Maltese And Shih Tzu. Both are toy breeds and at a first glance appear quite similar with their long silky coats short legs and sweet faces. There are records of maltese dogs to reach 20 years and shih tzu s to reach 23 years.
The maltese and shih tzu are two of the world s oldest breeds and have been around for thousands of years. This crossbreed has the best what maltese and shih tzu have to offer. Maltese shih tzu is a mix of a maltese and a shih tzu and dates back to the 1990s malshi is a small stable dog with a round head a short muzzle and soft medium length thick coat.
This designer dog was developed in 1990 to create a low shedding canine companion with an outgoing temperament and kindly nature.
But they love being center of attention for hours. Lifespan we can expect a happy healthy maltese to live for between 12 15 years whereas the shih tzu has a wider range of 10 18 years. Size up to 12 for both males and females weight 6 to 12 pounds lifespan 12 14 years. Maltese shih tzu mix shih tzu maltese mix teacup mal shi white mal shi malshi puppy malshi quick description also known as malti tzu malt tzu malshi shih tese shihtese shima maltese shih tzu mix coat dense fine long silky soft thick wavy.
