The cheeks blend smoothly into a powerful muzzle which is about equal in length to the skull. Lips are clean and close-fitting. The Dalmatian has a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite. The eyes are set well into the skull and moderately wide apart. They are medium sized and somewhat round in appearance.
Eye color is brown or blue, or any combination thereof.
Darker eyes are preferred. The ears are drop, of moderate size, propor- tionately wide at the base and gradually tapering to a rounded tip. They are set rather high, are carried close to the head, and are thin and fine in texture. When the Dalmatian is alert, the top line of the ear is level with the top of the skull and the tip of the ear reaches to the bottom line of the cheek. The neck is fairly long, nicely arched, and blends smoothly into the shoulders.