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You are most likely aware that the Maltese is a long haired dog and that long hair requires maintenance. Perhaps your Maltese will arrive complete with dog beauty salon chair and styling guide. However, most likely, it will be your job to tackle the grooming and styling of the gorgeous white, long hair of the new furkid. The smooth hair can grow a foot long, but it can be simple to manage if grooming is properly done. Also, it helps considerably if at least one family member has aspirations to be a beautician. People who choose a Maltese want the long hair and are aware that caretaking has the potential to become a bit tedious. That beautician in the family may think that the grooming and styling is the best part of the day.
There are a number of styling choices for your Maltese. The hairstyles that are often popular are the ones that pull the long tresses away from the pet's eyes. As with anyone with long hair, this kind of style will permit you to use bows, clips, barrettes, maybe even a "doggie scrunchie." The more adventurous styler may choose the "top knot" for the Maltese. This is just what it sounds like, a knot on top of the dog's head. People do these also. This style can be done as a single knot or a double knot. The materials required are a comb, bow, or scrunchie. Tie the hair in a pony tail (that's doable) which can actually be split and used for the double top knot. Then, form the pony tail into the knot still using the bow or scrunchie to fasten the knot
Some Maltese owners find that the long hair is a bit too high maintenance for the needs of the family and opt to cut the hair for everyone's convenience. In actuality, shorter hair may be more comfortable for the Maltese because, with the long hair, owners don't want to let the hair get dirty and tangled when the dog plays. When a Maltese gets a haircut, it is called a "puppy cut" because its hair will look very much like it did when it was a puppy and had not grown the long hair yet. If an owner still wants the long hair, but doesn't want the dirt, they can use a procedure called "bundling," which involves putting the hair in bundling paper.
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