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 Origin of the Maltese The Maltese dogs were found around the Mediterranean many centuries ago. It was one of several small toy breeds popular at the time. His precise place of origin is unknown, but several suggestions as to his origin have been put forward to include Sicily, Egypt, and southern Europe. However, some historians have come to believe Malta to be the place where they originated. Conversely, other historical accounts hold it that these white dogs could have been brought to Malta and spread elsewhere around the world by the Phoenicians who were sea merchants and who are thought to have colonized the island of Malta about 1000 BCE. Within the Island, the dog was bred to be, exclusively, companion dogs and Maltese women took special likeness for them because of their delicate nature and because they were seen as good comforters. In the middle of the 19th century, trading activities helped to establish the Maltese as a pet dog in Britain and also in the United States ab...