{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_maltese_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_maltese_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Maltese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for Maltese, paraphrased derived fact summary (per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3) from source_file; Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/maltese_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 7\n  passed: 7\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_maltese_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_maltese_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Maltese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Maltese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed arose around the central Mediterranean and is grouped by the FCI with bichons and related companions (Group 9, Section 1).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The AKC asks for under 7 pounds, favouring 4 to 6; the FCI gives 21–25 cm for males and 20–23 cm for females, weighing 3–4 kg.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is a single layer (no undercoat) that hangs long, flat and silky almost to the floor.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The accepted ground colour is pure white; a faint tan or lemon cast on the ears is tolerated but not sought.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament is lively, affectionate, calm and trusting.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Severe faults include heights outside 19–26 cm for males and 18–25 cm for females; disqualifying faults cover aggression or shyness, a roman nose, undershot mouth, wall eye, loss of nose or eyelid pigment, a missing or shortened tail, a frizzy coat, and any colour other than white (pale ivory apart).\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Maltese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Maltese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/maltese_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/maltese_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":478,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}