The expression is soft and indicates an affectionate disposition. The topline of the skull and the topline of the muzzle show a slight break downward from a straight line as they join. The lips are close fitting. Brown is permitted in red dogs. The eyes are obliquely placed in the skull.
Eyes are brown, almond shaped and of medium size.
Blue eyes are a disqualifying fault. The ears are of medium size, but small in proportion to the head. The ears are triangular in shape and slightly rounded at the tips. They are set wide apart on the outside back edges of the skull, on line with the upper corner of the eye, giving ears the appearance, when erect, of standing off from the skull. Erect ears point slightly forward, but when the dog is at work, the ears are sometimes folded against the skull.