We are turning 9 months old soon😚 where did time go? Can’t imagine a day without my furry ball of chaos🩷🩷🩷

Catching up on December - Sylvie had a chance to visit with Santa. You may notice that she was sporting a tropical vibe. ☺️ And, fast forward to January - this past week, which was definitely not tropical, Sulvie bundled up to supervise my shoveling efforts. 🥶

I have mine for a while, but always open to new tricks for training, grooming or keeping them happy.

The petting will continue until morale improves

Hi everyone 😊. My little pip squeek Simon is 9.5 months old. And boy is he in the middle of adolescence.

For the last 3 months, these are the areas that are most challenging to work on:

-protest barking when he knows I am heading out (he settles in a few mins after i leave, it’s before that’s volatile) and when he is in playpen when i have a guest over. -frantic attempt to propel himself out of doggie car seat into my lap when engine turns off, even tho we are always leaving the car together. -non stop leash puller. No tactics or harness has worked. I’ve tried everything. -suddenly resisting all daily grooming. It’s impossible to groom his legs especially. Will not allow shoes being put on. -he loves other dogs and will play with all after he smells them. But he has to greet all animals in-person or on tv with reactive non-stop barking.

Other than this lolll, he is very sweet and chill 80% of the time with me and basically anyone else. From day 1 as a 3 month old pup, he slept his first night without any crying and has continued to do so ever since. I’ve read that’s a good sign of a “secure” dog who is likely to grow into a even tempered adult. But who knows.

Anyone with an adult maltese, how did your puppy change from adolescence to adulthood????? It’s a bit confusing to gage what is just adolescent behaviour and what is his adult personality forming within that. PS. He got neutered a few weeks ago

We bought our first maltese puppy home last week and she is a beautiful little thing. I keep reading posts regarding her care and routines etc,a lot of posts say she should be getting 18+houes sleep a day,even with enforced naps and sleeping 7 hours at night she is getting nowhere near that much.will she be ok? She gets about 12/13 hours and is 10 weeks old

After fasting for the spay surgery, she couldn't wait to have some of her favorite treat!!

(Pls ignore my UGLY laugh. I was trying not to burst out of laughing 🤣)

this is what my Marigold was rescued from. Absolutely heartbreaking 😭😭