Our Canine Family Members

Jeanne's photos of Zeus, who is gorgeous, inspired me to show off the canines Smulkin and I share our home with.

This is Freya. She'd make a lovely mate for Zeus if she hadn't been spayed.

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This is Sam and Miles. They are both two year old Malteses, but they are not related. In fact, Miles was born and bred in Japan. They follow me everywhere and bark at anything that moves outside. Smulkin likes to call them "Her Majesty's Royal Guard."

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That is one awesome GS. I have seen a lot of them in my life, but never one like that. I have been to hundreds of dog shows and NEVER seen one that beautiful.

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Originally Posted by lars5277

That is one awesome GS. NEVER seen one that beautiful.

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it has the most goldish color i have ever seen
it is very clean too!!!!! https://ball-pythons.net/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

Freya looks really beautiful! I love the coloring on her overall! And "Your Majesty's royal guard" is too adorable for words! :P :D

Your malteses look very well cared for! Good for you! As a groomer I see alot in deplorable conditions.. matted to the skin and when I shave it off there's sores underneath and often pokey things stuck in the mats.

They're gorgeous. :D

Shelby said it, those are some beautifully well groomed dogs! Just beautiful! :D

Oh what gorgeous dogs! Freya always impresses me with her coloring and those Maltese are just darling boys!

Thanks for sharing the pics of your beautiful furry family members.


~~Jo~~

Love your German Shepherd!!

Thanks, everyone! Freya is not only beautiful, she's absolutely the sweetest dog you will ever meet and very well behaved. She won us over when we found her at the animal shelter as a puppy, and we have never regretted bringing her home (even though she sheds like crazy!). Here's what she looked like when we found her.

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As for Sam and Miles, Malteses are high maintenance dogs. I comb them out 2 or 3 times a week, and they go to the groomer every 4 weeks. The groomer takes really good care of them, and they come back sparkling white every time.

Shelby, I acquired Miles (the one on the right) from another client of my groomer who did not want him anymore (I'm convinced he was insane). When I first saw him, he was in the deplorable condition you described above. His hair was longer than he was tall and hung off his feet about 6 inches. He was brown and matted and was the saddest looking thing I'd ever seen. I had to think twice about taking him home. Luckily, the owner paid to have him groomed one last time. My groomer shaved him down to almost nothing, and when I went back to get him, he looked like a different dog entirely. Thankfully, he didn't have any sores on his skin, but his teeth were in terrible condition from eating horribly cheap dog food. I took him to the vet, and while he was being neutered, the vet laser-cleaned his teeth. Now he eats only Science Diet and had developed quite an ego.

That's a good story.. spoiled malteses!

I actually had a shih tzu today that gets brushed at home! I could hardly believe it.. people don't realise you actually have to take care of your dog.