{"id":210,"date":"2025-09-22T23:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:48:19","slug":"maltese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/index.php\/maltese\/","title":{"rendered":"Maltese"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"210\" class=\"elementor elementor-210\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307bd7f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"307bd7f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68dc4819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68dc4819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maltese<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49600db6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49600db6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468ac464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"468ac464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maltese1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-981\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfbf285 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cfbf285\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7403c0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7403c0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description: <\/strong>Small, white-coated toy breed known for its silky coat and affectionate nature.<\/p><p><strong>Temperament: <\/strong>Affectionate, gentle, lively, companionable.<\/p><p><strong>Size:<\/strong> (Height &amp; Weight): 18-23 cm | 1.8-3.2 kg<\/p><p><strong>Average Lifespan: <\/strong>12\u201315 years<\/p><p><strong>Origin: <\/strong>Mediterranean (likely Malta)<\/p><p><strong>Reason for Breeding: <\/strong>Bred primarily as a companion lapdog.<\/p><p><strong>Reason to Get This Breed: <\/strong>Excellent for apartment living and for owners wanting a devoted lap companion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fd653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85fd653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petssouthafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Maltese.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-982\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maltese Description: Small, white-coated toy breed known for its silky coat and affectionate nature. 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