The tiny Maltese dog first became popular as far back as 1,500 B.C. during the time of the ancient Phoenicians. These dogs were first documented on the equally tiny Mediterranean island of Malta in what is now Greece. Maltese dogs have managed to survive over thousands upon thousands of years’ time, during the rise and fall of many mighty emperors and empires. Maltese dogs have a very human hair-like coat of pure white that gives…