with it shorter as this means less brushing/fussing. He loves to go out in the morning and roll in the damp grass and worms
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I am letting it go for now, we'll see how long he will put up with me.
I use scissors. He is afraid of the clipper. I am going tomorrow to buy a mini clipper for doing his belly area, it is so hard to keep clean. It is battery run and is supposed to be very quiet. Hope it works!
Growing Morgan's coat out. I dunno, I love grooming him and he seems to enjoy it AFTER it done. He prances around like he is the most beautiful little thing walking the earth. (And of course, I think he is ) I tell him how beautiful he is and he gets all excited. So long coat is preferred over here.
So far he has only been to a groomer once, that was when I first got him becaue his coat was a mess. Now I do his trimming all myself. I was in the pet store a few weeks back and talking to one fo the girls and told her I was using a cheapie battery run mustache trimmer to do his paw pads with. She told me that is all the trimmers are that you buy for that sort of thing are nothing but glorified moustache trimmers.
both Sampson and Maggie stay in short cuts, its just easier on me and my wife and Sampson especially seems happier with it short, they both go to the groomers twice a month and Sampson gets cut once a month, Maggie is just one year old and hers gets cut about every 6-8 weeks
I plan to keep Colette in a puppy cut. It looks like she'll be needing a trim more often than I had anticipated....every 6-8 weeks. I guess they are just furry human beings, after all.
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I'm not sure if Angel's hair style is considered long or short. It's long enough to cover her belly but it doesn't reach the floor. I've seen shorter as well as longer. I like it at this length because it's long enough for her to prance around looking like a princess yet it's short enough for it not to be a hassle to groom her. I also cut her hair myself. I've never taken her to a groomer because I'm afraid they'll mess up her hair. I like it the way it is.
I am a new maltese owner, I have had Happy for 3 weeks now (she is now 3 months old) and I am going to grow her hair long just because I want to see how it will do and look. I have gotten her used to being brushed but she doesn't like for me to trim her so I took her to PetSmart and they did hers feet, sanitary area and facial stay hairs in less than an hour, I was very pleased. You can see lots of pics of her on her little website - the link is in my signature.
Happy is so CUUUUUUUTE
Trust me i know the Feeling........
I love long hair on Maltese Dogs, Bushi's hair is not quite that long yet. I notice from wearing Sweaters, that his hair knots up around the legs. Lots and Lots of time spent brushing. He just looks so cute in Clothes....
My Mia, is three months, and hasnt had a hair cut. I would like to keep it the lenght it is right now. However, I think she would look gorgeous with the long hair. I havent made up my mind yet however.!
With Tiki I thought I would like longer hair. I had to go out of town and decided to give him a puppy cut so my kids wouldn't have to brush him (like they would anyway <_< ). It sure is easier to care for, when his hair was quite long I had to brush him every night, sometimes twice a day... with it shorter I can leave it for a day or two before having to brush him. He seems much happier with it short. I do let it grow out quite a bit before I cut it though. It was probably 5 to 6 inches long before I trimmed it this time. I cut it when he seems to stop enjoying brushing time. I use scissors and trim it to about1 1/2 inches on the body, I trim over his eyes, but not his ears or tail. I only trim the legs about every other cut.
I have never had Bellas hair cut short, I just trim around her eyes and i tidy up her feet now and again.
Her coat isnt as long as i had expected it to be (shes one year) and i dont know if it will grow any longer?
Like Bellezza1212's maltese Angel her coat is longer than her Belly but not to the floor. I think its around 7inches long probably.
Both Bellas mum and dad had long coats so i would like to think it might grow alittle longer.
I have thought of cutting her coat as shes not a great fan of grooming, but i think there is somsething nice about her long coat and her little bows so I like to keep her the way she is. Also we do not have a groomers near us and I would to bee scared to cut it myself
OMG happy is sooooooo cute. Such a girlie girl. hahhaha
my mochi just got his hair cut today...poor thing, he's all naked now.
no no when we got mochi about 3 weeks ago his hair was matted underneath so they recommended us to cut all the way down and start fresh. he has about 1/2 of hair length on him and his face is still the same..so he looks alittle top heavy now...awww but still the cutie patootie that we had before. I miss the fluffy snowball but it'll grow back soon....very soon i hope
Well Sugar has a long coat ,Lily has a puppy cut and Dougal is long too he once had his hair clipped short and it did not suit him at all and he screamed when they were clipping him
I find that some dogs really suit a shorter cut and others are much better longer.
Even though you are scared to cut the hair yourself, I hope you are trimming her private areas and feet pads and ears. Wouldn't want her to get any mites or diseases
When people say they wrap their Maltese in rice paper, is that the rice paper we can buy at Asian market? The ones to make spring rolls?
Also, can a Maltese be kept on a long coat without having its fur wrapped?
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I have heard mixed info in how many baths a Maltese should have. Some say every week, some every 15 days, others monthy. Also, some people say that frequent baths is actually not good for the coat (which is the aproach I took towards my Samoyed and, sincerely, he doesn't stink...
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My question is concerning the top knot. I've heard that we need to change the rubber (latex) band every-single-day. If we use a paper (the ones to wrap the Maltese hair) underneath the band - as in, the rubber band on top of the paper - could we leave it on for longer? Days? Or...
Hello Maltese folks. I need some groomer guidance.
We have our third little guy - His hair looks like the one in your header photo - second from the right but at the moment not that fine. We normally get him groomed every 3-4 weeks. His hair is - I'm not sure how to describe it. Cottony I...
My Maltese Gianni has very dense, thick, wavy hair. Since a baby he has been impossible to groom. Jumping, twisting and biting, so he goes to groomer every three months. In these troubling times, all groomers are closed. Right now his hair is badly matted. Going to attempt with clippers today...
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) I tell him how beautiful he is and he gets all excited. So long coat is preferred over here. 
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