Helen Clark
#7 Maltese dogs have sat on the laps of several different Queens, over the years
The list of royal ladies: Marie Antoinette (Queen of France), Queen Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom), Queen Elizabeth (Queen of England), Josephine Bonaparte (the first Empress of the French), and Mary Queen of Scots.
#8 The Maltese dogs reached the United States in the 1870s
#9 These canines are considered to be pretty awesome therapy dogs
#10 Maltese canines are fairly decent watchdogs
#11 Celebrities of today also fancy these adorable canines
Maltese canines of today have now attracted various celebrities like Eva Longoria, Halle Berry, Kristine Stewart, Kim Kardashian.
#12 Trouble – the millionaire Maltese
In 2007, when a wealthy real estate developer named Leona Helmsley died, she left a whopping $12 million in her will to her beloved Maltese who she affectionately nicknamed “Trouble.”