This price is valid only online at Petco.com. Not available in stores at this price. For local in-store prices, please call your favorite Petco Store.Bring home America's top maltese breeder and learn everything a new owner needs to know about living with and training this elegant and friendly toy dog.A New Owner's Guide to Maltese, illustrated with more than 150 spectacular color photographs of the breed, gives a brief but concise history of the maltese, and overview of the breed standard, training and housebreaking, health care, showing, dental care, and much more.This book guarantees the right start with your new maltese and promises a longer, happier life for you and your dog.Contents include:History of the MalteseStandard for the MalteseCharacteristics of the MalteseSelecting the Maltese for YouCaring for Your MalteseGrooming Your MalteseHousebreaking and Training Your MalteseSport of Purebred DogsHealth CareDental Care for Your Dog's LifeIdentification and Finding the Lost DogTraveling with Your DogBehavior and Canine CommunicationSuggested ReadingIndex