The Cardigan Head

Eyes

UK Standard:
EYES  Medium size, clear, giving kindly, alert but watchful expression. Rather widely set with comers clearly defined. Preferably dark, or to blend with coat, rims dark. One or both eyes pale blue, blue or blue flecked, permissible only in blue merles.

US Standard:
Eyes - medium to large, not bulging, with dark rims and distinct corners. Widely set. Clear and dark in harmony with coat color. Blue eyes (including partially blue eyes), or one dark and one blue eye permissible in blue merles, and in any other coat color than blue merle are a disqualification.

The standard calls for well defined eyecorners, very well illustrated in this photo.

These eyes are round and bulgy

These eyes are too round

This sable puppy has a blue eye. It is a disqualfying fault according to the US standard.  Blue eyes are permissable only in blue merles. In all other colours it is not according to the standard.

This tri Pembroke has 2 blue eyes, which is very rare and can also happen in Cardis.



These are the eyes of a liver-coloured dog. Notice the yellow colour of the eyes, this is common in liver-coloured dogs.

This dog has one light and one dark eye, matching the coat colour on each side of the head.  This is rare, but not  a fault.

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