http://www.maltesekisses.com/MalteseCake.htm
Here is one. What kind of dog did you plan to make?
what type of dog? 3-D? i have a dog cake in my photos that was fairly simple and looked pretty cool. i cut it out of a 1 layer round cake by drawing an outline on paper first, placed it over the cake and just carved. i frosted it with a combination of buttercream and coconut pecan premade frosting to get the dog hair affect. i used melted chocolate for the detail (you could also use colored bc). if you wanted another look, you could use the hair icing tip...
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=melysa&cat=0&pos=22
another idea is a bone cake with a fondant puppy climbing on top- original design by debbie brown.
http://www.debbiebrownscakes.co.uk/50_easy_party_cakes/pages/dog%20and%20bone_jpg_jpg.htm
Here is a forum topic that might help if you want to make a maltese.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=47470&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=maltese&&start=0
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