I actually have one of each. The shihtzu is a crap disturber LOL!!! She loves dirty socks the stinker the better, she has gotten to the point the socks are not even safe in the dirty clothes hamper cause she knocks that over, and steals them out of there! LOL! and will sit and litterally will destroy the sock suck on it until there is nothing left, she loves to lay around, very friendly, she loves to lick you in the face feet, we have nicknamed her "FROG" cause she has such a long skinny tognue. I find she is very hard to house train, so I started to kennel her during the night, we have problems with her listening, she loves to run away, and then its a big game to run and run..............their coats are very easy to keep up with, and she has a beautiful tail, that flutters high on her back. Our maltese, is very laid back, she is very stubborn, but was very easy to train. Don't get me wrong I love my dogs, but I would rather have a maltese over a shih tzu, just my opinion.
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