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of skull as it does from ear to ear. The forehead 

 well domed. The head is covered with very soft, 

 silky hair, which should not be confined to a mere 

 topknot, and the lighter in colour and silkier it is 

 the better. The cheeks, starting from the ears pro- 

 portionately with the skull, have a gradual taper 

 towards the muzzle, which is deep and strongly made, 

 and measures about 3 inches in length, or in pro- 

 portion to skull as 3 is to 5.; The muzzle is covered 

 with hair of a little darker shade than the topknot, 

 and of the same texture as the feather of the fore- 

 legs. The top of the muzzle is generally bare for 

 about an inch from the back part of the nose, the 

 bareness coming to a point towards the eye, and 

 being about i inch broad at the nose. The nose 

 and inside of mouth black or dark -coloured. The 

 teeth very strong, especially the canine, which are 

 of extraordinary size for such a small dog". 



EYES. Set wide apart, large, full, round, bright, 

 expressive of great determination, intelligence, and 

 dignity ; set low and prominent in front of the 

 head ; colour a rich dark hazel. 



EARS. Pendulous, set well back, wide apart, and 

 low pn the skull, hanging close to the cheek, with 

 a very slight projection at the base, broad at the 

 junction of the head and tapering almost to a point, 

 the fore part of the ear coming almost straight down 

 from its junction with the head to the tip. They 

 should harmonise in colour with the body colour. 

 In the case of a Pepper dog they are covered with 

 a soft, straight brownish hair (in some cases almost 

 black). In the case of a Mustard dog the hair 

 should be mustard in colour, a shade darker than 

 the body, but not black. All should have a thin 



