Are Maltipoo Dogs High Maintenance?

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The high or low-maintenance dog concept is overrated. Every dog needs maintenance for exercise, food, living space, mental stimulation, and grooming.

Some dogs are high maintenance when it comes to their physical needs, while others are high maintenance in their grooming.

Maltipoo dogs are one such dog breed that is dual in terms of maintenance. Let’s know how.

You can decide what type of dog Maltipoo breed are after reading this blog.

What are the perks of Maltipoo?

Hypoallergenic

Maltipoo breed are hypoallergenic in nature. They don’t cause allergies to humans around them. However, they can cause minor allergies because no dog is hypoallergenic completely. They can still shed their fur once in a while and spread allergens. But overall, they are favorable dogs.

Need Less exercise

Maltipoo dogs need minimum physical activities because they are not guard or herding dogs. 30 minutes of playtime is enough for them. This dog can be an ideal couch potato if you also don’t like to be physically active.

Kind and affectionate nature

Maltipoo are kind and affectionate dogs looking for attention. It is easy for you to train them since their puppyhood. They love to please people and will happily obey your commands.

What is the downside of a Maltipoo dog?

Regular brushing

Maltipoos have long and curly hair, however, they don’t shed hair frequently. But they need hair brushing with a slicker brush daily to avoid tangles. Brushing is required to maintain their luxurious hair healthy and shiny.

It could be a time-consuming task to brush them for hours daily.

If their hair isn’t brushed daily, they will get skin infection, matting, bacterial and fungal growth. It will cause them infection and you will be prone to get it too.

Health problems

Maltipoos tend to have many genetic and neurological diseases like hypoglycemia, dental disease, epilepsy, seizure, and patellar luxation.

In some conditions, they will need surgery to treat the root cause of the ailment. It will be costly to maintain a dog’s lifestyle with multiple diseases.

It makes people drop the idea of getting a Maltipoo altogether.

Skincare

Maltipoos need proper skin care, brushing, bathing, and trimming to maintain their charming looks.

Apart from daily brushing, they need weekly baths to ensure germ-free fur. You need to clean their ear of the wax, which can lead to ear infections otherwise.

They need proper grooming by any professional after every 4-6 weeks to avoid skin itching.

They can get tear stains around their eyes, for that, you need to apply coconut oil or dog wipes on the defective area daily.

Barking

They are not aggressive but can start barking at strangers/neighbors or after seeing anything not familiar in their surroundings. It can cause disturbance in your neighborhood.

They need training from their puppyhood to behave nicely or not to bark at strangers.

Separation anxiety

Lastly, these are social dogs who crave human touch and affection. If you leave them alone, they will get separation anxiety and can produce destructive behavior. They can start chewing things in the house or will develop stress and anxiety. It can cause damage to their nerves if you keep leaving them alone without any daycare or other companion.

Conclusion:

Maltipoo dogs are medium-maintenance dogs who need more grooming than physical activities. They can be high maintenance for their grooming and low maintenance for their physical activities. They can be medium maintenance for training and polishing their behavior accordingly.

 

If you want to know about Maltipoo’s facts and characteristics, then click here.