ok, i tell you.
Maltese is a result of human-intervened breed.
There is actually plenty of such breeds, where humans, specifically
commercial dog breeders, cross breed several types to deliberately
get cute and adorable dogs.
Majority of small breeds are made by humans. Small are considered
cute.
For example, chihuahua, maltese, mini-poodle, and others.
These are all result of humans work.
For Maltese also, originally the the dogs were bigger, and not
called Maltese, there was actually no such breed called Maltese,
but people then actually made them.
