I would definitely recommend a maltese! My family adopted ours from a rescue after she was abandoned in a closet when her family moved. We've had her now for over 10 years and she is just the sweetest thing. She travels with us almost everywhere and everyone just loves her. We don't like her hair long, like the show dogs, so we keep her hair in a puppy cut. I wish I had a picture of her to share because she is just too cute.