In addition to hunting, Mountain Curs make great family companions and watch dogs. The head is broad but proportionate to the size of the body. When viewed from the side, the muzzle is slightly shorter than the skull and joined by a definite stop. The planes of the skull and muzzle are parallel. The skull is flat and broad, tapering slightly toward the muzzle.
Cheeks are muscular and prominent.
Lips are tight with no flews. Lip pigment matches nose pigment. The Mountain Cur has a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite. Pigment is black or self-colored. Eyes are large in size, set wide apart with inner and outer corners on the same horizontal line.