Dogs and Puppies

LOVExiSxTHExANSWER asked:


My dog is a purebred maltese. He is 3 years old. He sleeps all the time, trhat’s basically all he does, even when I’m home. He’s not active. How many hours a day are dogs suppose to sleep? Is he unhealthy?

Tired Mum asked:


We are moving to the desert in 3 months and the dogs will need to be inside all summer, I have a 3 year old pug and a 3 month old shih tzu x maltese, they are both boys. I have heard that pugs are difficult to train and am a bit worried. I HATE stepping in dog wee when I least expect it (or at any time really lol) so they will need to pee in a specific area at night times and ask to go out when I am home during the day or pee in the night time area if I am out during the day. Where do we begin with this? I am not a dog person and need help!
I have dogs because my husband is a dog person and my daughter enjoys them. I like cats but they ran away so we are sticking with the dogs.

Jen asked:


We have a Maltese whom we are going to be breeding (with other maltese) in the future. While being watched by a friend of ours while we were out of town, she mated with a neighbor’s begeal and is now pregnant. We have found a good homes for up to 3 puppies, but I’ve read conflicting information over whether a first litter is larger or smaller than usual. All of the information I have is on breeding maltese with maltese, does the father’s breed make a difference in the mechanics of pregnancy and birth? Does anyone have any puppy-rearing advice, I want to make sure I do everything right by the pups. Any help would be appreciated!