A pet is a reflection of the owners. Want to be admired by everyone around your dog? Bring your maltesic to a dog beauty salon.
Who are maltese?
Maltese is a Maltese lap-dog, a dog of extraordinary beauty, possessing delicacy, ingenuity and intelligence. And the coat of this animal is unusual - tender, in need of special care.
In principle, you need to look after the hair of a dog of any breed, but more carefully - with Maltese. Haircuts, combing and even styling are just a small list of procedures. Every day you need to comb your pet, trim the tips in order to give the lines clarity. Before a walk, a prerequisite is the collection of wool in small ghulki or papillots.
Maltese dog grooming is a difficult and painstaking process, because it is a decorative breed, the only one in the world. Only these dogs can be seen with cute hairstyles with lots of gum. Firstly, it is unusual and beautiful, and secondly, it’s convenient, because the collected wool opens the dog’s eyes.
It is possible to trim the ends of the coat without the help of a professional, but a careful and accurate haircut maltese at home is an overwhelming job for the owner. A hairstyle is necessary if the owner can not daily comb out the hair of a beloved pet.
History of Maltese haircuts
It is hard to imagine that this breed of dog existed thousands of years ago. Indeed, the oldest breed of dog is precisely maltese. Dog grooming, of course, was not foreseen in those distant times. The breeding of this breed was done by the Romans and Greeks.
The richest and most powerful rulers of different eras had a passion for Maltese lapdogs. These included the French kings, the Queen of England, the European monarchs.
How did such a fashion appear - dog grooming maltese? Historians claim that for the first time they began to cut pets in Hellas. One of the Greek rulers, a Roman by birth, bred Maltese lapdogs. The owner carefully monitored them and noticed that the local climate causes inconvenience to furry animals, especially in the hot season.
Then the ruler ordered the advisers to find a solution to this problem. Those, in turn, thought for a long time and found a way out. At first, such an option was considered as dousing dogs with cold water, but it was recognized as unacceptable, since the appearance of the pet suffered. One adviser introduced a proposal for grooming dogs. The ruler liked this proposal. It was decided to cut the animals; for these purposes, hairdressers arrived at the yard, each of whom carried out a haircut in his own way.
Haircut and its types
Maltese haircuts (boys and girls) resemble the hairstyle of the Yorkshire Terrier. The coat is long and well-groomed, even parting flaunts on the dog’s head, which starts at the nose and ends at the tail.
For convenience, you can make a shorter hairstyle maltese. Haircuts for this breed have many variations.
The most convenient option is a haircut maltese "under the puppy." In all parts of the body, the hair has the same length, which makes it easy to comb the dog. In this case, the lapdog is like a soft toy.
There is a "poodle" haircut: it’s clear from the name that the hairstyle is similar to a traditional poodle. You can experiment with the image of your favorite pet and cut it under the caret, hedgehog, etc.
Whatever the choice, it is important to understand that it is impossible to cut the Maltese lap-dog on your own according to all the rules, if you are not a grooming master.
Show haircut
Maltese haircut this type is very good. She will emphasize the beauty of the pet. The length is practically not touched, only the tips are adjusted. The image of the dog for the exhibition has its own standards, for example, the hair on the legs and under the tail is trimmed according to the rules. The hair around the eyes is slightly shortened. The exhibition is a complete preparation of the animal: haircut, styling and styling hairstyles.
And to emphasize the unique structure and beauty of dog hair, you can use curls on papillots. With curls it looks attractive and cute exactly maltese. A haircut for the exhibition is carried out regularly, more precisely from 3 to 5 times a year.
The advantages of this hairstyle include the fact that the Maltese lapdog can participate in a kind of beauty contest for dogs.
But the negative point is the need for careful care of the pet's hair, because this will require both time and money.
Puppy haircut
Such grooming is ideal for dogs who do not participate in exhibitions. Maltese haircut "under the puppy" is characterized by short-cut hair on the legs and torso. But the shape of the haircut on the face can be modeled independently. In this case, there are no frameworks and rules, so there are a lot of grooming options, it all depends on the preferences of the owner and the hairdresser's skill.
Easy and practical is this hairstyle. There is an opinion that only maltese puppies are possible in this case, but this is not true. Similar grooming applies to adult dogs. In addition, with such a hairstyle, there is no need to comb the hair daily. But correction should be done quite often, from 5 to 7 times a year.
Creative option
If you want to make a drop of diversity in the image of your own pet, then a creative haircut is a good option. There are no rules, restrictions or conventions. It all depends on the desires and fantasies of the owner.
Hygiene and Care
The hair of any dog must be carefully looked after, which means that you need to know the basic rules for caring for the Maltese lapdog. Consider each rule separately.
It is advisable to teach the puppy to manipulate the hairline from an early age. Grooming is a complex of grooming procedures. The care concerns the coat and paws of the dog, on which the beauty of the pet depends in many respects. Therefore, you need to accustom the Maltese lapdog to brushing your teeth and ears, cutting nails and hair.
Regular professional grooming of Maltese lapdogs includes the following procedures:
- Combing. Thick hair is constantly tangled, lumps and knots are formed, so every day you need to comb out the pet's hair.
- Wool Wool. Water procedures are permissible only after thoroughly combing the hair using cosmetics for dogs with light hair. The use of shampoos intended for people is prohibited. How often to bathe a Maltese lapdog, you can decide for yourself, it all depends on the physiological characteristics of the pet.
- Haircut You can cut at will or need. The frequency of the procedure may vary.
- Daily hygiene procedures, which include shortening the claws, brushing your ears and teeth, and eye care.
Pets must be constantly looked after, and this applies not only to maltese, but also to other breeds.