The width of the skull is equal to its length. The skull tapers just slightly toward the muzzle. It tapers slightly to the nose. The topline of the muzzle is parallel to the topline of the skull. The blunt end of the muzzle is formed by thick, dry lips tightly covering a powerful lower jaw.
Lip pigment is black.
The jaw provides ample space for a full complement of large, evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite. The line of the incisors is straight and perpendicular to the outside lines of the jaw. Canines are large and long. The nose is large, broad, and black, although a brown nose is acceptable in white and light fawn colored dogs. The eyes are brown, of medium size, and oval-shaped.