Maltese Only News
August 2001
Maltese Dog Rescue News
If you have a Maltese dog or Maltese puppy you can no longer care for please check with your local shelter to be sure they have a "no-kill" policy prior to releasing the dog to them. If they euthanize unwanted dogs after a certain period of time, please find another shelter that is "no-kill".
If you are looking to adopt, your local animal shelter or humane society is an EXCELLENT place to start looking. You would be surprised at how many purebred Maltese are dumped at the county shelters around the country. Keep checking back with then, do a search on the internet for "animal shelters" or "humane society" and you will come up with thousands and thousands of listings. Be prepared to have time on your hands and take notes and make phone calls. Look at the photos of the dogs up for adoption. Many times the shelters don't know they have a Maltese and will call the dog a terrier or poodle mix.
Another place to look would be with private rescue groups. There are also thousands upon thousands of people that have a love for dogs that are screening for homes by application or email and have exactly what you're looking for. Keep current with your applications. Don't just submit it and wait for a call. If you don't hear something within a couple of days, call them back. Get the word out there. Most of these groups get bombarded with applications from people looking for Maltese and can be very selective in their screening process and will eliminate you as a prospect quickly. It is estimated there are at least 200 purebeed Maltese available for adoption at any given time throughout the U.S. Fifty percent of these being in the hands of rescue groups and the other half in the public shelter system. In closing, be sure you qualify and would make an excellent home for one of these dogs. They are a lot of work and a Maltese is a medium to high maintenance dog. If you work and are away from your home any more than 9 or 10 hours a day, you are not a good candidate for a Maltese. If you have young (under 8 yrs of age)children or newborn or new parents to be, you are not a good candidate. If you have large dogs in the household, you are not a good candidate for a Maltese. Be honest with yourself and don't put a rescue dog that has just left a bad situation into another one. Its not fair to anyone.
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