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SKULL - The skull should be very large, and in circumference, in front of the ears, should measure at least the height of the dog at the shoulders. Viewed from the front, it should appear very high from the corner of the lower jaw to the apex of the skull, and also very broad and square.

  

Very high from
corner of lower
jaw to apex.
Broad and Square

Viewed at the side, the head should appear very high, and very short from the point of the nose to occiput. The forehead should be flat (not rounded or domed), neither too prominent nor overhanging the face.

               

Head very high showing good layback. Animaginary line should touch the lower jaw, tip of nose and top of head. LONG, FLAT forehead.

                 

                    HEAD FAULTS
   

Long Nose Dishface

   

"Frogface" "Appleheaded"
rounded forehead.
Poor layback.
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