Sniffer the Maltese is a wise cracking Maltese living in a suburban American home who fancies himself (not altogether inaccurately), a purebred Maltese descendent of The High And Mighty Maltesian Royal Family. That sense of noblesse and breeding occasionally comes through as when listening to tweeting birds he asks his owner, Daa, if the little garblers are as happy as they make us feel.
Usually though, his more common little wise guy underside comes out. It appears from having devoted too many hours watching The Sopranos, The Godfather, and Martin Scorsese gangster films. It’s given him a moody, mini smarty-pants persona, including Brooklyn accent. This combo of impish confidence juiced with aristocratic entitlement, converts the little half pint’s attitude into an eight pound St. Bernard-Doberman cross. After all, he reminds his owner, “I got papers tracin’ my ancestry back seven generations, what you got?” To which Daa typically smolders, “SnifferrRRR…”
Daa, Sniffer's owner, is a handsome, tall, Groton and Yale educated, poised 40-something professional, whose balanced temperment, Sniffer often gets the better.
Daa's dog is a roguishly sweet big little fella who feels put out having to explain his actions, yet quickly complains at every opportunity. With a bark ten times worse than his bite, Sniffer is ultimately a dear and funny little guy – but don’t tell ‘em dat.
Oh, and Sniffer The Maltese likes the ladies of his species.
Fans Ask What Sniffer Sounds Like
Daa's dog is a roguishly sweet big little fella who feels put out having to explain his actions, yet quickly complains at every opportunity. With a bark ten times worse than his bite, Sniffer is ultimately a dear and funny little guy – but don’t tell ‘em dat.
Oh, and Sniffer The Maltese likes the ladies of his species.
Fans Ask What Sniffer Sounds Like
Well, Sniffer has a pleasant high-pitched squeaky voice all his own. But you’d sound something like it breathing helium released from a party balloon.
Sniffer actually recognized his voice when he first heard “That Mouse” (as he calls Mickey) on TV. He said, “Hey, ‘dat stupid mouse with the ridiculous ears sounds like me. Except I got tons more character.”
Lastly, This Urgent Message From Our Frazzled Webmaster:
But seriously, here’s Sniffer The Maltese in an open letter to his millions of fans:
“Hi, my millions of fans. Many of you ask what I sound like. It’s really weird because although my malehood is 100% intact, I have a really high voice. For a sample of what I sound like, check Philippe Jaroussky – we sound identical singin’ in the shower. Note the beauty in his phrasing, and a delicacy if not fragility in his soul that touches listeners profoundly. Voices as ours teeter on the knife-edge between creepy and sublime, and when combined with my athletic bod and facile moves, the fairer s-e-x gets driven wild with passion. If you like PJ’s voice, enjoy another: Cara Sposa. Chao, beloved fans. Sniffer The Maltese.
Lastly, This Urgent Message From Our Frazzled Webmaster:
Please, fans of Sniffer The Maltese, please, please, please stop emailing in tapes of your female dogs barking and baying. The traffic at times has overwhelmed our server. I don’t know where the rumor started, but no, we are absolutely not giving away free tickets to see Bon Jovi to the first 100,000 submissions!
Have a nice day.