About My Maltese

About Us

Meet Miss Morgan! She was the catalyst to and the foundation of our Maltese breeding program here today. It all began in 1995 when she joined our family and opened the world of Maltese to us. She brought much joy to our lives and remained playful and puppy-like into old age. She has since crossed over the Rainbow Bridge and waits for me on the other side....... I do miss her.......

Morgan was purchased for our son who had severe allergies and asthma but so wanted a pet. Everyone fell in love with Morgan and she was a perfect fit for our allergic son. She endeared herself to all who met her, including our daughter who was in college at the time. It was actually her idea to breed Morgan and have a litter of puppies. After two attempts at purchasing a male (both came with inheritable genetic defects so were neutered and kept as pets) to cross with Miss Morgan, our daughter found Bob and Loraine Woodard who were retired show breeders. They thought our Miss Morgan to be high quality enough to merit breeding so were willing to breed her to their Champion sired male. They also referred us to someone who had a quality, healthy male puppy available for sale. We bred Miss Morgan twice to the Woodard's champion sired male and kept females from those two litters. We also purchased the little male they had referred us to and named him Prince Sterling.

Sterling has since retired from breeding and resides here with me. Our females carry his genes forward. Once in a while he even flirts with the ladies and plays with his grandpuppies. We are very grateful to the Woodards for giving us a great start. I gave Lucille one of Morgan's female puppies from Morgan's second litter, and the rest is history.

We raise all of our own females and are currently on our 4th generation so we know our lines are healthy and true to breed standards. All of them trace back to Miss Morgan and the Woodard's Champion sired male, Woodard's Pop Secret (sired by Champion Al-Mar's Popcorn). Unrelated males are purchased from time to time (Sterling, followed by Zackia and now Dante) as we do not in-breed.

Our breeding dogs are our pets. They share our homes and enhance our lives. They are truly a labor of love for us. Lucille and I live in rural Nebraska. Lucille Polk lives in the tiny town of Shickley with her husband and family. I, Linda Merryman, live about 3 miles out of town on a farm with my husband and family. We are good friends who share a passion for the Maltese Dog.

Together we are ......
Maltese Mystique

Maltese Mystique

Home-Raised AKC Registered Maltese Puppies