Eyes dark, small, almond-shaped and sunken, displaying a scowling expression. In the dilute colored dogs the eye color may be lighter. Ears extremely small rather thick, equilateral triangles in shape, slightly rounded at the tips, edges of the ear may curl. Rat against the head, are set wide apart and forward on the skull, pointing toward the eyes. The ears have the ability to move.
Pricked ears are a disqualification.
Skull flat and broad, the stop moderately defined. One of the distinctive features of the breed. It is broad and full with no suggestion of snipiness. The length from nose to stop is approximately the same as from stop to occiput. Nose large and wide and darkly pigmented, preferably black but any color nose conforming to the general coat color of the dog is acceptable.