my boyfriend and i have one of both he has a 11 year old Maltese that i have known since he was a baby and he is a good dog he mats very easily and he is very yappie. however he will not use the potty in the house he has to go outside he refuses to do it. now that he is old he has arthritis (he was badly breed and the last of his line)but as a younger dog he was very very healthy he is getting mean he only likes me and my boyfriend and if someone new comes over to the house we have to lock him up we now have to shave him nearly bald because he keeps getting skin infections from the 1/2 inch matted fur
my Yorkie is a year old. he is also very very protective but he loves to meet other people and have them pet him he will go chase a person to get one more pet. he was very hard to potty train and now if we do not let him out he will potty on the kitchen potty pad(not a big deal but i wish he would hold it like two more seconds) we never have problems with his coat he has never had a mat not one in a year i brush him out every night unlike our Maltese he is not so healthy he has allergies and is very pron to hypoglycemia even at a year old he also dominates the house hold he is second only to me
this is just my dogs there is a Maltese forum called maltesetalk you should ask them the same question we all love our yorkies
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