The planes of the skull and muzzle are parallel. The skull is flat and broad, tapering slightly toward the muzzle. Cheeks are muscular and prominent. Lips are tight with no flews, and darkly pigmented. The Canadian Cur has a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite.
Pigment can black or liver in color.
Brown eye color is preferred but yellow, green, or blue is acceptable. Eye rims are tight and black. The neck is slightly arched, strong, very well muscled, and of moderate length. The neck gradually widens from the nape and blends smoothly into the shoulders. The upper arm is long and wide, and forms an apparent 90-degree angle with the shoulder blade.