MALTESE

BLADES & TOOLS

COAT & GROOM TIPS

Daily grooming is very helpful with a full coated Maltese. The haircoat should be long, flat and silky, and without an undercoat. It is somewhat easy to become matted, especially when exposed to moisture. Gentle handling of the haircoat during bathing and drying is encouraged to prevent hair breakage.

The final comb out is important on the Maltese. After hand fluff-drying use combs to make a part down the center of the back, and then comb the hard on the sides downward.

Learning to bow and bun hair is essential on the Maltese, and expected of any professional groomer. Have an adequate supply of various styles and colors for your clients to choose from so they can have just the special look they desire.

For show the dog is never trimmed. It is common for owners of Maltese mixes to request mixed breed styling creating more of a "Poodle look" or other variations. The main intent of these owners key is to reduce the hair coat in order to reduce their maintenance demand, or to make the pet more comfortable in hot weather regions.

Don't use too much cream rinse conditioner on this coat. A protein rich shampoo should be fine. If you do use a conditioning rinse, rinse well or the coat could lose its loftiness.

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