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Originally Posted by bjh  What is 'the muzzle is not too long'. Someone recently told me that to judge the proper length of the muzzle you should lay two fingers over the muzzle and if the muzzle if more than two fingers long it is too long and if it is shorter than two fingers it is too short. Is that a good rule of thumb. Of course I guess it would also vary depending on the person and the size of their fingers and also the size of the dog. |
Not to long is one of those things that are left to interpretation. Some prefer a more terrier head like is shown in the Illustrated Discussion and some prefer a more baby face like you'll see in Loraine's Pastoral dogs. I would look at proportion. The muzzle should be in proportion to the rest of the head and body of the dog, lending balance without ever looking coarse. You don't want to look like a silky but not a chi either.