▁purpose ▁of ▁work . ▁Se en ▁in ▁profile , ▁the ▁ch est ▁curves ▁in ward ▁from ▁the ▁prost ern um , ▁t angen it ally ▁joins ▁at ▁the ▁el bow ▁to ▁its ▁under line ▁at ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁with ers ' ▁height ▁and ▁then ▁continues ▁slightly ▁up ward ▁toward ▁the ▁st if le . ▁ ▁Head ▁The ▁head ▁is ▁well ▁bal anced ▁in ▁proportion ▁to ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁dog ▁and ▁is ▁deeper ▁than ▁broad ▁with ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁m uzz le ▁and ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁sk ull ▁approximately ▁equal . ▁With ▁close ▁fitting ▁e y el ids , ▁the ▁eyes ▁are ▁set ▁into ▁the ▁sk ull ▁upon ▁a ▁slight ▁ob lique ; ▁the ▁eyes ▁are ▁medium - s ized , ▁al mond ▁sh aped , ▁and ▁colored ▁dark ▁brown . ▁The ▁ears ▁are ▁f les hy , ▁moder ately ▁s ized , ▁and ▁pendant ▁sh aped , ▁with ▁sufficient ▁subst ance ▁to ▁hang ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁sk ull ▁and ▁drop ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁ears ▁level ▁with ▁the ▁inside ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁mouth . ▁The ▁Leon berger ' s ▁ears ▁rise ▁from ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁eye ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁sk ull ▁to ▁level ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁sk ull . ▁Though ▁level ▁bit es ▁and ▁slight ▁anom al ies ▁not ▁affect ing ▁the ▁robust ness ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁j aw ▁are ▁common , ▁the ▁ideal ▁Leon berger ▁cap ably ▁poss esses ▁a ▁strong ▁sc iss or ▁b ite ▁with ▁full ▁dent ition . ▁ ▁Co