Her owner Marianne, from North London, said: “I was searching for a Maltese puppy and was offered one ... Lilliput has had hours of careful training. She can sit, down, stay, come, high-5 ...

“Owners should keep training sessions positive and ... don’t expect them to make a particularly good guard dog if challenged.” In general, Maltese are a low-maintenance breed, but the ...

“I contacted the Maltese Guide Dog Foundation and they put me in touch ... “The first thing I needed to do was to change what I knew about training methods and how to motivate your dogs, ...