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 ==History section== 

 I moved the history stuff down to a new section, specifically for it; it didn't really belong in with the temperament stuff, especially at the top. I changed the information on weights to make it less America-centric  I have found one standard allows weights up to 4 kg (though most of them call for lower weights). I made a few minor phrasing tweaks. 
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 == Added another Maltese Picture == 

 Put it under the ""care"" section, outlining a ""normal"" Maltese, without excessive professional grooming or much done to curb the slight tear stain she has. Its main point is to show the cuteness of a Maltese, even without long hair or professional grooming. 

 == Weight of Maltese == 

 The weight of 15# or 8 kg is considered way above standard in all the different kennel clubs. The Maltese is a Toy dog and Toy dogs should generally be under 10# or 4.6 kg. A 15# Maltese probably has Bichon Frisé or Miniature Poodle in its bloodlines.  

 :I again changed back the weight to a more standard weight that is considered more accurate.   

 == Maltese biting == 

 Maltese are a very gentle breed of dog and were once called Spaniel Gentle. Generally the breed is not a biting type. I left in information about biting but I don't think it is really relevent.  

 :If you have good info on this, please change the article. I suspect that some info gets into these articles based on one person's experience with one dog.   |   

 I am gathering information and will add it. Where do you suggest I put the sources?  

 In a section titled ""References"". There seems to be a push to have references for all articles.   |   

 I want to make it as accurate as possible and will add a resource section with the information.  

 When my mother got a Maltese, she chose the breed specifically because all her reading on the topic said that Maltese dogs are so gentle with children, you have to be careful  not that the dog will hurt the child, but that the child will hurt the dog! This has been true in my experience of Maleteses. My mom's dog, for instance, will let my nephews torture him, and hardly even barks at them. If you go to http://www.americanmaltese.org/amabreedinfo.htm and skim down to ""Temperment"" that'll back up what I'm saying.  

 == Winter Nose == 

 I replaced the material that the anonymous user 149.63.96.145 removed for no apparent reason; it's a well-known issue with the Maltese breed and is considered pertinent information.   
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 ==Copyrighted text== 

 Parts of this article have been taken verbatum from various sites, such as ,  (from a book) and . Very little seems original to the article. Please consider rewriting the article in your own words (rather than simply taking them from other sources). 
   2 July 2005 04:51 (UTC) 

 Hi, I did not take the information from these sites. I don't know about anyone else here. The first site, I've never heard of. The second site quoted the same references that I gave at the bottom of this article and the third is the standard given by the AKC that is used everywhere.  July 2, 2005 12:37 (UTC) 

 == Famous Maltese Owners == 

 I have never heard of Rose Wilder Lane owning a Maltese dog. I have a rather long compilation of famous owners and have never come across her name in my research. I Googled it and was unable to make a hit. Can the anon. editor point to where we can find this information? If not, after a time, I will remove it until we can find info. to substantiate this.    

 :Actually, we were discussing it here and had decided to get rid of lists like this,  they don't help