Do you like short or long haired Malteses?

[Alysser]

Sassy is a short-haired Maltese. Personally I like short-haired Malteses ALOT better because, well, I have one but I just was curious. Here is a picture of a long-haired one and then a short-haired one:
LONG HAIRED
http://www.fix.net/~dogmag/maltese/images/back-cover.jpg
SHORT HAIRED
http://www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/maltese-pictures-

[IRescue452]

A short-haired maltese. And by that you mean a pet quality dog or a byb dog mixed with something? As far as I know there are not short-haired malteses. I prefer the long-haired look.

[my_boy_red]

I like Long-haired Malteses:) But short-haired Malteses are pretty too:)

[lv4dogs]

There is no coat difference in the Maltese. They should all have a long coat like the one you posted a pic of.

Maybe it's one of those new "designer" breeds from a Pm or BYB. :(

[Alysser]

Sorry for the confusion. I mean like the Short-haired Maltese cut!

[AllAmericanPUP]

i prefer a maltese with a puppy cut..i think they are much cuter...definately wouldnt want to bother with all that long hair! lol

[lv4dogs]

Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I like the looks of the long haired maltese better but I know that it can be very time consuming to keep the coat healthy & clean so I understand why people have the puppy cuts done.

[Kfamr]

I personally don't like their coat kept long much at all.

My grandma has 3 Maltese - all are kept short/medium. Here's a picture of my favorite dog of her's.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/nalasimmy/Memawskids/2.jpg

Her cut doesn't look too great at all here, my grandpa actually did it that time. :o Usually myself or my aunt groom her dogs for her.

[Alysser]

Lol! What a cutie!

[elizabethann]

I personally don't like their coat kept long much at all.

My grandma has 3 Maltese - all are kept short/medium. Here's a picture of my favorite dog of her's.

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/nalasimmy/Memawskids/2.jpg

Her cut doesn't look too great at all here, my grandpa actually did it that time. :o Usually myself or my aunt groom her dogs for her.


OMG! What a cute photo! I like that length...short/medium. I think the long would get all snarly & dirty pretty fast.

[gemini9961]

I like the long hair, but I would not want that long hair if I had one. I would keep it in a puppy cut. The long hair looks so regal and elegant but if I was not showing I would keep it short.

[finn's mom]

I think the long hair is very elegant, and, when seen at a dog show, I love it. But, for a dog in the house or just running around outside, I think the short cut is cuter. :)

[Alysser]

Sassy had a long hair cut some years back. She was so unhappy outside so we now have puppy cuts for her:)

[buttercup132]

i love the long haired ones!!

[k9krazee]

I think the long hair is very elegant, and, when seen at a dog show, I love it. But, for a dog in the house or just running around outside, I think the short cut is cuter. :)

My thoughts exactly :)

[Ginger's Mom]

I really like the puppy cut, beacuse it is still long enough to make them look fluffy. I think it makes the dogs look so cute. :)

[Alysser]

Ginger looks really fluffy!

[Suki Wingy]

LONG! Sometimes I don't like the look of the hair in front of the muzzle where it curves and then just stops but I totally understand why people cut them that way, that hair must tangle quickly.

[IRescue452]

Oh ok. Well, I still like long haired better. I think puppy cuts are pretty ugly unless they are kept properly trimmed and shaped. I really hate the long scraggly tail hair with a short body cut. Sometimes they can be cute. I don't mind them though since a lot of people can provide the perfect home for a maltese and it is the right dog for them, they just don't like the long hair. I certainly wouldn't say, in this situation, that they shouldn't get a maltese if they don't like the hair. Sorry to the dog owners but these first few clips just don't do the dog justice. The last one, medium clip, is adorable. I think its the visibly thin hair that turns me off.
http://dana.dogster.com/pix/dogs/79/188479/188479_1125431626.jpg

http://dana.dogster.com/pix/dogs/28/91428/1.jpg
http://dana.dogster.com/pix/dogs/27/165227/165227_1121657167.jpg
http://dana.dogster.com/pix/dogs/97/108097/108097_1105921183.jpg

[poofy]

I think both are good, but what i would have on mine would be the puppy cut if I had one.. :D