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Updated: October 2, 2026

Maltese Dog Breeders

Looking for a Maltese breeder? Glossy websites and cute puppy photos make it hard to know what a kennel is really like. Pawthenticity is a nonprofit that collects public government inspection records into free, searchable breeder profiles, so you can see what inspectors found before you bring a Maltese home.

Pawthenticity tracks 171 licensed kennels that breed Malteses. They average 95 dogs of all breeds, and the largest has 430. More than half (105 kennels, or 61%) have been cited by inspectors, for 946 citations in total. The kennels are in 19 states, mostly Missouri (59), Ohio (30), Indiana (15), Pennsylvania (11) and Kansas (10). Hobby and unlicensed breeders aren't included.