Forget AKC, it stands for nothing. I purchased my AKC Duffy (see avatar) from one of the top Maltese breeders who has top winners in Westminster. Much to my sorrow, I wasn't enlightened enough to know about the wonderful rescue dogs availabe. Well, my vet found that Duffy had sarcoptic mites (mange) which wasn't visible to me but was to her. He also developed liver shuts which required two meds daily as well as very expensive ultrasounds.He couldn't eat protein so he had special food. His teeth rotted out at 2 years old and he suffered daily pain. He was bred to be small and look beautiful, he was but he paid the price.
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