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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Actually, that's not true anymore. Maltese are often bred to Bichon by unethical breeders since large Bichon females can produce more puppies, have less complicated deliveries so they bring more profit.
It's not unusual for a Maltese from a pet store or backyard breeder end up weighing in the teens and having curly hair much to the shock of their owner who expected a six pound silky haired dog.
We have many big Maltese (one is 17 pounds!) on another forum that I belong to that are supposedly purebred and have "papers". Of course, no one, especially their owner, believes they are really purebred.
Apparently DNA testing is starting to become available at vet offices for a nominal fee, about $100. It will be interesting to see how this will affect breeders if this becomes mainstream. |
I'm not saying NOW, as there are very unethical breeders..I'm saying that when the breeds started, that there is ONLY one purebred dog that was never bred with another dog to produce this purebred, that is a maltese, and that is a fact...I know now, I know that yorkie breeders are breeding with silkys, which is fine, but, they shouldn't pass them off for a purebred yorkie...And as far as my problem with AKC, like I said, they didn't even care when I told them about the problem I had with a pom, what did they do about it?? NOTHING...And that really doesn't matter to me anyway, I don't show, I don't breed, so I don't pay them any money for my dogs, so called papers..