Heads

Question 1

Head And Skull:
Medium long. The width, measured at the level of the zygomatic arches is the same as the length.
YGOMATIC ARCHES

CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Slightly ovoid in shape (egg-shaped) in the sagittal direction and has rather convex sides; rather flat in its upper part. The protuberances of the frontal bones are well developed. The longitudinal axes of the skull and muzzle are parallel; the frontal furrow is only slightly accentuated, as is also the occipital protuberance. The length of the skull is slightly more than that of the muzzle.
Stop: Rather accentuated.

FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Set on the same line as the topline of the muzzle: seen in profile the front is vertical. Large and must be black.
Muzzle: Its length is equal to 2/5 of the length of the head; the topline of the muzzle is straight and the sides of the muzzle are parallel, so that the forepart of the muzzle is almost square. The lower orbital region is well chiselled.
Lips: Upper lips being only slightly developed in depth, they do not cover the bottom lips, and the lower profile of the muzzle is
determined by the lower jaw.

Answer 1

Bolognese

Question 2

Head And Skull:
Slightly rounded and elongated skull. Cheeks cleanly chiselled, lean and flat, tapering into muzzle. Stop slightly pronounced but not extreme. Head smooth, without excess wrinkles. Distance from base of skull to stop equal to distance from stop to tip of nose. Muzzle tapering slightly but never pointed, lean without flews. Nose a prominent feature,
narrow in keeping with muzzle. Any colour nose acceptable. Head presenting graceful appearance, with alert expression. Lips tight and thin; An ideal crest begins at the stop and tapers off down neck. Long and flowing crest preferred, but sparse acceptable.
CHEEKS CLEANLY CHISSELED/STOP SLIGHTLY PRONOUNCED/NOSE A PROMINENT FEATURE

Answer 2

Chinese Crested

Question 3

Head And Skull:
Fairly small in proportion to body; domed forehead, broad brow and marked stop which is not indented. Muzzle blunt and short but not flattened sufficiently to cause difficulty in breathing or wrinkling of skin. Nostrils large and open. Chin prominent with good turn up. Distance between dark eyes and black nose forming an equal sided triangle.CHIN TURNUP/EQUAL SIDED TRIANGLE

Answer 3

Affenpinscher

Question 4

Head And Skull:
Well rounded ‘Apple Dome’ skull, cheeks and jaws lean, muzzle moderately short, slightly pointed. Definite stop.

Answer 4

Chihuahua

Question 5

Head And Skull:
Of moderate length, slightly shorter from the tip of the nose to between the eyes than from the same position to the occiput. The head must be strong and of Terrier character, being moderately broad between the ears; the skull flat and without fullness between the eyes, with fine silky top-knot, not falling over the eyes, (a long fall of hair on the foreface or
cheeks is very objectionable.) Nose black.
NOT FALLING OVER EYES

Answer 5

Australian Silky Terrier

Question 6

Head And Skull:
Skull almost flat between ears. Stop shallow. Length from base of stop to tip of nose about 3.8 cms (11û2 ins). Nostrils black and well developed without flesh marks, muzzle well tapered. Lips well developed but not pendulous. Face well filled below eyes. Any tendency to snipiness undesirable.
NOT PENDULOUS

Answer 6

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Question 7

Head And Skull:
Head- Expression- Is more human than that of a dog, being bright and intelligent. Skull- Slightly rounded. Stop- Moderate. Muzzle- One-third the length of the head. Eye rims, Nose, and Lips- Completely black. Bite- Level or scissor bite. Teeth- Straight and even.

Serious Fault- Incomplete pigment on the eye rims, nose, and lip; Ears not standing erect.

Disqualification- Blue eye(s); Brown or liver pigmentation of the eye rims, nose, and lips.
HUMAN

Answer 7

Biewer Terrier

Question 8

Head And Skull:
Head long, narrow, flat skull, wedge-shaped without emphasis of cheek muscles, well filled up under eyes. Top and bottom jaws held tightly together within compressed lips. Slight stop. Foreface tapers gently to provide wedge-shaped impression, in profile similar to that seen when viewed from front. Although an illusion of being overshot can result any
suggestion of snipey appearance is undesirable. Nose black.
ILLUSION OF OVERSHOT

Answer 8

English Toy Terrier

Question 9

Head And Skull:
Fairly large in proportion to size of dog, moderately broad skull, rounded in front, and between the ears, but never domed. Nose large with open nostrils, black, except in red and whites where the colour can be appropriate to markings. Muzzle short, wide, well-cushioned, i.e. upper lips rounded on each side o nostrils, jaws level.
FAIRLY LARGE IN PROPORTION TO THE DOG

Answer 9

Japanese Chin

Question 10

Head And Skull:
Head fairly large in comparison to body, rounded but in no way domed, moderately wide between the ears. Hair on skull in roughs rather coarse. Nose always black, with large, open nostrils and definite stop between muzzle and skull. Relatively short, wide muzzle, neat lips, with good turn-up. Chin prominent, in roughs furnished with a beard.
GOOD CHIN TURN UP

Answer 10

Griffon Bruxellois

Question 11

Head And Skull:
Skull long, flat and narrow, slight stop. Muzzle fine and long. Nose dark in colour.
LONG LONG MENTIONED TWICE

Answer 11

Italian Greyhound

Question 12

Head And Skull:
More elongated than short and round. Narrow, without conspicuous cheek formation. In proportion to body. Skull flat when viewed from front. Muzzle rather strong and proportionate to skull. Nostrils well formed. Nose black with the exception of chocolate and blue in which it may be self-coloured.
WITHOUT CONSPICUOUS (TATIANA) CHEEK FORMATION
ON LIST

Answer 12

Miniature pinscher

Question 13

Head And Skull:
The skull slightly rounded between the ears, the muzzle finely pointed and abruptly thinner than the skull accentuating the stop which should be well defined. Length from tip of the nose to the stop approximately a third length of the head. Nose should be black.
ABRUBTLY THINNER THAN SKULL

Answer 13

Papillon

Question 14

Head And Skull:
From stop to centre of skull (centre between forepart of ears) and stop to tip of nose should be equally balanced. Stop should be defined. Nose should be pure black.
NOSE EQUALLY BALANCED

Answer 14

Maltese

Question 15

Head And Skull:
Small in proportion to body and proudly carried giving an impression of quality. Masculine in dogs but free from coarseness. Skull slightly domed, moderate width and length. Stop slight but defined. Medium length of muzzle, blunt with cushioning, free from wrinkle. The chin should show some depth and width. Nose: black preferred.
MUZZLE BLUNT WITH CUSHIONING/PROUDLY CARRIED
ON LIST

Answer 15

Tibetan Spaniel

Question 16

Head And Skull:
Rather small and flat, not too prominent or round in skull, nor too long in muzzle, black nose.
RATHER SMALL AND FLAT

Answer 16

Yorkshire terrier

Question 17

Head And Skull:
HEAD: Small compared to the body. Light, lean; wedge-shaped if viewed from above; occiput is not pronounced.
OCCIPUT IS NOT PRONOUNCED/ LIGHT LEAN

CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: High but not too wide (width at the level of zygomatic arches does not exceed the depth of the skull), with a slightly rounded forehead. The roundness should be pronounced but not exaggerated.
Stop: Clearly pronounced, of medium depth.

FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Small, well developed with well-open nostrils; black or matching the coat colour.
Muzzle: Lean and pointed, gradually narrowing to the nose; shorter than the skull: from 1/3 up to 2/5 of the head. Straight nasal bridge.
Lips: Thin, lean, tight- fitting and dark or matching the coat colour.
Cheekbones: Flat, only slightly pronounced.
WEDGE SHAPED IN VIEWED FROM ABOVE

Answer 17

Russian Toy

Question 18

Head And Skull:
Head relatively large, round, not apple-headed, with no indentation of skull. Muzzle relatively short, blunt, square, not upfaced. Nose fairly large with well open nostrils. Wrinkles on forehead clearly defined without exaggeration. Eyes or nose never adversely affected or obscured by over nose wrinkle. Pinched nostrils and heavy or over nose
wrinkle is unacceptable and should be heavily penalised
ROUND NOT APPLE - HEADED
ON LIST

Answer 18

Pug

Question 19

Head And Skull:
Head and nose foxy in outline, skull slightly flat, large in proportion to muzzle which finishes finely and free from lippiness. Nose black in white, orange and shaded sable dogs; brown in chocolate tipped sable dogs, but in others colours may be ‘self-coloured’, never parti-coloured or flesh.
FOXY IN OUTLINE
ON LIST

Answer 19

Pomeranian

Question 20

Head And Skull:
Head fairly large, proportionately wider than deep. Skull moderately broad, wide and flat between ears, not domed, wide between eyes. Nose not too short, broad, nostrils large and open. A slight wrinkle, preferably broken, may extend from the cheeks to the bridge of the nose in a wide inverted ‘v’. This must never adversely affect or obscure eyes or nose. Pinched nostrils and heavy over-nose wrinkles are unacceptable and should be heavily penalised. Muzzle must be evident, but may be relatively short and wide. Firm underjaw. Lips not obscuring a well defined chin. Defined stop. Black pigment essential on nose, lips and eye rims.
INVERTED V WIDER THAN DEEP
ON LIST

Answer 20

Pekingese

Question 21

Head And Skull:
Skull moderately large in comparison to size, well domed, full over eyes. Nose black with large, wide-open nostrils, short and turned up. Stop between skull and nose well defined. Muzzle square, wide and deep, well turned up, lower jaw wide, lips exactly meeting, giving nice finish. Cheeks not falling away under the eyes, but well cushioned.
CHEEKS NOT FALLING AWAY UNDER EYES/MUZZLE WELL TURNED UP - NICE FINISH

Answer 21

King Charles Spaniel

Question 22

Head And Skull:
Of medium length, the relation between the length of the head and that of the trunk (measured from the withers to the base of the tail) is of 3:7.
Skull: Flat to very slightly rounded, broad, forehead hardly rising; seen from above it is rounded at the back and almost straight and square on the other three sides.
Stop: Moderately marked.
Nose: Black or brown.
Muzzle: Narrowing progressively and slightly towards the nose but neither snipey nor truncated.
Lips: Fine, lean, tight.
Cheeks: Very flat, not prominent.

Answer 22

Havanese

Question 23

Head And Skull:
Of medium length, the relation between the length of the head and that of the trunk (measured from the withers to the base of the tail) is of 3:7.
TRUNK
Skull: Flat to very slightly rounded, broad, forehead hardly rising; seen from above it is rounded at the back and almost straight and square on the other three sides.
Stop: Moderately marked.
Nose: Black or brown.
Muzzle: Narrowing progressively and slightly towards the nose but neither snipey nor truncated.
Lips: Fine, lean, tight.

Answer 23

Havanese

Question 24

Short fairly broad skull flat between the ears head carried proud and high. Well defined stop short strong muzzle. CARRIED PROUD AND HIGH

Answer 24

Lowchen