A black mask preferred. Head, ears, feet and the hindlegs below the hocks should be covered with short, dense hair. The tail is heavily coated all over. No feathering on ears. The coat should be dense.
Eyebrows are ro gh and off-standing.
The hair on the skull and on the cheeks and ears is less strongly developed. Tail heavily coated. Brindle less pronounced in the topcoat compared to the other variations. Nose other than black. Drop ears or spoon-shaped ears.