Louise and I started showing dogs when I was stationed at Brooks Med Center in San Antonio, Texas.  We wanted a real nice Irish Terrier (Not to be).  We met and fell in love with the Silky Terrier.  Our first boy was shown in obedience-qualified each time in three shows for his CD.  We then found a boy in New York, what a wonderful boy, full of it.  He finished his championship very quickly with a lot of “gusto”.  We had a little bitch by then, Lads daughter, named Brandy.  At six months she was in the ring and pointed and finished at one year of age.  Not my doing, hers, she only needed me to hold the lead and she did the rest.  When we were showing our Silky you could not help but notice the Maltese.  They were always on a table at ringside so we did not know what the temperament was like.  After moving back to Sacramento California, I received a call from a friend to see if I could get a little Maltese in show coat.  Her Name was Bridget with an attitude of we do it my way.  She was with us ten months and left such a void.  I knew I had to have a Maltese, this was in the 80’s.  We had met a lot of Maltese breeders and they helped us learn a bit about the grooming and showing.  My Silky and Maltese get along so well together that I feel I have the best of both worlds.  It has been over 32 years now and can’t think of a more enjoyable time then spending time with our friends in both breeds.