More: Apollo is a cross breed of Maltese and Japanese Chin (Jaltese). He was gotten as a therapy dog for my husband who is a musician. My husband was very sick for a while and had 17 surgeries within a 2 year period. Apollo has done wonders for my husbands mental state and is the epitome of loyalty and love. He has been able to bring my husband out of a deep depression and back into the music world without medication.