Which Dog breeds come in Tan point?

Club breed standards describe Tan point for the Affenpinscher, Afghan Hound, Airedale Terrier, American Cocker Spaniel, American English Coonhound, American Foxhound, American Hairless Terrier, American Leopard Hound, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Australian Cattle Dog, and Australian Kelpie, and 115 more breeds.

Which breeds disqualify Tan point?

At least one club disqualifies Tan point in the Black Russian Terrier, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Spitz, Giant Schnauzer, Japanese Chin, Poodle (Miniature), Poodle (Standard), Poodle (Toy), Portuguese Podengo, Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, Xoloitzcuintli, and Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, and 29 more breeds.

Dog pattern

Tan point

A dark coat with tan (or, in black and silver dogs, silver to white) on the muzzle, eyebrows, cheeks, chest, legs and under the tail: black and tan dogs, the black-and-silver Miniature Schnauzer and Chinese 铁包银, tan rabbits, rats and cavies.

178 Dog breeds list Tan point. It is in a club standard for 140 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 42 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tan point

Breed	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Affenpinscher	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan (with symmetrical markings)”)	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling
Afghan Hound	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“All colours acceptable”)	Standard (“All colours”)
Airedale Terrier	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Body saddle, back of neck and top side of tail are black or grizzled. All other parts are tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Body saddle black or grizzle as is top of the neck and top surface of tail. All other parts tan”)	Standard (“Body saddle black or grizzle as is top of the neck and top surface of tail. All other parts tan”)
American Cocker Spaniel	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”)	Standard (“Black and tan and brown and tan”)	Standard (“black with tan points”)	Standard (“black with tan points”)
American Cocker SpanielBlack	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”)	Standard (“to include black with tan points”)
American Cocker SpanielASCOB	Standard (“Brown & Tan”)	Standard (“Also includes tan points”)	Standard (“Chocolate & Tan”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)	Standard (“brown with tan points”)
American Cocker SpanielParticolor	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”)	Standard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”)
American English Coonhound	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“tri color with ticking”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“tricoloured with ticking”)
American Foxhound	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color is acceptable”)	No ruling	Standard (“Any colour”)	No ruling
American Hairless Terrier	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
American Leopard Hound	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“may have brindle or tan trim”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
American Pit Bull Terrier	No ruling	Standard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
American Staffordshire Terrier	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”)	Standard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”)
Australian Cattle Dog	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“forelegs tan midway up the legs ... with tan on jaws”)	Standard (“forelegs tan midway up legs ... with tan on jaws”)	Standard (“forelegs tan midway up the legs ... with tan on jaws”)	Standard (“forelegs tan midway up legs ... with tan on jaws”)
Australian Kelpie	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“with or without tan markings”)	No ruling	Standard (“black and tan, red, red and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan, red, red and tan”)
Australian Shepherd	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“tan (copper) points”)	Standard (“with tan points”)	Standard (“tan markings”)	Standard (“tan markings”)
Australian Terrier	Standard (“Blue & Tan”)	Standard (“tan markings ... on the face, ears, underbody, lower legs and feet”)	Standard (“with rich tan (not sandy) on face, ears, under body, lower legs and feet”)	Standard (“with rich tan (not sandy) on face, ears, under body, lower legs and feet”)	Standard (“with rich tan (not sandy) on face, ears, under body, lower legs, feet”)
Basset Hound	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“black, tan and white”)	Standard (“black, white and tan (tricolour)”)	Standard (“black, white and tan (tri-colour)”)	Standard (“black, white, and tan (tricolour)”)
Beagle	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”)	Standard (“Blue White & Tan”)	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)	Standard (“blue, white and tan”)
Bearded Collie	Standard (“White & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)	Standard (“slight tan markings are acceptable on eyebrows, inside ears, on cheeks”)
Beauceron	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)	Standard (“black and tan (black with tan markings)”)
Bedlington Terrier	Standard (“In bi-colors the tan markings are found on the legs, chest, under the tail”)	Standard (“In the bi-colored dogs, the tan markings are found on the legs, chest”)	Standard (“with ... tan”)	Standard (“with ... tan”)	Standard (“with ... tan”)
Black and Tan Coonhound	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Coal black with rich tan markings above eyes, on side of muzzle, chest, legs and breeching”)	Standard (“coal black with rich tan markings above eyes, on sides of muzzle, chest, legs and breeching”)	No ruling
Black Russian Terrier	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan (black with tan points) are permissible”)	Not recognized	No ruling	No ruling
Bloodhound	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan, liver and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, liver and tan”)	Standard (“the bicolours black and tan and liver and tan”)	Standard (“the bicolours, black and tan and liver and tan”)
Bluetick Coonhound	Standard (“Blue Ticked and Tan”)	Standard (“With or without tan markings”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“With or without tan markings”)
Bohemian Shepherd	Standard (“black-and-tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black-and-tan”)	No ruling
Border Collie	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“may be accompanied by tan points”)	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)	Standard (“variety of colours permissible”)
Border Terrier	Standard (“Blue & 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”)	Standard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”)
Borzoi	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour, except merle”)	Standard (“with tans”)	Standard (“with tans”)
Brussels Griffon	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”)	Standard (“black and rich tan”)	Standard (“Griffon Belge: Black, black and tan”)	Standard (“black and rich tan”)
Brussels GriffonRough	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”)	Standard (“black and rich tan”)	Standard (“Griffon Belge: Black, black and tan”)	Standard (“black and rich tan”)
Brussels GriffonSmooth	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”)	Standard (“black and rich tan”)	Standard (“Petit Brabançon: The same colours are accepted as for the Griffons”)	Standard (“black and rich tan”)
Cairn Terrier	Standard (“May be of any color except white”)	No ruling	Not recognized (“black and tan, unacceptable”)	Not recognized (“Not ... black and tan”)	Not recognized (“black and tan, unacceptable”)
Canaan	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Not recognized (“black and tan ... unacceptable color patterns”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Not recognized (“black-and-tan ... unacceptable”)	Not recognized (“black-and tan ... unacceptable”)
Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“with or without tan or brindle points”)	Standard (“tricolour with red points”)	Standard (“tri colour with red points”)	Standard (“tricolour with red points”)
Carolina Dog	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Catahoula Leopard Dog	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“color points or trim”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)
Cesky Terrier	Standard (“markings are permitted on the beard, cheeks, neck, chest, limbs, and around the vent”)	Standard (“markings appear on the head, on the cheeks and underside of the muzzle”)	Standard (“Grey & Tan”)	Standard (“markings are permitted on the head (beard, cheeks), neck, chest, belly, the limbs”)	Standard (“markings are permitted on the head (beard and cheeks), neck, chest, belly”)
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	No ruling	Standard (“tan points”)	Not recognized	No ruling	No ruling
Chihuahua	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”)	Standard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”)
Chinese Crested	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)
Collie	Standard (“Black & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dachshund	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)	Standard (“two-coloured”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)
DachshundSmooth	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)	Standard (“two-coloured”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)
DachshundWirehaired	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)	Standard (“two-coloured”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)
DachshundLonghaired	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“two-colored”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)	Standard (“two-coloured”)	Standard (“each with tan markings”)
Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“There may be tan points”)	No ruling	Standard (“with or without tan markings”)	No ruling
Deutscher Wachtelhund	Standard (“markings (« Brand ») over eyes, on muzzle, legs and round vent can occur”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“markings (« Brand ») over eyes, on muzzle, legs and round vent can occur”)	No ruling
Doberman Pinscher	Standard (“Markings-Rust, sharply defined”)	Standard (“markings are rust colored”)	Standard (“rust red markings”)	Standard (“rust red, clearly defined and clear markings (tan markings)”)	Standard (“rust red, clearly defined, clear markings”)
English Cocker Spaniel	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tans and Liver and Tans are considered Solid Colors”)	Standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan; liver and tan”)
English Foxhound	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”)	Standard (“Blue White & Tan”)	Standard (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”)	Standard (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”)
English Setter	Standard (“tricolor (blue belton with tan on muzzle, over the eyes and on the legs)”)	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”)	Standard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”)
English Shepherd	No ruling	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
English Springer Spaniel	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	Standard (“tan points”)	Standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”)	Standard (“either of these colours with tan markings”)	Standard (“Either of these colours with tan markings”)
English Toy Spaniel	Standard (“The King Charles (black and tan)”)	Standard (“The King Charles (black and tan)”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)
English Toy SpanielKing Charles	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“The King Charles (black and tan)”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)
Eurasier	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“combinations of colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“colour combinations”)	No ruling
Field Spaniel	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”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Finnish Lapphund	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling
German Longhaired Pointer	Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur”)	No ruling	Not recognized	Standard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur”)	No ruling
German Pinscher	Standard (“black and blues with red/tan markings”)	Standard (“Bi-Colors”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)
German Shepherd	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black or black saddle with tan, or gold to light grey markings”)	Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings; black saddle”)	Standard (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”)
German Shorthaired Pointer	Disqualifying	Standard (“Tan markings are permissible”)	Not recognized	Standard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”)	Not recognized
German Spitz	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tans”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black-and-tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”)	Standard (“black and tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan”)
German SpitzGiant	Not recognized	Standard (“black and tans”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“any colour not mentioned in section "Colours"”)	No ruling
Giant Schnauzer	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black and silver: solid black with silver markings”)	Standard (“Black/Silver”)	Standard (“Black and silver”)
Gordon Setter	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan markings should be located as follows”)	Standard (“‘Tan markings’”)	Standard (“Tan markings”)	Standard (“Tan markings”)
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”)	Not recognized	Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”)	Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”)
Harrier	Standard (“Black White & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling
Havanese	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)	Standard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”)
Hokkaido	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling
Hovawart	Standard (“black & tan”)	Standard (“Black/gold”)	Standard (“Black/gold”)	Standard (“black & tan”)	Standard (“black/gold”)
Icelandic Sheepdog	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“traditional tan markings”)	Standard (“tan markings”)	Standard (“traditional tan markings”)	No ruling
Jagdterrier	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“with brown, red, yellow or lighter-colored markings”)	No ruling	Standard (“with yellow-red clearly defined markings”)	No ruling
Japanese Chin	Standard (“black and white with tan points”)	Standard (“black and white with tan points”)	Not recognized (“Never tricolour”)	Disqualifying (“Tricolour”)	Disqualifying (“Tricolour”)
Jindo	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan: tan markings restricted to spot over each eye, cheeks, inside of ears, legs and tail”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling
Lagotto Romagnolo	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	No ruling	Standard (“Sable, brown mask and tan markings permissible”)	Standard (“Tan markings (in different shades) allowed”)	Standard (“Tan markings (in different shades) allowed”)
Lakeland Terrier	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”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)
Lancashire Heeler	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, or liver and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan or liver and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan or liver brown and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan or liver brown and tan”)
Lapponian Herder	Standard (“greyish or brownish colour markings often on head, the lower parts of the body and legs”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“greyish or brownish colour markings often on head, the lower parts of the body and legs”)	No ruling
Lhasa Apso	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Not recognized	Not recognized
Löwchen	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)	Standard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”)
Manchester Terrier (Standard)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“The only acceptable color is jet black and rich mahogany tan”)	Standard (“Jet black and rich mahogany tan distributed as follows”)	Standard (“Jet black and rich mahogany tan distributed as follows”)	Standard (“Jet black and rich mahogany tan distributed as follows”)
Manchester Terrier (Toy)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“jet black and rich mahogany tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Miniature American Shepherd	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“tan markings are not required, but when present are acceptable”)	Standard (“with or without tan points”)	Standard (“tan markings are not required but when present are acceptable”)	Standard (“tan markings are not required but, when present, are acceptable”)
Miniature Bull Terrier	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color other than white”)	Not recognized	No ruling	Not recognized
Miniature Pinscher	Standard (“Black & Rust”)	Standard (“Black, with sharply defined rust-red markings”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black, blue, or chocolate, with sharply defined tan markings”)
Miniature Schnauzer	Standard (“Black & Silver”)	Standard (“Black and Silver”)	Standard (“solid black with silver markings”)	Standard (“Black/Silver”)	Standard (“Solid black with silver markings”)
Mountain Cur	Standard (“Tan Points”)	Standard (“with or without tan or brindle points”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Norfolk Terrier	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Norwich Terrier	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Otterhound	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”)
Papillon	Standard (“White Black & Tan”)	Standard (“They may be any parti-color”)	Standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)	Standard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”)	Standard (“tan spots over eyes, tan inside ears, on cheeks, and under root of tail”)
Pekingese	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”)	Standard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”)
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Alternate (“Black & Tan”)	Not recognized	Not recognized	Standard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”)	Not recognized
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Standard (“White Gray & Tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)	Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”)
Pomeranian	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Fault (“white or tan markings highly undesirable”)	Standard (“black-and-tan, black-and-silver, brown-and-tan”)	Fault (“white or tan markings highly undesirable”)
Poodle (Miniature)	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Brown with fawn markings; Black with fawn markings”)	Not recognized
Poodle (Standard)	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Brown with fawn markings; Black with fawn markings”)	Not recognized
Poodle (Toy)	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with fawn markings”)	Not recognized
Portuguese Podengo	No ruling	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	No ruling
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	Disqualifying (“Black and Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	No ruling
Portuguese Sheepdog	Standard (“with tan markings more or less noticeable”)	Standard (“more or less marked with tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“with tan markings more or less noticeable”)	No ruling
Rastreador Brasileiro	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“totally black with fawn markings”)	No ruling
Rat Terrier	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Rater Valenciá	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black-tan”)	No ruling
Rottweiler	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black with clearly-defined rich tan markings”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with clearly defined markings of a rich tan”)	Standard (“Black with clearly defined markings of a rich tan”)
Rough Collie	Standard (“Black & Tan Markings”)	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”)	Standard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”)
Russian Toy	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”)	Standard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”)
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Saluki	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”)	Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”)
Schapendoes	Standard (“White Gray & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors are permitted”)	No ruling	Standard (“All colours are permitted”)	No ruling
Segugio Italiano	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“the black and tan”)	No ruling
Segugio ItalianoShorthaired	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“the black and tan”)	No ruling
Segugio ItalianoWirehaired	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling
Shetland Sheepdog	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“marked with varying amounts of white, tan, or white and tan trim”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“Black and tan”)
Shiba Inu	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“BLACK-AND-TAN”)	Standard (“Black and Tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Shih Tzu	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“All colors and markings are acceptable”)	Standard (“All colours permissible except merle”)	Standard (“All colours permissible”)	Standard (“All colours permissible”)
Shikoku	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“black and tan”)	No ruling
Silky Terrier	Standard (“Blue & Tan”)	Standard (“Blue and tan is the acceptable color combination”)	Standard (“Distribution of blue and tan”)	Standard (“Distribution of blue and tan”)	Standard (“Distribution of blue and tan”)
Slovensky Kopov	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Black with tan markings on the legs”)	No ruling	Standard (“Black with brown to mahogany coloured tan markings on limbs”)	No ruling
Small Munsterlander Pointer	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Tan points on cheeks, above eyes and around anus acceptable”)	Standard (“Tan coloured markings”)	Standard (“Tan coloured markings”)	Standard (“Tan coloured markings”)
Smooth Collie	Standard (“Black & Tan Markings”)	Standard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”)	Standard (“rich tan markings about the legs and head”)	Standard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”)	Standard (“rich tan markings about the legs and head”)
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tibetan Mastiff	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“with or without tan markings”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“with or without tan marking”)	Standard (“with or without tan marking”)
Tibetan Spaniel	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”)	Standard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”)
Tibetan Terrier	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”)	Standard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”)
Tornjak	Standard (“Black & Tan Markings”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Tosa	Not recognized	Standard (“black with red markings”)	No ruling	Not recognized	Not recognized
Toy Fox Terrier	Standard (“sharply defined tan markings on cheeks, lips and eye dots”)	Standard (“The tan trim is found on the cheeks and/or chops and as eye dots”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“sharply defined tan markings on cheeks, lips, and eye dots”)
Transylvanian Hound	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“tan on the muzzle, legs and eyebrows”)	No ruling	Standard (“Tan markings on muzzle and legs”)	No ruling
Treeing Walker Coonhound	Standard (“White Markings, Tan Trim”)	Standard (“tan trim”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Welsh Terrier	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“the legs, quarters and head are a clear tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)	Standard (“black and tan”)
Working Kelpie	Standard (“Tan Points”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Xoloitzcuintli	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)
XoloitzcuintliCoated	Standard (“Tan Markings”)	Standard (“Any color combination is allowed”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)
Yorkshire Terrier	Standard (“Blue & Tan”)	Standard (“steel blue and tan”)	Standard (“Blue & Tan”)	Standard (“Hair on chest rich, bright tan”)	Standard (“Hair on chest a rich, bright tan”)
Belgian Laekenois	Alternate (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Breeds where Tan point is a fault

Breed	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Disqualifying (“Tan markings”)	Fault (“Tan markings”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Tan markings”)	No ruling
Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound	Fault (“black colour with red markings”)	Fault (“Any other color, including black and tan”)	No ruling	Fault (“black colour with red markings”)	Fault (“black colour with red markings”)
Bernese Mountain Dog	Fault (“Black & Rust”)	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Disqualifying
Bulldog	Disqualifying	Fault (“black and tan are very undesirable”)	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Fault (“black with tan highly undesirable”)	Not recognized
Hamiltonstovare	Disqualifying (“Two-coloured (... black-tan)”)	Fault (“Two colored (... black and tan)”)	Fault (“Lack of white markings highly undesirable”)	Disqualifying (“Two-coloured (... black-tan)”)	Disqualifying (“Bi-coloured (... black-tan)”)
Mudi	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Fault (“Sable or tan points”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Disqualifying
Norrbottenspets	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Tan-markings”)	No ruling
Pyrenean Mastiff	Fault (“Tan point patches”)	Disqualifying	Not recognized	No ruling	No ruling
Pyrenean Shepherd	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)”)	Fault (“black coat with tan on head and on limbs (black marked with fawn)”)
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	Fault (“black and tan”)	Not recognized (“black and tan”)	Fault (“black and tan ... highly undesirable”)	Not recognized (“black and tan”)
Weimaraner	No ruling	Fault (“tan or brown markings”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“tan brand”)	Disqualifying (“tan”)

Breeds where Tan point is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	AKC	UKC	KC	FCI	KUSA
Boerboel	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Black and tan dogs”)	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized (“No other colours or colour patterns and tan markings are acceptable”)
Bracco Italiano	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)	Disqualifying (“any tan markings”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)
Cane Corso	Disqualifying (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Disqualifying (“Tan-marking in black, blue or brown dogs”)	Disqualifying (“Black and Tan (defined as black and tan like the Rottweiler)”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Tan-marking in black, blue or brown dogs”)	Disqualifying (“Tan-marking in black, blue, or brown dogs”)
Central Asian Shepherd Dog	Disqualifying (“Colour that is tan with distinctive black mantle”)	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Colour that is tan with distinctive black mantle”)	Disqualifying (“Colour that is tan with distinctive black mantle”)
Chinese Shar-Pei	Disqualifying	Disqualifying	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)
Chinook	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Dalmatian	Disqualifying (“tan markings found on the head, neck, chest, leg or tail”)	No ruling	Not recognized	No ruling	Not recognized
Fila Brasileiro	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)
French Bulldog	Disqualifying (“black and tan”)	Disqualifying (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”)	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”)	Disqualifying (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”)
Glen of Imaal Terrier	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan colour”)	Disqualifying (“Black & tan colour”)
Italian Greyhound	Disqualifying (“the tan markings normally found on black-and-tan dogs of other breeds”)	Disqualifying (“Tan marking, such as those found on black and tan dogs of other breeds”)	Not recognized (“black or blue with tan markings”)	Disqualifying	Not recognized (“black or blue with tan markings”)
Labrador Retriever	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Disqualifying	Not recognized
Leonberger	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Off colors, such as ... black and tan”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”)	Disqualifying (“Faulty colours (... black and tan ...)”)
Newfoundland	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“Markings of any other colour than white on a black or brown dog”)	Disqualifying (“Markings of any other colour than white on a black or brown dog”)
Olde English Bulldogge	No ruling	Disqualifying (“black with rust/mahogany/tan trim”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Pumi	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan Markings”)	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)
Rhodesian Ridgeback	Disqualifying (“Black and tan, or brown and tan in brown/liver nosed dogs”)	No ruling	Not recognized	No ruling	No ruling
Schipperke	Disqualifying (“Black & Tan”)	Disqualifying (“Bi-colored dogs such as black and tan”)	Not recognized	No ruling	Not recognized
Spanish Water Dog	Disqualifying (“Tan Points”)	Disqualifying (“tan points”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“black and tan or chestnut and tan coat”)	No ruling
Spinone Italiano	Disqualifying (“tan points”)	Disqualifying (“Tan markings”)	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)	Disqualifying (“tan markings”)
Stabyhoun	Disqualifying (“Tan marking or tricolor is disqualifying”)	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Tan marking or tricolor is disqualifying”)	Disqualifying (“Tan marking or tri-colour is disqualifying”)
Pug	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized (“Black & Tan”)	No ruling	Not recognized
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

Color changes

How Tan point can appear or change over an animal's life.

Tan pointchanges toSaddle
Coat · With age · from 6 to 156 weeks

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