The L wchen is strong and sturdy in bone, but never coarse. The head is a hallmark breed characteristic. The expression is bright, alert, and lively. The eyes are set well into the skull, large, dark and round in shape, set well apart and forward looking. Brown and Champagne coated dogs may have slightly lighter eyes.
Full pigmentation is required on the eye rims.
The ears are pendant, moderate in length, well fringed, and set on slightly above the level of the eye. The backskull is broad with a moderate stop. The muzzle is equal in length or slightly shorter than the backskull and is relatively broad with moderate depth of underjaw resulting in a slightly rounded finish to the muzzle. The nose is dark in color. Complete pigmentation is required.