Welcome to Jacob Maltese!

Where Maltese are well-loved and well-bred.

	Welcome to Jacob Maltese! If you came to our site you either know and love the Maltese breed (and to know them is to love them) or you think that you might want to get to know more about them. We hope our site helps you appreciate what wonderful, loving, energetic, playful and beautiful dogs the Maltese are.
	At Jacob Maltese our goal is to breed and show top quality Maltese dogs that represent the best qualities of the breed. We love these dogs and try to express that love by making each of our dogs a member of the family. Truly, our Maltese dogs are well-bred and well-loved!

Once again, welcome to Jacob Maltese. We hope you find that the information here is interesting and helpful. Please take a few minutes to explore our site. We have several areas that we believe you may find interesting.

Our First Maltese tells how we became involved with the Maltese breed.
Our Name explains the origin of our kennel's name.
AKC Dog Shows describes what happens at an AKC Conformation Dog Show and has lots of photos.
AMA National Specialty describes the American Maltese Association's National Specialty show and has details and photos of our participation in the 2004 AMA National Specialty show.
Our First Show Dog tells what happened when we decided to try to show our own dog.
Junior Showmanship describes the AKC program to train young people in the skills required to handle dogs in AKC Conformation Dog Shows.
Male Dogs in Show provides information and photos of the male Maltese we are currently showing.
Female Dogs in Show provides information and photos of the female Maltese we are currently showing.
Breed Standard lists the formal requirements of the Maltese Breed Standard as adopted by the American Maltese Association and the American Kennel Club. We have included our commentary on what specific requirements mean to our kennel.
Grooming Tips tells you how we groom our dogs. Information includes formal grooming for show and everyday grooming at home.
The Our Champions pages provide information and photos of our AKC Maltese Champions:
Puppy Pictures - Pictures of adorable Maltese puppies.
Puppy Availability - information about the current and future availability of Maltese puppies.
Puppy Care Tips - Things every new Mom and/or Dad needs to know about their new Maltese puppy.
Before Dogs - A poem about what life was like before we got involved with dogs and dog shows.
Links - Links to sites which we think might be useful or interesting to anyone who is interested in Maltese dogs.
Contact - How to contact us.
About - Information about Jacob Maltese and this web site.

Canines of America's Top Dog Award!

Jacob Maltese supports the AKC DNA testing program. For more information, see this page at the AKC web site:
http://www.akc.org/registration/dna/11_02_dna_article.pdf