Viewed in profile, the two lines of the skull and muzzle lie in approximately parallel planes. The nasal bone is straight, with no inclination downward toward the tip of the nose, the latter giving an undesirable downfaced look. The cheeks are flat, and the face is well-chiseled under the eyes. The nose is fully-pigmented, liver or black in color, depending on the color of the coat. The nostrils are well-opened and broad.
Teeth are strong, clean, of good size and ideally meet in a close scissors bite.
An even bite or one or two incisors slightly out of line are minor faults. Undershot, overshot and wry jaws are serious faults and are to be severely penalized. The neck is moderately long, muscular, clean and slightly arched at the crest. It blends gradually and smoothly into sloping shoulders. The portion of the topline from withers to tail is firm and slopes very gently.