Quote Originally Posted by wolfy-hound View Post
Maltese standard is between 4-7 pounds, so she's right in there. Your vet must see the same ones we do, lol.

Don't just wipe the stained, wipe anywhere she's licking, so around the stains a bit too.

The 1:10 is basically to make it easier to rinse out all the shampoo.

If the chewing on her hiney continues, you can get her a "lion clip" or a havanese breed trim, where they clip the hindquarters short(incidentally cutting off that stained hair) and leaving the long coat to be pretty. It's actually pretty cute and as the new hair grows in, you can wipe it twice a day and keep it from staining(if she continues to chew).

Oh and don't use Hartz shampoos or flea and tick shampoos, those are harsh on the skin and could cause itching too.

I've had people walk in with AKC registered chichuahuas weighing 20 lbs. "But I have PAPERS that say he's a chihuahua!" My response? "I don't care if you have a note from GOD, that is not a chihuahua."
Hmm... the lion trim maybe a comprimise between my mother and I. Although, getting her paws will be difficult... When we've shaved her down before when it got hot, she looked like a mini clydesdale...

I'm starting to wonder if she chews from boredum, because when she's next to or near someone, she dosen't chew, but if you leave her alone... she chews. I can easily say she is a very people oriented dog, she'll walk up to strangers so long as they don't have a dog, or they aren't a small child. Shoot, when we take her with us to go get mice, she actually LOOKS for the pet store workers, because she KNOWS they'll pet her...

Also, those must be some HUGE ankle biters I'm not a huge fan of small dogs, maltese, shih tzu, pugs and small terriers are the ones I'm ok with... I think its mostly because any time i see other small breeds, they're just treated...not like dogs. Like little people...

Granted, I'll admit, my dog is a bit spoiled, but not some crazy kinda spoiled... She's only allowed on my bed during the day, so i can make sure she dosen't have accidents, or at night when it's storming bad because I don't like storms too much...