Dog color
Tan
A light reddish brown: the tan of black-and-tan points, and a coat color in its own right.
189 Dog breeds list Tan. It is in a club standard for 162 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 30 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Tan
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Not recognized | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan (with symmetrical markings)”) | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Afghan Hound | Standard (“All colours acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Black and Tan”) | Standard (“All colours”) |
| Airedale Terrier | Standard (“All other parts tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All other parts are tan”) | Standard (“All other parts tan”) | Standard (“All other parts tan”) |
| American Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”) | Standard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”) | Standard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”) |
| American Cocker SpanielBlack | Standard (“to include black with tan points”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”) | Standard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”) | Standard (“to include black with tan points”) |
| American Cocker SpanielASCOB | Standard (“brown with tan points”) | Standard (“Brown & Tan”) | Standard (“Also includes tan points”) | Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Standard (“brown with tan points”) |
| American Cocker SpanielParticolor | Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Tan points are acceptable”) | Standard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”) | Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”) |
| American English Coonhound | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tri color with ticking”) | No ruling | Standard (“tricoloured with ticking”) |
| American Foxhound | Standard (“Any colour”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any color is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Hairless Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tan (ranging from dark tan to very light tan) (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Leopard Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“tan trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | Standard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”) | Standard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”) |
| Appenzeller Sennenhund | Standard (“reddish-brown ... markings”) | Standard (“reddish-brown ... markings”) | Standard (“rust ... markings”) | No ruling | Standard (“reddish-brown ... markings”) |
| Australian Cattle Dog | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) |
| Australian Kelpie | Standard (“black and tan, red, red and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tan ranging from dark to cream”) | No ruling | Standard (“black and tan, red, red and tan”) |
| Australian Shepherd | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan (copper) points”) | Standard (“tan (copper) points”) | Standard (“tan points”) | Standard (“tan markings”) |
| Australian Terrier | Standard (“rich tan (not sandy)”) | Standard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standard (“The tan markings are as rich as possible”) | Standard (“rich tan (not sandy)”) | Standard (“rich tan (not sandy)”) |
| Basenji | Standard (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”) | Standard (“Black, tan and white with tan melon pips and mask”) | Standard (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”) |
| Basset Artésien Normand | Standard (“the head should be largely covered with tan hair”) | No ruling | Standard (“the head should be largely covered with tan hair”) | No ruling | Standard (“the head should be largely covered with tan hair”) |
| Basset Hound | Standard (“black, white and tan (tri-colour)”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“black, tan and white”) | Standard (“black, white and tan (tricolour)”) | Standard (“black, white, and tan (tricolour)”) |
| Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“clear tan”) | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“tan”) |
| Beagle | Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”) | Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”) | Standard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”) |
| Bearded Collie | Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”) | Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”) | Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”) | Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”) |
| Beauceron | Standard (“the tan, red squirrel coloured”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“the bright rust markings”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“the tan, red squirrel-coloured”) |
| Bedlington Terrier | Standard (“with or without tan”) | Standard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standard (“blue and tan, sandy and tan ... liver and tan”) | Standard (“with or without tan”) | Standard (“with or without tan”) |
| Biewer Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“tan/gold trim on the head”) | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) |
| Black and Tan Coonhound | Standard (“rich tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling | Standard (“rich tan markings”) | No ruling |
| Black Russian Terrier | Disqualifying | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black and Tan (black with tan points) are permissible”) | Not recognized | Disqualifying |
| Bloodhound | Standard (“black and tan and liver and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan, liver and tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan, liver and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan and liver and tan”) |
| Bluetick Coonhound | No ruling | Standard (“Blue Ticked and Tan”) | Standard (“With or without tan markings”) | No ruling | Standard (“With or without tan markings”) |
| Bohemian Shepherd | Standard (“vivid tan-markings”) | Standard (“vivid tan-markings”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border Collie | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Standard (“tan points”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Border Terrier | Standard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”) | Standard (“Grizzle & Tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan and blue and tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”) | Standard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“with tans”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Tricolour”) | Standard (“with tans”) |
| Brittany | Standard (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”) | Not recognized | No ruling | Not recognized | Standard (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”) |
| Brussels Griffon | Standard (“Griffon Belge: Black, black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”) | Standard (“black and rich tan”) | Standard (“black and rich tan”) |
| Brussels GriffonRough | Standard (“Griffon Belge: Black, black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”) | Standard (“black and rich tan”) | Standard (“black and rich tan”) |
| Brussels GriffonSmooth | Standard (“Petit Brabançon: The same colours are accepted as for the Griffons”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”) | Standard (“black and rich tan”) | Standard (“black and rich tan”) |
| Bull Terrier | Standard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“they may also be ... tricolor (Colored)”) | Standard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”) | Standard (“tri-colour acceptable (Coloured)”) |
| Bull TerrierColored | Standard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“they may also be ... tricolor”) | Standard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standard (“tri-colour acceptable”) |
| Cairn Terrier | Not recognized (“Not ... black and tan”) | Standard (“May be of any color except white”) | Not recognized | Not recognized (“including ... black and tan, unacceptable”) | Not recognized (“including ... black and tan, unacceptable”) |
| Canaan | Not recognized | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“any shade between cream and red-brown”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Standard (“tri colour with red points”) | Standard (“with or without tan or brindle points”) | Standard (“with or without tan or brindle points”) | Standard (“tricolour with red points”) | Standard (“tricolour with red points”) |
| Carolina Dog | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog | No ruling | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“color points or trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“Any solid colour”) | Standard (“Any solid colour”) | Standard (“tan or reddish tan”) | No ruling | Standard (“Any solid colour”) |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Standard (“tan markings above the eyes, on cheeks, inside ears, on chest and legs”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tan markings above the eyes”) | Standard (“tan markings above the eyes”) | Standard (“tan markings above the eyes”) |
| Central Asian Shepherd Dog | Standard (“Any”) | Standard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Any colour”) |
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever | Not recognized | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“tan points”) | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Chihuahua | Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Chinese Crested | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Tricolour”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Cirneco dell’Etna | Standard (“Fawn colour in all shades ranging from dark to light and dilutions; Tan and white”) | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“Self colored fawn, ranging from fairly dark to Isabella”) | Standard (“Self-coloured. Light to dark tan”) | No ruling |
| Collie | No ruling | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Coton de Tulear | No ruling | Standard (“light tan (mixture of white and light tan hairs)”) | No ruling | Standard (“White & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Dachshund | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) |
| DachshundSmooth | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) |
| DachshundWirehaired | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) |
| DachshundLonghaired | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“tan markings”) |
| Danish-Swedish Farmdog | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“White & Tan”) | Standard (“tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Standard (“all shades of fawn”) | Standard (“Self-colored, in all shades of fawn”) | Standard (“any shade of fawn”) | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“all shades of fawn”) |
| Drever | Standard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings”) | Standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”) |
| English Foxhound | Standard (“Any recognized hound colour”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Standard (“Tan & White”) | Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour”) |
| English Setter | Standard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”) | Standard (“Blue Belton & Tan (Tri-Color)”) | Standard (“Black, white and tan”) | Standard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”) | Standard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”) |
| English Shepherd | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Tan includes colors from light gold to mahogany brown”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Springer Spaniel | Standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“tan points”) | Standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”) | Standard (“Either of these colours with tan markings”) |
| English Toy Spaniel | Standard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“bright mahogany tan markings”) | Standard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) |
| English Toy SpanielPrince Charles | Standard (“brilliant tan markings”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Rich tan markings”) | Standard (“brilliant tan markings”) | Standard (“brilliant tan markings”) |
| English Toy SpanielKing Charles | Standard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“bright mahogany tan markings”) | Standard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) |
| Entlebucher Mountain Dog | Standard (““yellow- to reddish-brown” tan markings”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“rich rust/tan”) | Standard (“symmetrical tan markings”) | No ruling |
| Eurasier | Standard (“all colours”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“all colors”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Field Spaniel | Standard (“Black and tan”) | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“tri-color markings (tan over the eyes, on the cheeks, feet and pasterns)”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) |
| Finnish Lapphund | Standard (“all colours are permitted”) | Standard (“Tan Points”) | Standard (“all colors are allowed”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“all colours are permitted”) |
| German Longhaired Pointer | Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur as a very old throw-back to the Hounds”) | Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur as a very old throw-back to the Hounds”) | No ruling | Not recognized | No ruling |
| German Pinscher | Standard (“red or brown markings”) | Standard (“red/tan markings”) | Standard (“reddish/tan markings”) | Standard (“reddish/tan markings”) | Standard (“red or brown markings”) |
| German Shepherd | Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black and Tan”) | Standard (“black or black saddle with tan”) | Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”) |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Standard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”) | Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”) | Standard (“Tan markings are permissible”) | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| German Spitz | Standard (“black-and-tan, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“all colors”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) |
| German SpitzGiant | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Standard (“all colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Gordon Setter | Standard (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”) | Standard (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”) | Standard (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) | Standard (“Tricolour”) | Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) |
| Great Pyrenees | Standard (“pale yellow or orange (arrouye)”) | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“pale yellow or orange (shades of tan)”) | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“pale yellow or orange (arrouye)”) |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | Standard (“reddish-brown (tan) markings”) | Standard (“Black, White & Red”) | Standard (“Glossy rust-red markings”) | Standard (“symmetrical tan markings”) | Standard (“reddish-brown (tan) markings”) |
| Hamiltonstovare | Standard (“The tan colour can range from a golden tint to a rich, deep rusty red”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standard (“Tan can range from golden tint to a rich, deep reddish-brown”) | Standard (“Tan ranges from golden to a rich, deep, rusty red”) | Standard (“The tan colour can range from a golden tint to a rich, deep, rusty red”) |
| Harrier | Standard (“all shades of black to orange”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“Any good hound color”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Havanese | Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”) |
| Hokkaido | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Icelandic Sheepdog | Standard (“traditional tan markings”) | Standard (“Tan & White”) | Standard (“all shades of tan”) | Standard (“various shades of tan”) | No ruling |
| Jagdterrier | Standard (“yellow-red clearly defined markings”) | Standard (“yellow-red clearly defined markings”) | Standard (“brown, red, yellow or lighter-colored markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Japanese Chin | Disqualifying (“Tricolour”) | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“black and white with tan points”) | Not recognized (“Never tricolour”) | Disqualifying (“Tricolour”) |
| Jindo | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan”) | No ruling |
| Kangal Shepherd Dog | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“pale tan”) | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Standard (“as is also a shade of tan”) | Standard (“shades or tinges of brown”) | Standard (“shades of brown”) | Standard (“Tan permissible in puppies”) | Standard (“Tan permissible in puppies”) |
| Kromfohrlander | Standard (“light brown, tan to very dark brown markings”) | Standard (“White & Tan”) | Standard (“tan or light to dark brown”) | No ruling | Standard (“light brown, tan to very dark brown markings”) |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Standard (“Tan markings (in different shades) allowed”) | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Not recognized | Standard (“Sable, brown mask and tan markings permissible”) | Standard (“Tan markings (in different shades) allowed”) |
| Lakeland Terrier | Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“wheaten or golden tan with a saddle”) | Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) |
| Lancashire Heeler | Standard (“rich tan spots on cheeks”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rich tan spots on the cheeks”) | Standard (“rich tan spots on cheeks”) | Standard (“rich tan spots on cheeks”) |
| Lhasa Apso | Not recognized | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Löwchen | Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) |
| Manchester Terrier (Standard) | Standard (“rich mahogany tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rich mahogany tan”) | Standard (“rich mahogany tan”) | Standard (“rich mahogany tan”) |
| Manchester Terrier (Toy) | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“jet black and rich mahogany tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Miniature American Shepherd | Standard (“tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust”) | Standard (“tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust”) | Standard (“tan markings vary in shade from creamy beige to dark rust”) | Standard (“with or without tan points”) | Standard (“tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust”) |
| Miniature Bull Terrier | Standard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“they may also be ... tricolor”) | Standard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standard (“tri-colour acceptable”) |
| Miniature Schnauzer | Not recognized | Standard (“tan shadings permissible in the banded or unbanded hair of the topcoat”) | Fault (“Any suggestion of tan or red banding”) | Not recognized (“Liver & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Mountain Cur | No ruling | Standard (“Tan Points”) | Standard (“tan ... points”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norfolk Terrier | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) |
| Norrbottenspets | Fault (“Tan-markings”) | Standard (“Tan Patches”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Lundehund | No ruling | Standard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwich Terrier | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) |
| Otterhound | Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) |
| Papillon | Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”) | Standard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Standard (“tan ... markings”) | Standard (“white with ... tan markings”) | Standard (“tan ... markings”) | Standard (“tan ... markings”) | Standard (“tan ... markings”) |
| Pekingese | Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) |
| Peruvian Inca Orchid | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) | Standard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tricolor”) | Standard (“Tricolour”) | Standard (“Tricolour”) |
| Pharaoh Hound | Standard (“Tan or rich tan”) | Standard (“Tan”) | Standard (“Tan or rich tan”) | Standard (“Tan or rich tan”) | Standard (“Tan or rich tan”) |
| Plott Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Tan Brindle”) | Standard (“Any shade of brindle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Pomeranian | Standard (“black-and-tan ... brown-and-tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | Fault (“white or tan markings highly undesirable”) | Fault (“white or tan markings highly undesirable”) |
| Poodle (Miniature) | Standard (“Black with fawn markings”) | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Poodle (Standard) | Standard (“Black with fawn markings”) | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Poodle (Toy) | Standard (“Black with fawn markings”) | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Portuguese Podengo | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | Disqualifying (“Black and Tan”) | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Portuguese Sheepdog | Standard (“with tan markings more or less noticeable”) | Standard (“with tan markings more or less noticeable”) | Standard (“more or less marked with tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White & Tan”) | Standard (“tan (ranging from dark tan to very light tan)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rater Valenciá | Standard (“black-tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rottweiler | Standard (“markings of a rich tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“rich tan markings”) | Standard (“Colour of markings from rich tan to mahogany”) | Standard (“markings of a rich tan”) |
| Rough Collie | Standard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”) | Standard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) | Standard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) |
| Russell Terrier | Standard (“from the lightest tan to the richest tan (chestnut)”) | Standard (“Tan can vary from lemon to mahogany”) | Standard (“black, tan, or brown markings”) | Standard (“from light tan to rich chestnut tan”) | Standard (“from the lightest tan to the richest tan (chestnut)”) |
| Russian Toy | Standard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan, brown and tan, blue and tan, lilac and tan”) | Standard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”) |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | No ruling | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Saluki | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Schapendoes | Standard (“All colours are permitted”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standard (“All colors are permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio Italiano | Standard (“The tan markings, as in all black and tan dogs”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio ItalianoShorthaired | Standard (“The tan markings, as in all black and tan dogs”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio ItalianoWirehaired | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland Sheepdog | Standard (“rich tan markings preferred”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“tan, or white and tan trim”) | Standard (“rich tan markings preferable”) | Standard (“rich tan markings preferable”) |
| Shiba Inu | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“BLACK-AND-TAN”) | Standard (“Black and Tan”) | Standard (“black and tan”) |
| Shikoku | Standard (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian Husky | Not recognized | Standard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standard (“black in black, gray or tan dogs”) | Standard (“black in grey, tan or black dogs”) | Not recognized |
| Silky Terrier | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“tan”) | Standard (“tan”) |
| Slovensky Kopov | Standard (“brown to mahogany coloured tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tan markings on the legs”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Small Munsterlander Pointer | Standard (“Tan coloured markings on the muzzle, the eyes and around the anus, and on the ears, tail and legs are permissible”) | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“Tan points on cheeks, above eyes and around anus acceptable”) | Standard (“Tan coloured markings on the muzzle, the eyes, ears, tail, around the vent, and legs permissible”) | Standard (“Tan coloured markings on the muzzle, the eyes and around the anus, and on the ears, tail and legs are permissible”) |
| Smooth Collie | Standard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) | Standard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”) | Standard (“rich tan markings about the legs and head”) | Standard (“rich tan markings about the legs and head”) |
| Smooth Fox Terrier | Standard (“white with tan, black and tan ... markings”) | Standard (“White & Tan”) | No ruling | Standard (“white with tan, black and tan ... markings”) | Standard (“white with tan, black and tan ... markings”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“Tan Points”) | Standard (“any variety of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetan Mastiff | Standard (“with or without tan marking”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“with or without tan markings”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“with or without tan marking”) |
| Tibetan Spaniel | Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) |
| Tibetan Terrier | Standard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors including white are acceptable”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”) |
| Toy Fox Terrier | No ruling | Standard (“White & Tan”) | Standard (“White and Tan”) | No ruling | Standard (“White and tan”) |
| Transylvanian Hound | Standard (“Tan markings on muzzle and legs”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“tan on the muzzle, legs and eyebrows”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Treeing Walker Coonhound | No ruling | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Terrier | Standard (“black and tan for preference”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Standard (“a clear tan”) | Standard (“black and tan for preference”) | Standard (“black and tan for preference”) |
| Wire Fox Terrier | Standard (“tan markings”) | Standard (“White & Tan”) | No ruling | Standard (“tan ... markings”) | Standard (“tan ... markings”) |
| Working Kelpie | No ruling | Standard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) |
| XoloitzcuintliCoated | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | Standard (“Tan Markings”) | Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standard (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) |
| Yakutian Laika | Standard (“White and any patching (bicolour or tricolour)”) | Standard (“Tri-Colored”) | No ruling | Standard (“White and with any patching (bicolour or tricolour)”) | No ruling |
| Yorkshire Terrier | Standard (“rich, bright tan”) | Standard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standard (“TAN”) | Standard (“rich, bright tan”) | Standard (“a rich, bright tan”) |
| Belgian Laekenois | Disqualifying | Alternate (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling | Not recognized | Disqualifying |
Breeds where Tan is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldog | Fault (“black with tan highly undesirable”) | Disqualifying | Fault (“black and tan are very undesirable”) | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Chinook | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Fault | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maltese | Disqualifying | Fault (“White & Tan”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Pyrenean Mastiff | Fault (“Tricolour or pure white dogs are undesirable”) | Fault (“Tan point patches”) | Fault (“Tri-color or pure white dogs without markings are undesirable”) | Fault (“Tricolour or pure white dogs undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Pyrenean Shepherd | Fault (“black coat with tan on head and on limbs (black marked with fawn)”) | Fault (“black with tan points”) | No ruling | Fault (“black and tan highly undesirable”) | Fault (“black coat with tan on head and on limbs (black marked with fawn)”) |
| Pyrenean ShepherdSmooth-Faced | No ruling | Fault (“black with tan points”) | No ruling | Fault (“black and tan highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Fault (“black and tan ... highly undesirable”) | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Fault (“black and tan”) | Not recognized (“black and tan”) | Not recognized (“black and tan”) |
| Standard Schnauzer | Not recognized | Fault (“shadings or mixtures thereof in the topcoat such as ... tan”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
Breeds where Tan is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) |
| Dalmatian | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“White Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“Tri-color”) | Not recognized (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”) | Not recognized (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”) |
| Fila Brasileiro | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) |
| French Bulldog | Disqualifying (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”) | Disqualifying (“black and tan”) | Disqualifying (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”) | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”) |
| Giant Schnauzer | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Glen of Imaal Terrier | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan colour”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“Black & tan colour”) |
| Italian Greyhound | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“Tan marking, such as those found on black and tan dogs of other breeds”) | Not recognized (“black or blue with tan markings”) | Not recognized (“black or blue with tan markings”) |
| Newfoundland | Disqualifying (“Markings of any other colour than white on a black or brown dog”) | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“Markings of any other colour than white on a black or brown dog”) |
| Olde English Bulldogge | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“black with rust/mahogany/tan trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pug | Not recognized | Disqualifying | Not recognized | Not recognized (“Black & Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”) | Not recognized | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Schipperke | Disqualifying | Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”) | Disqualifying (“Bi-colored dogs such as black and tan”) | Not recognized | Not recognized |
| Spanish Water Dog | Disqualifying (“black and tan or chestnut and tan coat”) | Disqualifying (“Tan Points”) | Disqualifying (“tan points”) | Not recognized | No ruling |
| Spinone Italiano | Disqualifying (“tan markings”) | Disqualifying (“tan points”) | Disqualifying (“Tan markings”) | Not recognized | Disqualifying (“tan markings”) |
| Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom-Pon | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bodeguero Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaya borzaya | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh Sheepdog | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |