In width, they go from the point of the inset of the head to the neck to the middle of the zygomatic arch. The ear is nearly always carried low, and has little erection power. The forward edge is close to the cheek. It is not folded, but turned inwards. The tip of the ear is slightly rounded.
Ear cartilage is fine.
The skin is covered with dense hair mixed with longer scattered hairs, which become thicker at the edges. The powerful, muscled neck is clearly distinguished from the nape, and merges harmoniously into the shoulders. The length of the neck must not be less than - of the length of the head. Its circumference reaches a third of the height of the dog. The lower edge of the neck has a lightly-developed double dewlap.