Button, rose or drop ears are very serious faults. Nose -Black and fully pigmented. Mouth -Scissors bite, the inner side of the upper incisors touching the outer side of the lower incisors. Level bite is acceptable. Overshot or undershot bite is a very serious fault.
Lips -Black, tight with little or no fullness.
Neck, Topline, Body Neck -Fairly long. Of sufficient length to provide over-all balance of the dog. Slightly arched, clean and blending well into the shoulders. A very short neck giving a stuffy appearance and a long, thin or ewe neck are faulty. Topline -Firm and level, neither riding up to nor falling away at the croup.