If you’ve fallen in love with the charming, gentle Maltese, you might also fall head over heels for these 11 Maltese mixes.

The rescue organization ran with the title "World's Ugliest Dog" to hopefully garner attention for the senior dog.

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The crowd that files into the sanctuary walks past pictures of Irsay and his girls, Irsay and his grandkids, Irsay and his dog, a Maltese-Shih Tzu mix named Drake.

The shih tzu is the slightly larger of the two, measuring between nine and 10.5 inches, whereas the Maltese is a little bit smaller at seven to nine inches.

Both the shih tzu and the Maltese are toy breeds, so there isn't a lot of difference when it comes to their height. The shih tzu is the slightly larger of the two, measuring between nine and 10.5 ...

Where these two breeds do differ more is in their weight, with the shih tzu weighing anywhere between nine and 16 pounds and the petite Maltese coming in much smaller at under seven pounds.

Bayla is an 8-year-old Shih tzu-poodle mix and loves to follow her person wherever they go.

But you have to understand that this dog was so special, and she was such a great girl." Chewie was one of two dogs in the Consuelos family. The Live hosts are also pet parents to Lena, a Maltese/Shih ...

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