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HEAD This should be long, lean, and well balanced, and the length, from the tip of the nose to the eyes, must be the same as from the eyes to the occiput. A dog may have a long head, but the length may be all in front of the eyes. The heads of this breed have greatly improved the last few years; fewer "apple-headed" specimens, and more of the desired triangular heads being seen.
The following is the standard description and points of the Maltese Club of London: HEAD Should not be too narrow, but should be of a Terrier shape, not too long, but not apple-headed. EARS Should be long and well feathered, and hang close to the side of the head, the hair to be well mingled with the coat at the shoulders. EYES Should be a dark brown, with black eye rims and not too far apart.
When you get a dog with a long wedge-shaped head, the latter in competition with small "apple-headed" dogs always takes the prize, and a slightly contradictory state of affairs arises from the fact that the small dog with an imperfectly shaped head will sell for more money than a dog with a perfectly shaped head which is larger.
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