Skull and gradually tapering muzzle form a one piece blunt wedge shape. The forehead is flat, broad and level, divided by a slight centerline furrow. The stop is gently defined but not abrupt. The muzzle is shorter in length than the forehead and tapers to a large, broad, black nose. A brown nose is acceptable in white and light fawn colored dogs.
Lips are thick, dry and tight.
The head of the dog is more massive and masculine compared to the more refined and feminine head of the bitch. Insufficiently broad and massive head. Too short or too long muzzle. Damp, drooping lips. EARS - Hanging, highset, cropped short.