Does size really matter? It definitely does if you are a Great Dane that is the size of a Chihuahua, or worse yet a Chihuahua the size of a Great Dane! It is important to remember that each breed has certain characteristics, traits, and size which make a dog a good representative of whatever breed it is supposed to be.

So does the size of your Maltese really matter?

As with all physical characteristics size comes from genetics. Mother Nature truly loves to play tricks on us sometimes, but sadly, chances are that many of the larger Maltese are not purebred Maltese nor the small, tiny size Maltese.

And there is also a Myth about Teacup Maltese. There is no such animal ......

The term Teacup anything" has become a sales ploy to charge more money. That's the simple truth. The Maltese is a "toy dog". They are small already. Our American Maltese breed standard states "Seven (7) pounds and under, with four (4) to six (6) pounds preferred". Lower end of the scale Maltese is quite tiny.

There are people who even breed these "tiny" Maltese (which in all rights should be someone's lap warmer) hoping to produce more tiny Maltese so that they can sell them as Teacup size and charge lots of money for them. This, is unethical and wrong.

On many occasions One heard of a Teacup being eight or nine pounds and even larger, which is above our national weight standard according to the AKC Maltese standard. Just another con using a glitzy sales term to sale a dog. This is sooo sad!

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