Temperament:The Maltese is a friendly and alert little dog.

Behaviour with Children:Tolerates older children but unreliable with young children.

Behaviour with other Pets: Does not behave well with other pets.

Activity Level: Indoors - quite high. Outside: Medium.

Obedience Ability: Good.

Learning Ability: High.

Expected Life span: 9 - 12 years plus/minus.

Living Environment:Being of small size the Maltese can live quite happily in an apartment. They make nice companions for the elderly as they thrive on individual attention and are very affectionate, they like to play and do well if socialized regularly.

Watch Dog: Very good. Guard Dog: No.