The Maltese dog is also known as the devil angel. The standard Maltese dog has a long, silky coat, a long body and a short body. The whole body is pure white and full of long hair, but its eyes and nose are black, and it is active and bold. The neck is about 1/2 of the height, giving people a strong and powerful feeling. The curly tail rises up on the back, with lush and long radial feathers, giving people a very elegant feeling. Therefore, when giving it beauty care, you should pay attention to the modification of its head.
1. Half of the hair on the lower edge of the eyes can be cut off. The hair on the bridge of the nose should be combed equally from the midline to both sides. The thicker beard and long hair around the lips should be cut off from the root. The length of the beard on both sides should be about 1/3 of the head length. .
2． The hair on the back hangs down to the sides along the midline of the back. Use a comb or scissors to trim 1 cm around the base of the tail. The tail hair should be separated left and right, and a small amount of oil can be applied to the base of the tail.
3． The sides of the feet should be trimmed into a round shape with scissors along the toes, and the hair growing between the toes should be carefully trimmed.
4． For dogs with a lot of body hair, you can lift the outer body hair with your hands and comb the inner hair with a comb. For dogs with sparser hair, let the inner hair hang down naturally and then use a comb to comb it up. When combing the appearance, you can comb it three or four times from top to bottom, and never comb it to the bottom. When trimming the hem, let the dog stand on the trimming table, hold the comb in your left hand to press the long hair, fix one side of the comb on the trimming table, and then trim it, so that it can be trimmed into a beautiful hem. For the ligation of the head coat, please refer to the Shih Tzu ligation method.
Hair care
Precautions for unknotting
Don’t get it wet: The hair on a Maltese dog will shrink if it gets wet and then dries again. It is even more impossible to comb them away at this time, so Maltese dogs with tangled hair must not get wet.
Two combs: First use the comb to loosen all the knots in the hair, and then slowly move towards the root of the hair. When you feel that the hair has been combed out, use a bristle comb to comb the hair smoothly.
How to remove knots
For Maltese dogs with severe tangles, you should use a comb or wire brush to comb along the direction of hair growth, starting from the tip of the hair, and then combing to the root of the hair. Do it little by little, and do not comb or pull hard to avoid causing pain or pulling out the hair. If the felt is severe, you can use scissors to cut the felt piece in the direction of the hair root, and then comb it. If it still cannot be combed, you can only cut off the felt part.
Detangling spray: A detangling spray rich in lanolin that makes combing easier.
Don’t take too long: If the Maltese dog is knotted in more than one place, or the knotting is too serious, the time when sorting it out should not be too long. Grooming should last no more than 10 minutes each time. Moderate rest and encouragement will help dispel the Maltese dog’s motivation to resist struggling.
For short-haired dogs such as Doberman Pinscher, wiping the coat with a bath towel immediately after bathing will make the coat look brighter. After bathing long-haired dogs such as Pekingese, Maltese, Pomeranian and Afghan, put distilled water in the sprayer and gently spray it on the dog's hair. After drying, it will look fluffy and shiny.
Knot cutter: Using a specialized knot cutter can help You can deal with knots more easily.
Boar bristles are recognized as the thinnest and straightest natural objects in the world. They do not irritate the skin and can easily comb out the knots of two or three hairs, as well as the fine hairs at the ends of the hairs. However, they are more expensive. Consider using another multi-tooth comb instead.
Domestication
The Maltese is a very beautiful dog. When it was young, it looked like a Teddy dog, and it was difficult for ordinary people to distinguish it. All dogs need to be trained. To train a Maltese dog, you must first make some preparations, otherwise you will be in a hurry and affect the training effect.
Before training the Maltese dog, you must decide which aspect of training the Maltese dog has. For example, if you want to train its ability to hold things, you must prepare a dumbbell made of hard and smooth wood. It is better to have a shape like a dumbbell. The balls at both ends can be replaced, and various wooden balls or metal balls of different weights can be used according to the needs of training the Maltese dog. You can also use some small toys, there are many such toys on the market.
