Head and Skull

Question 1

Skull long, not too narrow with prominent occiput. Foreface long with punishing jaws and slight stop. The skull well balanced and surmounted by a long “top knot”. Nose preferably black, but liver is no fault in light coloured dogs.

Answer 1

Afghan

Question 2

Head long, lean and in proportion to dog’s size and substance. In bitches, head finer than in dogs. Well filled in below eyes. Measurement equal from occiput to inner corner of the eye and from inner corner of eye to tip of nose. Skull very slightly domed and narrow, stop imperceptible. Head fine so that bones and principal veins can be clearly seen. Viewed from side, forehead and upper line of muzzle form an almost straight, slightly convex line. Jaws long, deep and powerful; nose large and black, nicely rounded, neither cornered nor sharp. Viewed from above, the skull should look narrow, converging very gradually to tip of nose. Occipital process very accentuated.

Answer 2

Borzoi

Question 3

Broadest at ears, tapering slightly to eyes, muzzle tapering more decidedly to nose, lips level. Head long, skull flat rather than round, with very slight rise over eyes, with no stop. Skull coated with moderately long hair, softer than rest of coat. Nose slightly aquiline and black. In lighter coloured dogs black muzzle preferred. Good moustache of rather silky hair and some beard.

Answer 3

Deerhound

Question 4

Long, moderate width, flat skull, slight stop. Jaws powerful and well chiselled.

Answer 4

Greyhound

Question 5

Long and level, carried high; the frontal bones of the forehead very slightly raised and very little indentation between the eyes.

Cranial Region:
Skull : Not too broad

Facion Region:
Muzzle : Long and moderately pointed.

Answer 5

Irish Wolfhound

Question 6

Head long and narrow; skull moderately wide between ears, not domed, the stop not pronounced, the whole showing great quality. Nose black or liver.

Answer 6

Saluki

Question 7

Long and lean, flat on top, tapering to muzzle with slight stop, rather wide between the eyes, jaws powerful and clean cut. Nose black, in blues a bluish colour is permitted, liver nose in creams and other dilute colours, in whites or parti-colour a butterfly nose is permissible.

Answer 7

Whippet